Curriculum-Based Online Education to Improve Provider Knowledge, Competence, and Confidence in the Current and Future Treatment Landscape for Patients Living with Schizophrenia
Purpose: To examine whether a continuing medical education (CME) curriculum intervention can improve provider knowledge, competence, and confidence in individualizing treatment plans for patients living with Schizophrenia
Methods: Providers were exposed to an educational curriculum consisting of 6 CME-certified activities offered in multiple delivery formats. Data for psychiatrists and primary care providers were collected for ≤12 weeks following each activity. A 3-item, multiple choice, knowledge/competence questionnaire and one confidence assessment question were administered before and after each activity. Physicians who completed questions both pre- and post-assessment were aggregated across activities, stratified by learning theme. McNemar’s test was used to assess statistical significance (P < .05).
Results: Significant improvements were seen for knowledge/competence and confidence for each learning theme (Table). Confidence improved post education for both the psychiatrist group and the primary care group moving from slightly confident to moderately confident.
Conclusion: Participation in a CME-certified curriculum significantly improved knowledge/competence and confidence among psychiatrist and primary care providers related to individualized care for their patients with schizophrenia. Confidence post-intervention remains only at moderately confident in both learner groups suggesting that further educational opportunities exist.
