Impacts of a Continuing Education Activity Targeted at COPD Case Managers

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This study aims to compare the impacts of two versions of a continuing education activity targeted at COPD case managers on educational outcomes: 1) participation; 2) satisfaction; 3) learning; 4) competence; 5) performance; 6) patient health outcomes.

Detailed Description
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This study has a quasi-experimental design. The study is based on the Expanded Outcomes Framework for Planning and Assessing Continung Medical Education by Moore (2009). One groupe of participants will attend the former version of the continuing education activity, and the other group will attend its new version. Data will be collected at T0 (before the activity, which will be held at T1); at T2 (immediately after the activity); at T3 (1-month post-activity); at T4 (2-month post-activity); at T5 (4-month post-activity); at T6 (10-month post-activity). Participation will be assessed at T0. Satisfaction will be assessed at T2. Learning will be assessed at T0 and T3. Competence will be assessed at T2. Performance will be assessed at T4. Patient health outcomes will be assessed at T5 and T6.

Official Title
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Comparing the Impacts of Two Versions of a Continuing Education Activity Targeted at COPD Case Managers on Educational Outcomes

Conditions
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Lung Diseases, Obstructive

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Active learning
* Other: Passive learning


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion criteria for attendees: Attending the continuing education activity Providing patient education to individuals with COPD in professional setting. Exclusion criteria for attendees: None Inclusion criteria for COPD patients: Doctor-diagnosed COPD. Exclusion criteria for attendees: None
Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Other
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Active learning<br>Educational strategies will be used to foster active learning. | Other: Active learning<br>* 1-day continuing education activity consisting of a lecture on patient education.<br>|
| Active Comparator: Passive learning<br>Traditional educational strategies (lecture) will be used. | Other: Passive learning<br>* 1-day continuing education activity consisting of a brief lecture on patient education and workshops.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Performance | We will videotape patient education intervention delivered by attendees in their professional practice and will assess the quality of the delivered patient education intervention using a set a pre-defined criteria. | 2-month post-intervention | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Satisfaction | We will measured the extent to which attendees' expectations about the continuing education activity are met, using a self-administered questionnaire. | Immediately post-intervention | 
| Learning | We will measured declarative and procedural knowledge about patient education in attendees, using a validated self-administered questionnaire. | Prior to and 1-month post-intervention | 
| Competence | We will measure attendees' self-reported competences in achieving learning activity objectives, using a self-administered questionnaire. | Prior and immediately post-intervention | 
| Patient health outcomes | We will measured COPD patients' health-related quality of life, self-management skills, and health utilization, using validated interviewer-administered questionnaires. | 4-month and 10-month post-intervention |