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Defining competencies for the practice of telepsychiatry through an assessment of resident learning needs

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Medical Education, January 2016
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Title
Defining competencies for the practice of telepsychiatry through an assessment of resident learning needs
Published in
BMC Medical Education, January 2016
DOI 10.1186/s12909-016-0529-0
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Allison Crawford, Nadiya Sunderji, Jenna López, Sophie Soklaridis

Abstract

A foundational assessment of learning needs is missing from previous reports of telepsychiatry curricula. We used an in-depth needs assessment to identify specific skills required for the practice of effective telepsychiatry, and provide an evidence base to guide the development of telepsychiatry curricula in postgraduate psychiatry training. Many of these skills set telepsychiatry apart from practice in traditional face-to-face clinical settings, or result from adaptations to clinical practice to meet the needs of a telepsychiatry interface in patient care. We used a qualitative, modified grounded theory approach to gain insight into areas of importance for telepsychiatry training in postgraduate psychiatry residency. 16 interviews of faculty and residents (9 and 7 interviews, respectively), allowed participants to reflect on their experiences in telepsychiatry. Data were then thematically analyzed. Interview respondents identified important aspects of the context for telepsychiatry training; the skills required to competently practice telepsychiatry; and the desired teaching and learning methods for acquiring these skills. Specific domains of competency were identified: technical skills; assessment skills; relational skills and communication; collaborative and interprofessional skills; administrative skills; medico-legal skills; community psychiatry and community-specific knowledge; cultural psychiatry skills, including knowledge of Indigenous cultures; and, knowledge of health systems. The skills identified in this study map well to competency- based medical education frameworks. Telepsychiatry is increasingly being adopted as a solution to health systems problems such as regional disparities in access to care, and it requires explicit competency development. Ensuring adequate and quality exposure to telepsychiatry during residency training could positively impact our health systems and health equity.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Japan 1 <1%
Singapore 1 <1%
Unknown 194 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 36 18%
Researcher 16 8%
Student > Ph. D. Student 15 8%
Student > Bachelor 14 7%
Unspecified 12 6%
Other 60 31%
Unknown 43 22%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 49 25%
Social Sciences 29 15%
Nursing and Health Professions 26 13%
Unspecified 12 6%
Psychology 6 3%
Other 26 13%
Unknown 48 24%
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#13,221,334
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#1,625
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#186,152
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#40
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