Prior, Yeliz Educational needs of health professionals working in rheumatology in Europe <p> ABSTRACT</p><p>Objective: To explore the availability of postgraduate</p><p>education for health professionals (HPs) working in</p><p>rheumatology in Europe, and their perceived</p><p>educational needs and barriers for participation in</p><p>current educational offerings.</p><p> Methods: Structured interviews were conducted with</p><p>national representatives of rheumatology HPs’</p><p>organisations and an online survey among individual</p><p>HPs was disseminated through existing European</p><p>League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) networks (10</p><p>languages including English). These comprised</p><p>questions on: availability of postgraduate education,</p><p>familiarity with EULAR and its educational offerings,</p><p>unmet needs regarding the contents and mode of</p><p>delivery and potential barriers to participate in</p><p>education (0–10 scales).</p><p> Results: According to 17 national representatives,</p><p>postgraduate rheumatology education was most</p><p>common for nurses, physical and occupational</p><p>therapists. There were 1041 individuals responding to</p><p>the survey, of whom 48% completed all questions.</p><p>More than half (56%) were familiar with EULAR as an</p><p>organisation, whereas <25% had attended the EULAR</p><p>congress or were familiar with EULAR online courses.</p><p>Educational needs regarding contents were highest for</p><p>‘inflammatory arthritis’ and ‘connective tissue diseases’</p><p>and regarding modes of delivery for ‘courses organised</p><p>in own country’ and ‘online courses’. Important barriers</p><p>to participation included lack of ‘resources’, ‘time’ and</p><p>‘English language skills’. Overall, there was considerable</p><p>variation in needs and barriers among countries.</p><p> Conclusions: There is a lack of postgraduate</p><p>rheumatology education for HPs in most countries. There</p><p>are opportunities to raise awareness regarding EULAR</p><p>educational offerings and to develop courses provided in</p><p>HPs’ own country, tailored to national needs and barriers</p><p>and taking language barriers into consideration.</p> educational;health professionals’ effectiveness;Rheumatology and Arthritis 2020-06-25
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