AFMC:SCCME Needs Assessment RESIDENTS

1. Introduction

Dear participant
Since July 2007 in Canada, continuing medical education (CME) and/or continuing professional development (CPD) are mandatory to keep your medical license.
This needs assessment explores your wishes and/or habits for CME and/or for CPD in order to better tailor our services to your current and anticipated needs. Please complete this short survey (5 - 10 minutes). All information we gather will be kept confidential.

1. Describe your preferred format for attending CME/CPD programs

	Never	Sometimes	Always
a. Face-to-face	Describe your preferred format for attending CME/CPD programs 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. What kind of CME/CPD programs would you usually attend?

	Never	Sometimes	Always
a. Live conferences	What kind of CME/CPD programs would you usually attend? a. Live conferences Never	a. Live conferences Sometimes	a. Live conferences Always
b. Grand Rounds (i.e. hospital-based discussions of cases)	b. Grand Rounds (i.e. hospital-based discussions of cases) Never	b. Grand Rounds (i.e. hospital-based discussions of cases) Sometimes	b. Grand Rounds (i.e. hospital-based discussions of cases) Always
c. Archived CME presentations from live conferences	c. Archived CME presentations from live conferences Never	c. Archived CME presentations from live conferences Sometimes	c. Archived CME presentations from live conferences Always
d. Webcast conferences	d. Webcast conferences Never	d. Webcast conferences Sometimes	d. Webcast conferences Always
e. Scheduled online modules	e. Scheduled online modules Never	e. Scheduled online modules Sometimes	e. Scheduled online modules Always
f. Online chat (i.e. synchronous)	f. Online chat (i.e. synchronous) Never	f. Online chat (i.e. synchronous) Sometimes	f. Online chat (i.e. synchronous) Always
g. Online discussion board (i.e. asynchronous/forum)	g. Online discussion board (i.e. asynchronous/forum) Never	g. Online discussion board (i.e. asynchronous/forum) Sometimes	g. Online discussion board (i.e. asynchronous/forum) Always

Other (please specify)

3. If applicable, please list your top three favorite sites that provide online CME/CPD programs.

If applicable, 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	Some	Medium	High	Very 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 Some	a. Relevance of content to my needs Medium	a. Relevance of content to my needs High	a. Relevance of content to my needs Very high
b. Credibility of the provider (e.g.industry, academic)	b. Credibility of the provider (e.g.industry, academic) None	b. Credibility of the provider (e.g.industry, academic) Some	b. Credibility of the provider (e.g.industry, academic) Medium	b. Credibility of the provider (e.g.industry, academic) High	b. Credibility of the provider (e.g.industry, academic) Very 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 Some	c. User-friendliness to navigate on the site Medium	c. User-friendliness to navigate on the site High	c. User-friendliness to navigate on the site Very high
d. Type of fees	d. Type of fees None	d. Type of fees Some	d. Type of fees Medium	d. Type of fees High	d. Type of fees Very high
e. Type of technological support	e. Type of technological support None	e. Type of technological support Some	e. Type of technological support Medium	e. Type of technological support High	e. Type of technological support Very 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) Some	f. Type of incentive to complete an activity (i.e. airmiles) Medium	f. Type of incentive to complete an activity (i.e. airmiles) High	f. Type of incentive to complete an activity (i.e. airmiles) Very 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) Some	g. Type of self-assessment tools (i.e. electronic cases) Medium	g. Type of self-assessment tools (i.e. electronic cases) High	g. Type of self-assessment tools (i.e. electronic cases) Very 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 Some	h. Type of games and/or humorous features Medium	h. Type of games and/or humorous features High	h. Type of games and/or humorous features Very high
i. Access to e-mailing a specialist	i. Access to e-mailing a specialist None	i. Access to e-mailing a specialist Some	i. Access to e-mailing a specialist Medium	i. Access to e-mailing a specialist High	i. Access to e-mailing a specialist Very high
j. Access to a literature review engine	j. Access to a literature review engine None	j. Access to a literature review engine Some	j. Access to a literature review engine Medium	j. Access to a literature review engine High	j. Access to a literature review engine Very 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 Some	k. Access to several relevant features from the same site Medium	k. Access to several relevant features from the same site High	k. Access to several relevant features from the same site Very high

Other (please specify)

5. Have you ever completed any CME/CPD activity offered by the MdBriefcase/MdPassport site?

Have you ever completed any CME/CPD activity offered by the MdBriefcase/MdPassport site? a. Yes

b. No

c. I do not remember

6. If you have used the MdBriefcase/mdPassport CME/CPD site, please rate the relevance of the following features for your future practice.

	None	Some	Medium	High	Very high
a. Clinical case-based programs	If you have used the MdBriefcase/mdPassport CME/CPD site, please rate the relevance of the following features for your future practice. a. Clinical case-based programs None	a. Clinical case-based programs Some	a. Clinical case-based programs Medium	a. Clinical case-based programs High	a. Clinical case-based programs Very high
b. Clinical Guidelines on specific conditions	b. Clinical Guidelines on specific conditions None	b. Clinical Guidelines on specific conditions Some	b. Clinical Guidelines on specific conditions Medium	b. Clinical Guidelines on specific conditions High	b. Clinical Guidelines on specific conditions Very high
c. Literature review engine	c. Literature review engine None	c. Literature review engine Some	c. Literature review engine Medium	c. Literature review engine High	c. Literature review engine Very high
d. Collaborative interprofessional modules	d. Collaborative interprofessional modules None	d. Collaborative interprofessional modules Some	d. Collaborative interprofessional modules Medium	d. Collaborative interprofessional modules High	d. Collaborative interprofessional modules Very high
e. Medical news	e. Medical news None	e. Medical news Some	e. Medical news Medium	e. Medical news High	e. Medical news Very high
f. Patient education tools	f. Patient education tools None	f. Patient education tools Some	f. Patient education tools Medium	f. Patient education tools High	f. Patient education tools Very high

7. Rate your computer literacy level

Rate your computer literacy level a. None

b. Low

c. Medium

d. High

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

	Competency	Comfort
a. None	Rate your competency and comfort in completing CME/CPD programs online a. None Competency	a. None Comfort
b. Low	b. Low Competency	b. Low Comfort
c. Medium	c. Medium Competency	c. Medium Comfort
d. High	d. High Competency	d. High Comfort
e. Very high	e. Very high Competency	e. Very high Comfort

9. 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)

10. 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

11. Demographic data

Demographic data Name:
Program:
Address:
Address 2:
City/Town:
State/Province
ZIP/Postal Code:
Country:
Email Address:
Phone Number:

12. Your field of training

Your field of training a. Family medicine

b. Specialty

Other (please specify your specialty)

13. Residency level

Residency level 1

14. Select your future type of practice

Select your future type of practice a. Solo

b. Small group (1-4)

c. Large group (> 4)

d. I do not know

15. Select the potential location of your practice

Select the potential location of your practice a. Rural practice (population <50,000)

b. Urban practice (population >50,000)

c. I do not know

16. Select your future main affiliation

Select your future main affiliation a. Academic (University/Teaching Hospital)

b. Community-based Hospital

c. Private practice

d. Combination a - b

e. Combination a - c

f. Combination b - c

g. I do not know

Other (please specify)

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