Sepehr Hafizi Consultant Psychiatrist- Cameo North Associate Lecturer- School of Clinical Medicine

Evaluation of an online educational programme for continuing professional development (CPD) in psychopharmacology Sepehr Hafizi Consultant Psychiatrist- Cameo North Associate Lecturer- School of Clinical Medicine

Introduction • Background • Neuroscience Education Institute • Components of Master programme • E-learning Evaluation – criteria • NEI- evaluation results • Next steps • CLAHRC experience

Background Neuroscience Education Institute Continuing Professional Development Endorsement Evaluation Better Patient Care

NEI- Website

Fellowship Topics 1. Basic Neuroscience 2. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 3. Anxiety Disorders 4. Bipolar Disorder 5. Dementia / Cognitive Disorders 6. Pain 7. Psychosis 8. Sleep Disorders 9. Substance Use Disorders 10. Unipolar Depression 11. Professional Improvement

NEI – Master Programme • Pre-test and Post-test Exams • Fellowship activities:

Mechanism of Action

Snippet

Programme Evaluation- Criteria • Branch et al 1999- modified: • Accuracy – current, evidence-based, up to date • Appropriate– local practices, vocabulary, humour, bias, stereotyping, user level of experience • Presentation– clear & orderly • Link between purpose, content & activity – redundancy, irrelevant activities • Complete & ready to use – breadth & depth • Engaging– interesting, challenging & clinical • Organised- organising tools, TOC, references

Evaluation- Overall Results I • 179 Fellowship activities evaluated: • Recommendations: • Approved without change (110) • Approved with minor change (56) • Approved with major change (4) • Not approved (8) • Unable to evaluate (1) • Comments made

Evaluation- Overall Results II • Mechanisms of Action- excellent quality of content, easy to understand with illustrations and video animations, accurate content • Articles- most articles very relevant & appropriate, a few less informative, so can be removed

Evaluation- Overall Results III • Snippets- most excellent quality, some need pause tab on video; some redundancy and repetition with e.g. ADHD activities, US centric humour in some videos • Case study Drills- some would benefit fromguidelines and international comparisons (less USA-centric), more references • Self-assessment exams: relevant & accurate • Other: useful peer answers tool; commercial interests declared;

Next Step • Second tier of evaluation by faculty experts • Live Cambridge conferences • Endorsement via CUHP • International CPD programme • Possibilities: • Mobile app • Team learning; Non-medical prescribers • ‘Knowing that’  ‘Knowing how’ (performance improvement) • Patient / health outcomes

CLAHRC Experience • What I learnt: • Psychopharmacology • E-learning evaluation literature • Challenges: • Technology- flash player • Methodology • Stakeholder interests • Future: co-ordination of large number of experts

Summary • Continuing professional development • Neuroscience Education Institute • Evaluation of Master Programme: • Methods and Results • CLAHRC Experience • Next Steps • Patient care

Acknowledgements • Professor Peter Jones • Professor Stephen Stahl • NEI Staff • Richard Marley of CUP • Professor Mike Cook • CLAHRC Team • CLAHRC Fellows • Faculty Collaborators

Thank You • Questions?

Sepehr Hafizi Consultant Psychiatrist- Cameo North Associate Lecturer- School of Clinical Medicine