Mandatory continuing professional development in South Africa: Rehabilitation therapists' perspective.
Aims: In 2007, Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) introduced mandatory continuing professional development (CPD), which enables therapists to acquire new knowledge and skills to improve patient care. To remain registered, therapists must meet CPD standards by formal HPCSA audits; how...
| Published in: | International Journal of Therapy & Rehabilitation Vol. 20; no. 7; pp. 343 - 352 |
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Mark Allen Holdings Limited
Jul2013
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=107959872&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 107959872 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 17411645 QTM jtl: International Journal of Therapy & Rehabilitation issn: 17411645 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jul2013 vid: 20 iid: 7 pid: 11383 pub: Mark Allen Holdings Limited artinfo: ui: 107959872 89356526 10.12968/ijtr.2013.20.7.343 107959872 ppf: 343 ppct: 9 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Mandatory continuing professional development in South Africa: Rehabilitation therapists' perspective. aug: au: Maharaj, Sonill Sooknunan affil: Head of Physiotherapy, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa sug: subj: Professional Development Standards Physical Therapists South Africa Professional Compliance Government Agencies South Africa Occupational Therapists South Africa Speech-Language Pathologists South Africa South Africa Audit Physical Therapist Attitudes Occupational Therapist Attitudes Speech-Language Pathologist Attitudes Attitude Measures Economics Personnel Staffing and Scheduling Time Factors Cross Sectional Studies Descriptive Research Questionnaires Descriptive Statistics Data Analysis Software Thematic Analysis Adult Middle Age Female Male Human Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Female Male ab: Aims: In 2007, Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) introduced mandatory continuing professional development (CPD), which enables therapists to acquire new knowledge and skills to improve patient care. To remain registered, therapists must meet CPD standards by formal HPCSA audits; however, latest figures revealed a compliance rate of 35% due to non-attendance of CPD activities. This study reviewed the experiences of therapists to identify barriers and obtain suggestions to improve attendance. Methodology: This cross-sectional descriptive study used a questionnaire with closed and open questions to explore the aims from a sample of 138 rehabilitation therapists, comprising speech and language therapists (9%), occupational therapists (21%) and physiotherapists (70%), attending an ethics workshop. Results: Eighty five (62%) supported CPD and 97 (71%) supported compulsory ethics. Short 1 to 3 day courses, mini-congresses and journal club activities were the most frequently-attended events. Barriers to CPD were: time, cost of courses, cost of travel due to geographical distance, staff shortages, lack of employee support, and multi-disciplinary or inappropriate courses. Suggestions for improving attendance were: introducing state subsidised and corporate sponsorships, increased in-service journal club activities, tele- and video-conferences, online presentations, and profession-specific courses. Conclusion: Therapists support mandatory CPD, but stakeholders must take cognisance of the barriers and suggestions to improve CPD attendance and compliance. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: questionnaire/scale research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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