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Volume 11 (2)
Volume 11, Issue 2, 1991 
J Contin Educ Health Prof 1991; 11(2):139-153
ALLIED HEALTH
Alan Escovitz, PhD Arol Ausburger, OD, MS A b s t r a c t Representatives of five health care professions in Ohio were randomly surveyed to determine their past experiences with continuing education and their perceived needs for future continuing education. The survey attempted to assess if future continuing education programs could be designed in an interdisciplinary fashion and still meet the perceived needs of the separate professions. The survey instrument asked questions in the following areas: (a) past participation (continuing education opportunities utilized during the past 12 months), (b) program design (travel, scheduling, fees and other factors affecting participation), (c) professional issues (content), and (d) sample population and demographics. The study showed that program content, date, time and location are the most important factors influencing program attendance. Travel and cost ranked least among these factors. The amount respondents were willing to pay varied significantly among the sampled populations. Specific patterns of responses that are summarized in this paper will be of interest to planners and organizers of future continuing education programs, especially those which include more than one health care discipline in the educational experience. Keywords: Continuing education; interdisciplinary; interprofessional learner characteristics; needs assessment; planning |
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