Acknowledging and integrating the DEIA principles into adult learning environments is crucial for creating equitable and inclusive educational experiences. After all, there is no point in creating a superlative program if some of your audience cannot access it. ...more
Springer Nature have conducted many surveys to explore the challenges faced by today’s healthcare community. In the vast majority of therapeutic areas, physicians’ most vital education needs are: (1) Clinical trial information; (2) Research, including real-world and health economic data; and (3) Treatment advances. ...more
Whether this is your first day on the job, or if you’ve been working in the same profession for 20 years, we all bring a wealth of life experiences to the learning environment, which can be a great foundation for new knowledge acquisition. ...more
Healthcare professionals often prefer learning experiences where they can immediately apply their knowledge and new skills in practice. That’s why today’s blog focuses on the adult learning principle of relevance. ...more
Today’s blog focuses on the adult learning principle of relevance. Learners need to be sure from the outset that the program advances their skills, experience, or has the potential to advance their career. ...more
Today’s blog focuses on the adult learning principle of problem-centred learning. When engaging with IME programs, learners need to know: what specific issue does this education solve? Does it relate to my clinical practice?This is because we are all more inclined to engage with learning materials when it relates to our personal experience. ...more
For every IME program, learners will all have different learning styles, different knowledge bases, and different schedules. When I worked for the Springer Nature journals, I used to get asked all the time “What is the best enhanced feature to publish alongside an article?” Or “Which feature will help readers learn the key info?” But in truth, there is no one-size-fits-all. ...more
In the world of IME (independent medical education), it’s not just about imparting knowledge. It’s also about ensuring that learners can effectively retain and apply that knowledge in their practice. Therefore, it’s crucial to consider the concept of cognitive load and its implications in the design of our IME programs. ...more
Sadly, prejudice and discrimination are still rife in the world today. Some of which regularly make the news and form large parts of political agendas. One form of discrimination is often unacknowledged however, and that is weight stigma. ...more
This year’s annual meeting of the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions was held during the February Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans, which certainly made for an interesting atmosphere in which to discuss global CME and its future trends. Whilst those outside celebrated by cheering on parade floats and catching beads, those of us inside the venue concentrated instead on grabbing pearls of wisdom from the expert presenters (apologies, I couldn’t resist the theme!). ...more