Educational readiness among health professionals in rheumatology : low awareness of EULAR offerings and unfamiliarity with the course content as major barriers – results of a EULAR-funded European survey

Ritschl, Valentin; Sperl, Lisa; Andrews, Margaret Renn; Björk, Mathilda; Boström, Carina; Cappon, Jeannette; Davergne, Thomas; de la Torre-Aboki, Jenny; de Thurah, Annette; Domján, Andrea; Dragoi, Razvan Gabriel; Estévez-López, Fernando; Ferreira, Ricardo J. O.; Fragoulis, George E.; Grygielska, Jolanta; Kõrve, Katti; Kukkurainen, Marja Leena; Madelaine-Bonjour, Christel; Marques, Andréa; Meesters, Jorit; Moe, Rikke Helene; Moholt, Ellen; Mosor, Erika; Naimer-Stach, Claudia; Ndosi, Mwidimi; Pchelnikova, Polina; Primdahl, Jette; Putrik, Polina; Rausch Osthoff, Anne-Kathrin; Smucrova, Hana; Testa, Marco; van Bodegom-Vos, Leti; Peter, Wilfred F.; Zangi, Heidi A.; Zimba, Olena; Vliet Vlieland, Theodora P. M.; Stamm, Tanja A.

doi:10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003120

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-29629

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Title:	Educational readiness among health professionals in rheumatology : low awareness of EULAR offerings and unfamiliarity with the course content as major barriers – results of a EULAR-funded European survey
Authors:	Ritschl, Valentin Sperl, Lisa Andrews, Margaret Renn Björk, Mathilda Boström, Carina Cappon, Jeannette Davergne, Thomas de la Torre-Aboki, Jenny de Thurah, Annette Domján, Andrea Dragoi, Razvan Gabriel Estévez-López, Fernando Ferreira, Ricardo J. O. Fragoulis, George E. Grygielska, Jolanta Kõrve, Katti Kukkurainen, Marja Leena Madelaine-Bonjour, Christel Marques, Andréa Meesters, Jorit Moe, Rikke Helene Moholt, Ellen Mosor, Erika Naimer-Stach, Claudia Ndosi, Mwidimi Pchelnikova, Polina Primdahl, Jette Putrik, Polina Rausch Osthoff, Anne-Kathrin Smucrova, Hana Testa, Marco van Bodegom-Vos, Leti Peter, Wilfred F. Zangi, Heidi A. Zimba, Olena Vliet Vlieland, Theodora P. M. Stamm, Tanja A.
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003120 10.21256/zhaw-29629
Published in:	RMD Open
Volume(Issue):	9
Issue:	2
Page(s):	e003120
Issue Date:	May-2023
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	BMJ Publishing Group
ISSN:	2056-5933
Language:	English
Subjects:	Health services research; Nursing; Occupational therapy; Education, continuing; Europe; Survey; Human; Male; Female; Curriculum; Pediatrics; Education, distance; Health personnel; Rheumatology
Subject (DDC):	610: Medicine and health 616.7: Diseases of musculoskeletal system and orthopaedics
Abstract:	Background: Ongoing education of health professionals in rheumatology (HPR) is critical for high-quality care. An essential factor is education readiness and a high quality of educational offerings. We explored which factors contributed to education readiness and investigated currently offered postgraduate education, including the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) offerings. Methods and participants: We developed an online questionnaire, translated it into 24 languages and distributed it in 30 European countries. We used natural language processing and the Latent Dirichlet Allocation to analyse the qualitative experiences of the participants as well as descriptive statistics and multiple logistic regression to determine factors influencing postgraduate educational readiness. Reporting followed the Checklist for Reporting Results of Internet E-Surveys guideline. Results: The questionnaire was accessed 3589 times, and 667 complete responses from 34 European countries were recorded. The highest educational needs were ‘professional development’, ‘prevention and lifestyle intervention’. Older age, more working experience in rheumatology and higher education levels were positively associated with higher postgraduate educational readiness. While more than half of the HPR were familiar with EULAR as an association and the respondents reported an increased interest in the content of the educational offerings, the courses and the annual congress were poorly attended due to a lack of awareness, comparatively high costs and language barriers. Conclusions: To promote the uptake of EULAR educational offerings, attention is needed to increase awareness among national organisations, offer accessible participation costs, and address language barriers.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/29629
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Departement:	School of Health Sciences
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Physiotherapy (IPT)
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Ritschl, V., Sperl, L., Andrews, M. R., Björk, M., Boström, C., Cappon, J., Davergne, T., de la Torre-Aboki, J., de Thurah, A., Domján, A., Dragoi, R. G., Estévez-López, F., Ferreira, R. J. O., Fragoulis, G. E., Grygielska, J., Kõrve, K., Kukkurainen, M. L., Madelaine-Bonjour, C., Marques, A., et al. (2023). Educational readiness among health professionals in rheumatology : low awareness of EULAR offerings and unfamiliarity with the course content as major barriers – results of a EULAR-funded European survey. RMD Open, 9(2), e003120. https://doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003120

Ritschl, V. et al. (2023) ‘Educational readiness among health professionals in rheumatology : low awareness of EULAR offerings and unfamiliarity with the course content as major barriers – results of a EULAR-funded European survey’, RMD Open, 9(2), p. e003120. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003120.

V. Ritschl et al., “Educational readiness among health professionals in rheumatology : low awareness of EULAR offerings and unfamiliarity with the course content as major barriers – results of a EULAR-funded European survey,” RMD Open, vol. 9, no. 2, p. e003120, May 2023, doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003120.

RITSCHL, Valentin, Lisa SPERL, Margaret Renn ANDREWS, Mathilda BJÖRK, Carina BOSTRÖM, Jeannette CAPPON, Thomas DAVERGNE, Jenny DE LA TORRE-ABOKI, Annette DE THURAH, Andrea DOMJÁN, Razvan Gabriel DRAGOI, Fernando ESTÉVEZ-LÓPEZ, Ricardo J. O. FERREIRA, George E. FRAGOULIS, Jolanta GRYGIELSKA, Katti KÕRVE, Marja Leena KUKKURAINEN, Christel MADELAINE-BONJOUR, Andréa MARQUES, Jorit MEESTERS, Rikke Helene MOE, Ellen MOHOLT, Erika MOSOR, Claudia NAIMER-STACH, Mwidimi NDOSI, Polina PCHELNIKOVA, Jette PRIMDAHL, Polina PUTRIK, Anne-Kathrin RAUSCH OSTHOFF, Hana SMUCROVA, Marco TESTA, Leti VAN BODEGOM-VOS, Wilfred F. PETER, Heidi A. ZANGI, Olena ZIMBA, Theodora P. M. VLIET VLIELAND und Tanja A. STAMM, 2023. Educational readiness among health professionals in rheumatology : low awareness of EULAR offerings and unfamiliarity with the course content as major barriers – results of a EULAR-funded European survey. RMD Open. Mai 2023. Bd. 9, Nr. 2, S. e003120. DOI 10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003120

Ritschl, Valentin, Lisa Sperl, Margaret Renn Andrews, Mathilda Björk, Carina Boström, Jeannette Cappon, Thomas Davergne, et al. 2023. “Educational Readiness among Health Professionals in Rheumatology : Low Awareness of EULAR Offerings and Unfamiliarity with the Course Content as Major Barriers – Results of a EULAR-Funded European Survey.” RMD Open 9 (2): e003120. https://doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003120.

Ritschl, Valentin, et al. “Educational Readiness among Health Professionals in Rheumatology : Low Awareness of EULAR Offerings and Unfamiliarity with the Course Content as Major Barriers – Results of a EULAR-Funded European Survey.” RMD Open, vol. 9, no. 2, May 2023, p. e003120, https://doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003120.