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Measurement Canada - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Arun K. Gosain - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • evolution of practice patterns in plastic surgery using current procedural terminology mapping a 9 year analysis of cases submitted by primary and Recertification candidates to the american board of plastic surgery
    Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2015
    Co-Authors: Michelle Lee, Harold S. Haller, Arun K. Gosain
    Abstract:

    BACKGROUND Understanding plastic surgery practice patterns allows the specialty to detect subtle shifts in the market and develop proactive strategies to maintain market share. METHODS Current Procedural Terminology codes from American Board of Plastic Surgery Recertification and primary certification candidates from 2003 to 2011 were examined. Statistical analyses identified significant changes (p < 0.05) in the percentage of surgeons performing each type of procedure and trends in average case volume per surgeon. RESULTS The overall number of procedures decreased from 2003 to 2011. There was a statistically significant (p < 0.05) decrease in the percentage of Recertification and primary certification candidates performing facial cosmetic and facial malignancy procedures. Both groups also experienced statistically significant decrease in facial plastic surgery case volume. The percentage of surgeons performing breast reconstruction remained stable for the Recertification group and increased significantly for primary certification surgeons. Breast reconstruction volume increased significantly for both groups. Craniofacial surgery remained stable in the percentage of surgeons performing the cases and case volume. Hand surgery experienced a significant loss of Recertification surgeons performing hand surgery; however, hand surgery case volume remained stable for both groups. CONCLUSION From 2003 to 2011, plastic surgery lost market share in facial cosmetic, facial malignancy, and hand surgery and maintained market share in breast and craniofacial surgery. CPT mapping enables us to analyze these trends to better train plastic surgeons to adapt to changing pressures both from economic recovery and from competing specialties seeking to benefit from redistribution of case loads.

  • A 9-year comparison of practice profiles of candidates for primary and Recertification examinations of the American Board of Plastic Surgery relative to economic indicators.
    Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 2013
    Co-Authors: Arun K. Gosain, Harold S. Haller, Michelle Lee, Terry M. Cullison, R. Barrett Noone
    Abstract:

    BACKGROUND This study compared the practice profiles of plastic surgeons applying for Recertification/maintenance of certification with those applying for primary certification by the American Board of Plastic Surgery between 2003 and 2011. METHODS American Board of Plastic Surgery case logs from both Recertification and primary certification candidates from 2003 to 2011 were examined. Deidentified data included operative year, Current Procedural Terminology codes, and the candidate's designation of the case relative to (1) cosmetic or reconstructive and (2) the Maintenance of Certification in Plastic Surgery module (i.e., comprehensive, cosmetic, craniomaxillofacial, and hand). Department of Commerce unemployment data from 2003 to 2011 served as an economic indicator for the period studied. RESULTS A negative trend in the median number of cases per candidate was observed for both groups for cosmetic, reconstructive, and total number of cases, corresponding to a rise in unemployment. With every 1 percent increase in the unemployment rate, Recertification candidates demonstrated a greater loss of cosmetic cases relative to primary candidates and an accelerated decline in reconstructive cases starting in 2007. Distribution of the four Maintenance of Certification modules demonstrated a negative trend for cosmetic and comprehensive cases in both groups. Hand and craniofacial consistently constituted approximately 20 percent of cases for primary and 14 percent of cases for Recertification candidates. There was a shift away from hand cases toward craniofacial cases in both groups. CONCLUSIONS Both primary and Recertification candidates reported a decline in overall caseload from 2003 to 2011. Negative economic trends have a greater impact on the practice profile of Recertification candidates.

John A Benson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • certification and Recertification one approach to professional accountability
    Annals of Internal Medicine, 1991
    Co-Authors: John A Benson
    Abstract:

    : Professional accountability requires a self-regulating profession to set and maintain credible, useful standards for its members. Voluntary certification and Recertification--evaluation by peers--serves the responsibility of the profession to establish and enforce its own standards. The goal of certification by the American Board of Internal Medicine is to improve the quality of medical care by ensuring that the certified internist and subspecialist possess the knowledge, skills, and attitudes essential to the provision of excellent care. Without a true constituency and with a valid certification process, the Board provides a credential sought by nearly every graduate resident and acceptable both to the profession and patients. Recertification now presents the opportunity to foster continuing scholarship and self-improvement throughout the career of an internist.

  • time limited certification and Recertification the program of the american board of internal medicine the task force on Recertification
    Annals of Internal Medicine, 1991
    Co-Authors: R J Glassock, John A Benson, Robert B Copeland, H A Godwin, W G Johanson, W Point, Richard L Popp, Lawrence Scherr, Jay H Stein, O D Taunton
    Abstract:

    After more than 20 years of discussion and debate, the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) decided in December 1986 to join 17 other specialty boards by limiting the duration of validity for all certificates it issued. This policy has been in effect since 1987 for Geriatric Medicine and 1988 for Critical Care Medicine and will involve all certificates issued in 1990 and there-after

Kamran Ahmed - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • the effectiveness of continuing medical education for specialist Recertification
    Cuaj-canadian Urological Association Journal, 2013
    Co-Authors: Kamran Ahmed, Ara Darzi, Tim T Wang, Hutan Ashrafian, Graham T Layer, Thanos Athanasiou
    Abstract:

    Evolving professional, social and political pressures highlight the importance of lifelong learning for clinicians. Continuing medical education (CME) facilitates lifelong learning and is a fundamental factor in the maintenance of certification. The type of CME differs between surgical and non-surgical specialties. CME methods of teaching include lectures, workshops, conferences and simulation training. Interventions involving several modalities, instructional techniques and multiple exposures are more effective. The beneficial effects of CME can be maintained in the long term and can improve clinical outcome. However, quantitative evidence on validity, reliability, efficacy and cost-effectiveness of various methods is lacking. This is especially evident in urology. The effectiveness of CME interventions on maintenance of certification is also unknown. Currently, many specialists fulfil mandatory CME credit requirements opportunistically, therefore erroneously equating number of hours accumulated with competence. New CME interventions must emphasize actual performance and should correlate with clinical outcomes. Improved CME practice must in turn lead to continuing critical reflection, practice modification and implementation with a focus towards excellent patient care.

  • Recertification what do specialists think about skill assessment
    Surgeon-journal of The Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland, 2013
    Co-Authors: Kamran Ahmed, Ara Darzi, Thanos Athanasiou, Reenam S Khan, George B Hanna
    Abstract:

    Abstract Background Continuing medical education and objective performance assessment remain the key components of Recertification. Objective skills assessment in routine practice remains challenging due to extensive variations in case selection and treatments. This study explores expert opinions regarding objective skills assessment for specialists within the framework of Recertification. Methods We used a qualitative, semi-structured interview-based approach to obtain information and suggestions about key issues and recommendations relating to specialists' skills assessment. Twenty-two face-to-face interviews were conducted. Interviews were transcribed and analysed by two reviewers. Results The information from the interviews was categorized under the headings of: (1) the components of specialist-level skills, (2) the methods for assessing specialist skills, (3) the types of tools and procedures used during observational assessment, (4) the unsuccessful specialists, and (5) the selection and training of assessors for specialist assessment. Conclusions Outcome-based assessment of performance followed by observation of practice, were recommended as effective modes of evaluation of performance.

  • assessment and maintenance of competence in urology
    Nature Reviews Urology, 2010
    Co-Authors: Kamran Ahmed, Muhammed Jawad, Prokar Dasgupta, Ara Darzi, Thanos Athanasiou, Mohammad Shamim Khan
    Abstract:

    Urology is becoming increasingly reliant on inter-disciplinary collaboration. As a result of this interaction and developments in technology, the existing system of training, certification and Recertification needs revision. The skill-set required of urologists has become multidimensional. As the field of urology continues to evolve, the recognition of the need for objective and efficient certification for trainees and a Recertification program for specialists has increased. Training programs need to provide a curriculum focused on knowledge, communication, cognitive and technical skills, with the inclusion of simulation-based training. For specialists, the benefits of teaching through mentorship should be evaluated, and outcome-based assessment of patient morbidity and mortality needs to be further developed and validated.

Thanos Athanasiou - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • the effectiveness of continuing medical education for specialist Recertification
    Cuaj-canadian Urological Association Journal, 2013
    Co-Authors: Kamran Ahmed, Ara Darzi, Tim T Wang, Hutan Ashrafian, Graham T Layer, Thanos Athanasiou
    Abstract:

    Evolving professional, social and political pressures highlight the importance of lifelong learning for clinicians. Continuing medical education (CME) facilitates lifelong learning and is a fundamental factor in the maintenance of certification. The type of CME differs between surgical and non-surgical specialties. CME methods of teaching include lectures, workshops, conferences and simulation training. Interventions involving several modalities, instructional techniques and multiple exposures are more effective. The beneficial effects of CME can be maintained in the long term and can improve clinical outcome. However, quantitative evidence on validity, reliability, efficacy and cost-effectiveness of various methods is lacking. This is especially evident in urology. The effectiveness of CME interventions on maintenance of certification is also unknown. Currently, many specialists fulfil mandatory CME credit requirements opportunistically, therefore erroneously equating number of hours accumulated with competence. New CME interventions must emphasize actual performance and should correlate with clinical outcomes. Improved CME practice must in turn lead to continuing critical reflection, practice modification and implementation with a focus towards excellent patient care.

  • Recertification what do specialists think about skill assessment
    Surgeon-journal of The Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland, 2013
    Co-Authors: Kamran Ahmed, Ara Darzi, Thanos Athanasiou, Reenam S Khan, George B Hanna
    Abstract:

    Abstract Background Continuing medical education and objective performance assessment remain the key components of Recertification. Objective skills assessment in routine practice remains challenging due to extensive variations in case selection and treatments. This study explores expert opinions regarding objective skills assessment for specialists within the framework of Recertification. Methods We used a qualitative, semi-structured interview-based approach to obtain information and suggestions about key issues and recommendations relating to specialists' skills assessment. Twenty-two face-to-face interviews were conducted. Interviews were transcribed and analysed by two reviewers. Results The information from the interviews was categorized under the headings of: (1) the components of specialist-level skills, (2) the methods for assessing specialist skills, (3) the types of tools and procedures used during observational assessment, (4) the unsuccessful specialists, and (5) the selection and training of assessors for specialist assessment. Conclusions Outcome-based assessment of performance followed by observation of practice, were recommended as effective modes of evaluation of performance.

  • assessment and maintenance of competence in urology
    Nature Reviews Urology, 2010
    Co-Authors: Kamran Ahmed, Muhammed Jawad, Prokar Dasgupta, Ara Darzi, Thanos Athanasiou, Mohammad Shamim Khan
    Abstract:

    Urology is becoming increasingly reliant on inter-disciplinary collaboration. As a result of this interaction and developments in technology, the existing system of training, certification and Recertification needs revision. The skill-set required of urologists has become multidimensional. As the field of urology continues to evolve, the recognition of the need for objective and efficient certification for trainees and a Recertification program for specialists has increased. Training programs need to provide a curriculum focused on knowledge, communication, cognitive and technical skills, with the inclusion of simulation-based training. For specialists, the benefits of teaching through mentorship should be evaluated, and outcome-based assessment of patient morbidity and mortality needs to be further developed and validated.