Impacts of a Continuing Education Activity Targeted at COPD Case Managers

Laval University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Lung Diseases, Obstructive

Treatments: Other: Passive learning; Other: Active learning

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02870998

MP-10-2016-2591

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to compare the impacts of two versions of a continuing education activity targeted at COPD case managers on educational outcomes: 1) participation; 2) satisfaction; 3) learning; 4) competence; 5) performance; 6) patient health outcomes.

Full description

This study has a quasi-experimental design. The study is based on the Expanded Outcomes Framework for Planning and Assessing Continung Medical Education by Moore (2009). One groupe of participants will attend the former version of the continuing education activity, and the other group will attend its new version.

Data will be collected at T0 (before the activity, which will be held at T1); at T2 (immediately after the activity); at T3 (1-month post-activity); at T4 (2-month post-activity); at T5 (4-month post-activity); at T6 (10-month post-activity).

Participation will be assessed at T0. Satisfaction will be assessed at T2. Learning will be assessed at T0 and T3. Competence will be assessed at T2. Performance will be assessed at T4. Patient health outcomes will be assessed at T5 and T6.

Enrollment: 300 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria for attendees:

• Attending the continuing education activity
• Providing patient education to individuals with COPD in professional setting.

Exclusion criteria for attendees:

• None

Inclusion criteria for COPD patients:

• Doctor-diagnosed COPD.

Exclusion criteria for attendees:

• None

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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300 participants in 2 patient groups

Active learning

Experimental group

Description:

Educational strategies will be used to foster active learning.

Treatment:

Other: Active learning

Passive learning

Active Comparator group

Description:

Traditional educational strategies (lecture) will be used.

Treatment:

Other: Passive learning