AFMC:SCCME Needs Assessment CME/CPD Survey

Dear participant
This needs assessment explores your wishes and/or habits for continuing medical education (CME) and/or continuing professional development (CPD) in order to better tailor our services to your needs. Please complete this short survey (5 minutes). All information we gather will be kept confidential.

1. How often do you participate in the following CME/CPD activities?

	Never	Sometimes	Always
a. Face-to-face	How often do you participate in the following CME/CPD activities? a. Face-to-face Never	a. Face-to-face Sometimes	a. Face-to-face Always
b. Online	b. Online Never	b. Online Sometimes	b. Online Always

2. How often do you use the following online CME/CPD activities?

	Never	Sometimes	Always
a. Archived CME presentations from live conferences	How often do you use the following online CME/CPD activities? a. Archived CME presentations from live conferences Never	a. Archived CME presentations from live conferences Sometimes	a. Archived CME presentations from live conferences Always
b. Grand Rounds	b. Grand Rounds Never	b. Grand Rounds Sometimes	b. Grand Rounds Always
c. Scheduled live online modules	c. Scheduled live online modules Never	c. Scheduled live online modules Sometimes	c. Scheduled live online modules Always
d. Self-directed anytime online modules	d. Self-directed anytime online modules Never	d. Self-directed anytime online modules Sometimes	d. Self-directed anytime online modules Always
e. Online chat (i.e. synchronous, live)	e. Online chat (i.e. synchronous, live) Never	e. Online chat (i.e. synchronous, live) Sometimes	e. Online chat (i.e. synchronous, live) Always
f. Online discussion board or forum (asynchronous)	f. Online discussion board or forum (asynchronous) Never	f. Online discussion board or forum (asynchronous) Sometimes	f. Online discussion board or forum (asynchronous) Always
g. E-mail a specialist	g. E-mail a specialist Never	g. E-mail a specialist Sometimes	g. E-mail a specialist Always
h. Professional development( i.e. computer skills, EMR)	h. Professional development( i.e. computer skills, EMR) Never	h. Professional development( i.e. computer skills, EMR) Sometimes	h. Professional development( i.e. computer skills, EMR) Always
i. Database searching	i. Database searching Never	i. Database searching Sometimes	i. Database searching Always
j. Clinical resources (i.e. guidelines)	j. Clinical resources (i.e. guidelines) Never	j. Clinical resources (i.e. guidelines) Sometimes	j. Clinical resources (i.e. guidelines) Always

Other (please specify)

3. Please list your top three favorite sites that provide online CME/CPD programs.

Please list your top three favorite sites that provide online CME/CPD programs. a. First
b. Second
c. Third

4. Please rate the importance of the following items when selecting your preferred CME/CPD provider?

	None	Medium	High
a. Relevance of content to my needs	Please rate the importance of the following items when selecting your preferred CME/CPD provider? a. Relevance of content to my needs None	a. Relevance of content to my needs Medium	a. Relevance of content to my needs High
b. Credibility of the provider (e.g. industrial, academic)	b. Credibility of the provider (e.g. industrial, academic) None	b. Credibility of the provider (e.g. industrial, academic) Medium	b. Credibility of the provider (e.g. industrial, academic) High
c. User-friendliness to navigate on the site	c. User-friendliness to navigate on the site None	c. User-friendliness to navigate on the site Medium	c. User-friendliness to navigate on the site High
d. Frequent e-mail alert of what is offered	d. Frequent e-mail alert of what is offered None	d. Frequent e-mail alert of what is offered Medium	d. Frequent e-mail alert of what is offered High
d. Type of fees	d. Type of fees None	d. Type of fees Medium	d. Type of fees High
e. Type of technological support	e. Type of technological support None	e. Type of technological support Medium	e. Type of technological support High
f. Type of incentive to complete an activity (i.e. airmiles)	f. Type of incentive to complete an activity (i.e. airmiles) None	f. Type of incentive to complete an activity (i.e. airmiles) Medium	f. Type of incentive to complete an activity (i.e. airmiles) High
g. Type of self-assessment tools (i.e.electronic cases)	g. Type of self-assessment tools (i.e.electronic cases) None	g. Type of self-assessment tools (i.e.electronic cases) Medium	g. Type of self-assessment tools (i.e.electronic cases) High
h. Type of games and/or humorous features	h. Type of games and/or humorous features None	h. Type of games and/or humorous features Medium	h. Type of games and/or humorous features High
i. Access to e-mailing a specialist	i. Access to e-mailing a specialist None	i. Access to e-mailing a specialist Medium	i. Access to e-mailing a specialist High
j. Access to database searching	j. Access to database searching None	j. Access to database searching Medium	j. Access to database searching High
k. Access to several relevant features from the same site	k. Access to several relevant features from the same site None	k. Access to several relevant features from the same site Medium	k. Access to several relevant features from the same site High

Other (please specify)

5. Rate your competency and comfort in completing CME/CPD programs online

	Competency	Comfort
None	Rate your competency and comfort in completing CME/CPD programs online None Competency	None Comfort
Medium	Medium Competency	Medium Comfort
High	High Competency	High Comfort

6. Select the main barrier(s) to participate in online CME/CPD.

Select the main barrier(s) to participate in online CME/CPD. Lack of time

Lack of required technology

Lack of computer literacy skills

Too many passwords to remember

Lack of information of what is available

Lack of guidance on how to select reliable CME/CPD providers

Privacy concerns

No barriers

Other (please specify)

7. Add any comment or question that is relevant to your needs in CME/CPD

Add any comment or question that is relevant to your needs in CME/CPD

8. Your occupation

Your occupation a. Family physician

b. Specialist

c. Nurse

d. Resident

e. Student

Other (please specify)

9. Number of years in practice

Number of years in practice None

1 - 5

6 - 11

12 - 17

> 17

10. Your name

Your name

11. Your e-mail

Your e-mail

AFMC:SCCME Needs Assessment CME/CPD

1. Introduction