2014 Educational Needs Assessment

Thank you for helping PAFP refine our CME programs. Your feedback is essential to our planning and provides the roadmap needed to develop the programs you request. Be frank with your answers and tell us what is on your mind. We will listen. We appreciate your time!

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* 1. I receive the majority of my CME from these sources: (check all that apply)

PAFP

AAFP or other National conference

Journal CME

Online / internet

Audio Digest or other similar means

Other live programs, i.e. PriMed, Primary Care Consortium, etc.

Hospital / Grand Rounds

Certified CME - from various sources

Other (please specify)

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* 2. When you attend / participate in CME programs, what three main factors influence your decision to attend or participate? (check all that apply)

Location is convenient to my home or office

Course / topic content

Reasonable registration fee

Type of facility or destination, i.e. resort / vacation

Inclusion of activities for me and/or my family members

Reputation of provider

Patient safety hours offered

I want a minimum number of CME hours.

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* 3. What is the minimum number of CME hours that an organization needs to offer in order for you to make the decision to attend a multi-day CME conference?

10 - 20

21 - 30

30+

I only attend 1 day programs

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* 4. What is your preferred method of CME?

Traditional lecture

Hands-on workshop

Anything that is interactive and includes discussion with the speaker or working in groups

Webinar (live via computer, includes sessions streamed live from a CME conference)

Webcast (archived and watched at your leisure)

Audio conference (telephone and computer)

Certified CME - self-study or live

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* 5. The ideal amount of time for an educational session is:


20 minutes	20 minutes
30 minutes	30 minutes
45 minutes	45 minutes
60 minutes	60 minutes

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* 6. The ideal amount of time for a hands-on workshop is:


1 hour	1 hour
2 hours	2 hours
3 hours	3 hours

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* 7. Rate the following in order of importance to you:

Focused Board Review CME

MOC IV programs

Addressing Physician Burnout

Programs that focus on Professional and Personal "Wellness"

Practice Management Issues

One day CME on two different disease states - held close to home

Reimbursement

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* 8. How far are you willing to travel for a multi-day CME program?

10 – 50 miles

51 – 100 miles

100+

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* 9. How far are you willing to travel for a single day CME program?

10 – 50 miles

51 – 100 miles

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* 10. Are you restricted from attending CME outside of Pennsylvania?

Yes

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* 11. Is combining CME and vacation and/or family time important to you?

Yes

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* 12. I think PAFP CME is:

Higher quality than other organizations

Lower quality than other organizations

About the same

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* 13. If you answered “lower quality”, please tell us what we can do to offer programs that meet your expectations:

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* 14. Who pays for your CME?

I pay for all

My employer pays for all

Spit between me and my employer

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* 15. Have you ever recommended PAFP CME to a colleague or other healthcare professional?

Yes

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* 16. If not, please tell us why:

Didn’t know enough about it

Didn’t think the program was worthwhile

Didn’t think to do this

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* 17. Please list your top 3 clinical, practice management or personal topics on which you feel general education is lacking on which you'd like PAFP to include in their offerings. PLEASE be as specific as possible if listing disease states.

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* 18. How much lead time do you need for CME events/conferences?

1 - 3 months

4 - 6 months

longer than 9 months