Continuing professional development (CPD) for anesthetists: A systematic review
Authors' conclusion
Anesthetists are engaged in a variety of CPD activities, with evidence of high levels of satisfaction and a positive learning effect.
Study context
- Population
- Anesthetists (exclusively or with other healthcare professionals) undergoing CPD learning activities or assessment methods
- Participants
- more than 137,518 participants · 63 studies
- Outcome
- Which CPD activities anesthetists engage in and their effectiveness
Methodological detailsnarrative synthesis, quality assessed, Studies primarily quantitative and medium quality, Medline, Embase and Web of Science searched May 2023; studies before 2000 and non-English excluded
- Narrative synthesis
- Quality assessed
- Studies primarily quantitative and medium quality
- Medline, Embase and Web of Science searched May 2023; studies before 2000 and non-English excluded
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
Effectiveness of CPD activities
Studies of single learning activities
41
Studies of assessment methods in CPD
12
Studies of CPD programs or combined CPD activities
10
Single learning activity studies reporting positive effects
36 of the 41
Further pooled results
Methods to evaluate anesthetists' clinical performance (assessment methods)
- Evidence of inadequate performance amongst anesthetists and a mixed effect of feedback
Original publication
Continuing professional development (CPD) for anesthetists: A systematic review. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 11 July 2023. doi:10.
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