Seyed Hadi Hakak; Abbas Allami; Fariba Derakhshan; Mahnaz Abbasi
Volume 13, Issue 6 , March 2017, , Pages 539-552
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Background & Objective: The majority of surveys have demonstrated the inadequate success rate of continuing education programs in Iran from the viewpoint of participants However no studies have been conducted on the viewpoints of lecturers (influential individuals and beneficiaries in this issue) ...
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Background & Objective: The majority of surveys have demonstrated the inadequate success rate of continuing education programs in Iran from the viewpoint of participants However no studies have been conducted on the viewpoints of lecturers (influential individuals and beneficiaries in this issue) in this regard Thus the present study aimed to investigate the problems of continuing education programs and their solutions from the perspective of lecturers Methods: This qualitative study was conducted in 2015 on 15 university faculty members who had previous experience of lecturing continuing education programs The participants were selected using purposive sampling (n = 15) Data were gathered through focus group discussion All discussions were recorded on audiotapes transcribed and then analyzed through inductive content analysis Results: Data analysis led to the extraction of 3 main themes (problems) 12 categories 42 subcategories and 68 suggested solutions The main themes included the reduction of incentive to participate in programs (4 categories) low effectiveness of implemented programs (5 categories) and the ineffective evaluation of programs (3 categories) Conclusion: The main motivation for general practitioners to participate in these programs must be the correction of professional practice It seems that intervention in the implementation and assessment fields are more likely than participants motivation Providing teaching methods workshops for faculty members improving awareness of the goals and timetable of workshops holding workshops rather than lectures evaluating performance instead of satisfaction and providing feedback on the assessment results are effective factors in the efficiency of programs
Abbas Ebadi; Zohre Vanaki; Batool Nahrir; Davoud Hekmatpou
Volume 4, Issue 2 , January 2008, , Pages 140-145
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Background & Objective: Continuing education is necessary for all health providers through out presenting developing knowledge new technologies and making an advanced direction but much attempt is to be done for promoting its performance and making it effective this study was designed in order ...
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Background & Objective: Continuing education is necessary for all health providers through out presenting developing knowledge new technologies and making an advanced direction but much attempt is to be done for promoting its performance and making it effective this study was designed in order to evaluate continuing education status in Iran medical society according to review of articles Methods: In this systematic review all available previously conducted studies and references were evaluated generally the published articles comprised one of the following three subjects: 1 Motivational factors 2 Factors related to the need assessment and educational priorities 3 Factors related to the context and methodology Results: Based on the reviewed articles according to the participants point of views learning scientific updates was their first choice and then needed privilege achievement was located Most of them believed that subjects should be presented according to the occupational needs and privileges should be omitted On the other hand some continuing educational experts have stated that there is no scientific need assessment for these programs Findings of several studies have also shown that lecture was the prominent teaching method in these programs Conclusion: In spite of positive points of the law all participants evaluated the program performance method as moderate level So it is suggested that together with correct law application and executive instructions periodical and continues need assessment repeated evaluation by mechanisms like reaccrediting the licenses developing eLearning methods expert lecturer training and measuring the effectiveness of programs should be done through investigation on health indices etc in order to increase the effectiveness of these programs