Feasibility of a knowledge translation CME program: Courriels Cochrane.
BACKGROUND
Systematic literature reviews provide best evidence, but are underused by clinicians. Thus, integrating Cochrane reviews into continuing medical education (CME) is challenging. We designed a pilot CME program where summaries of Cochrane reviews (Courriels Cochrane) were disseminated by e-mail. Program participants automatically received CME credit for each Courriel Cochrane they rated. The feasibility of this program is reported (delivery, participation, and participant evaluation).


METHODS
We recruited French-speaking physicians through the Canadian Medical Association. Program delivery and participation were documented. Participants rated the informational value of Courriels Cochrane using the Information Assessment Method (IAM), which documented their reflective learning (relevance, cognitive impact, use for a patient, expected health benefits). IAM responses were aggregated and analyzed.


RESULTS
The program was delivered as planned. Thirty Courriels Cochrane were delivered to 985 physicians, and 127 (12.9%) completed at least one IAM questionnaire. Out of 1109 Courriels Cochrane ratings, 973 (87.7%) conta-ined 1 or more types of positive cognitive impact, while 835 (75.3%) were clinically relevant. Participants reported the use of information for a patient and expected health benefits in 595 (53.7%) and 569 (51.3%) ratings, respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
Program delivery required partnering with 5 organizations. Participants valued Courriels Cochrane. IAM ratings documented their reflective learning. The aggregation of IAM ratings documented 3 levels of CME outcomes: participation, learning, and performance. This evaluation study demonstrates the feasibility of the Courriels Cochrane as an approach to further disseminate Cochrane systematic literature reviews to clinicians and document self-reported knowledge translation associated with Cochrane reviews.
Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal H2W 1S4, Quebec, Canada. pierre.pluye@mcgill.ca
Pierre
P
Pluye
Roland
R
Grad
Vera
V
Granikov
Guyléne
G
Theriault
Pierre
P
Frémont
Bernard
B
Burnand
Jay
J
Mercer
Bernard
B
Marlow
Bruce
B
Arroll
Francesca
F
Luconi
France
F
Légaré
Michel
M
Labrecque
Roger
R
Ladouceur
France
F
Bouthillier
Soumya Bindiganavile
SB
Sridhar
Jonathan
J
Moscovici
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D034742:Electronic Mail; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D011792:Quebec; D012196:Review Literature as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires