(Mis)perceptions of Continuing Education: Insights From Knowledge Translation, Quality Improvement, and Patient Safety Leaders

• Published in: The Journal of continuing education in the health professions Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 81 - 88
• Main Authors: Kitto, Simon C., Bell, Mary, Goldman, Joanne, Peller, Jennifer, Silver, Ivan, Sargeant, Joan, Reeves, Scott
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 2013; Wiley Periodicals, Inc
• Subjects: Attitude to Health; Canada; continuing education; Cooperation; Definitions; Education, Continuing - standards; Educational Attitudes; Female; Foreign Countries; Guidelines; Health Personnel; Health Services; Humans; knowledge translation; Leadership; Male; patient safety; Patient Safety - standards; Patients; Professional Continuing Education; Qualitative Research; Quality Control; Quality Improvement; Quality of Health Care; Quebec; Safety; Semi Structured Interviews; Strategic Planning; Translational Medical Research; Canada

Introduction: Minimal attention has been given to the intersection and potential collaboration among the domains of continuing education (CE), knowledge translation (KT), quality improvement (QI), and patient safety (PS), despite their overlapping objectives. A study was undertaken to examine leader...