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. 2024 Jul 1;44(3):153-161.
doi: 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000520. Epub 2023 Jun 29.

Elements and Definitions of Continuing Professional Development Leadership: A Scoping Review

Morag Paton  1 , Victor Do, Tharshini Jeyakumar, Jerry M Maniate, Walter Tavares, Suzan Schneeweiss, David Wiljer
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Elements and Definitions of Continuing Professional Development Leadership: A Scoping Review

Morag Paton et al. J Contin Educ Health Prof. .

Abstract

Introduction: Leaders are being asked to transform the way that continuing professional development (CPD) is delivered to focus on better, safer, and higher quality care. However, there is scarce literature on CPD leadership. We set out to study what CPD leadership means and describe the competencies required for CPD leadership.

Methods: A scoping review following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses extension guidelines for scoping reviews guidelines was conducted. With librarian support, four databases were searched for publications related to leadership, medical education, and CPD. Publications were screened by two reviewers and three reviewers extracted data.

Results: Among 3886 publications, 46 were eligible for a full-text review and 13 met the final inclusion criteria. There was no agreed upon definition of CPD leadership and variable models and approaches to leadership in the literature. Contextual issues shaping CPD (eg, funding, training, and information technology) are evolving. We identified several attitudes and behaviors (eg, strategic thinking), skills (eg, collaboration), and knowledge (eg, organizational awareness) important to CPD leadership, but no established set of unique competencies.

Discussion: These results offer the CPD community a foundation on which competencies, models, and training programs can build. This work suggests the need to build consensus on what CPD leadership means, what CPD leaders do, and what they will need to create and sustain change. We suggest the adaptation of existing leadership frameworks to a CPD context to better guide leadership and leadership development programs.

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