Across rheumatic diseases

Continuing Professional Development in Rheumatology for Primary Care Clinicians: A Systematic Review

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)Published Systematic review

Authors' conclusion

Published studies of rheumatology-focused CPD are moving toward more interactive teaching modalities and are typically conducted in person, although virtual options for rheumatology-focused CPD should be explored to improve access to CPD.

Study context

Population
Rheumatology-focused continuing professional development (CPD) for primary care clinicians, North America, after 19939 of 725 articles retrieved
Participants
9 participants
Outcome
Quality of published rheumatology-focused CPD for primary care clinicians
Methodological detailsNorth American studies after 1993, MERSQI and Kirkpatrick levels quality assessment
  • North American studies after 1993
  • MERSQI and Kirkpatrick levels quality assessment

Pooled result

As reported in the abstract

Studies discussing RA

4

Studies examining rheumatologic topics broadly

1

Interventions predominantly face-to-face; single example of e-learning

1

Original publication

Continuing Professional Development in Rheumatology for Primary Care Clinicians: A Systematic Review. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). Published 20 November 2022. doi:10.1002/acr.24891

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