title: Evaluation of Continuing Professional Development Program for Family Physicians.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the King Saud University Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Program for Family Physicians in relation to the Convenience, Relevance, Individualization, Self-Assessment, Interest, Speculation and Systematic (CRISIS) criteria.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive study was conducted at King Saud University (KSU) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The authors used the six strategies of Convenience, Relevance, Individualization, Self-Assessment, Interest, Speculation and Systematic (CRISIS) for evaluation. The program was independently analyzed by the three authors using CRISIS framework. The results were synthesized. The suggestions were discussed and agreed upon and documented.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results indicate that KSU-CPD program meets the CRISIS criteria for effective continuing professional development and offers a useful approach to learning. The course content covers specific areas of practice, but some shortcomings were found that need to be improved like self assessment area and individual learning needs analysis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This program is suitable for Family Physicians, as it is well planned and utilizes most of the principles of CRISIS, but there is still room for improvement. Designing a program for general practitioners using hybrid model that offers a blend of e-learning as well as face-to-face learning opportunities would be an ideal solution.
authors.affiliation: Dr. Syed Irfan Karim, MBBS, MD(USA), MCPS, MRCGP(UK), Assistant Professor & Consultant Family Medicine, Deputy Director Family Medicine Residency Training, Department of Family and Community Medicine. King Khalid University Hospital, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Syed Irfan
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Karim
authors.affiliation: Dr. Farhana Irfan, MBBS, MCPS, MRCGP(UK), PGCertMedEd (UK), Assistant Professor, King Saud University Chair for Medical Education Research and Development, Department of Family and Community Medicine. King Khalid University Hospital, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Farhana
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Irfan
authors.affiliation: Prof. Riaz Qureshi, MBBS, FRCGP(UK), Distinguished Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine. King Khalid University Hospital, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Riaz
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Qureshi
authors.affiliation: Dr. Naghma Naeem, MBBS, MMEd (UK), Lecturer, King Saud University Chair for Medical Education Research and Development, Department of Family and Community Medicine. King Khalid University Hospital, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Naghma
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Naeem
authors.affiliation: Eiad Abdel Mohsen Alfaris, MBBS, MSc, MRCGP, MMed, Professor of Family Medicine, Specialist in Medical Education, Department of Family and Community Medicine. King Khalid University Hospital, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Eiad Abdel Mohsen
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Alfaris
keywords: CRISIS; Continuing medical education; Continuing professional development; Family Physician; Program evaluation