679-P: Learner Preferences Related to Diabetes Medical Education

Abstract

Introduction: Understanding how clinicians prefer to learn and participate in continuing medical education (CME) and continuing education (CE) for certified diabetes educators (CDEs) can help providers of such education design more engaging and effective activities that can potentially further improve diabetes management in practice. Methods: Medscape conducted a 10 question, online, incentivized survey in May 2018. Respondents’ confidentiality was maintained and responses were de-identified and aggregated prior to analyses. Results: Most preferred duration for a CME activity: 30 minutes (33% PCP, 42% D/Es, and 41% CDEs). Most preferred format for a CME activity: online (52% PCP, 58% D/Es, and 63% CDEs), followed by live events at a medical conference (38% PCP, 30% D/Es, and 18% CDEs). Most preferred format for an online CME activity: video (60% PCP, 48% D/Es, and 51% CDEs), followed by text (37% PCP, 43% D/Es, and 41% CDEs). For online CME/CE, most preferred instructional design format: case-based (54% PCP, 56% D/Es, and 57% CDEs). Most important factors in selecting online CME/CE activities: content description (58% PCP, 52% D/Es, and 61% CDEs), credit hours for D/Es (40%) and CDEs (49%), and credit hours and title for PCPs (both 36%). The most important factors in selecting which symposia to attend at a scientific congress were content agenda for all groups (62% PCP, 64% D/Es, and 63% CDEs), learning objectives for D/E (29%) and CDEs (41%), and faculty for PCPs (44%). Most common ways of becoming aware of available professional education activities: invitation from online providers (PCPs 60%, D/Es 60%, CDEs 67%) and societies (PCPs 50%, D/Es 70%, CDEs 63%). The majority of participants reported that in the past 12 months they have learned something from CME/CE that changed their practice (88% PCP, 92% D/Es, and 82% CDEs). Conclusion: Learner preferences for diabetes-related to live and online CME/CE were identified. These data should inform development of future CME/CE activities that are engaging and impactful. Disclosure A. Larkin: None. M. LaCouture: None.