Cochrane · systematic review · CD003030
Continuing education meetings and workshops: effects on professional practice and healthcare outcomes
Forsetlund, L, O'Brien, MA, Forsén, L, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021 · Cochrane Library
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
28
current version
GRADE rated
10
No studies
18
Included studies
NR
No studies 18 · 64.3%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 6 · 21.4%Low 2 · 7.1%Moderate 2 · 7.1%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Current version onlyComparison 1. Educational meetings as a single intervention or as the main component of a multi‐faceted intervention compared with no intervention
Population: health personnel
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Compliance with desired practice (Yes/No ‐ dichotomous outcomes Comparison 1. Educational meetings as a single intervention or as the main component of a multi‐faceted intervention vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Median Comparison 1. Educational meetings as a single intervention or as the main component of a multi‐faceted intervention vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 65 studies · 7868 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Mean Comparison 1. Educational meetings as a single intervention or as the main component of a multi‐faceted intervention vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 65 studies · 7868 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Compliance with desired practice (measured on a continuous scale) Comparison 1. Educational meetings as a single intervention or as the main component of a multi‐faceted intervention vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Patient outcomes Comparison 1. Educational meetings as a single intervention or as the main component of a multi‐faceted intervention vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Dichotomous Comparison 1. Educational meetings as a single intervention or as the main component of a multi‐faceted intervention vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Continuous Comparison 1. Educational meetings as a single intervention or as the main component of a multi‐faceted intervention vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Comparison 2. Educational meetings alone compared with other interventions
Population: health personnel
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Compliance with desired practice (Yes/No ‐ dichotomous outcomes) Comparison 2. Educational meetings alone vs other interventions | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Median Comparison 2. Educational meetings alone vs other interventions | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 1402 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Mean Comparison 2. Educational meetings alone vs other interventions | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 1402 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Compliance with desired practice (measured on a continuous scale) Comparison 2. Educational meetings alone vs other interventions | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Patient outcomes Comparison 2. Educational meetings alone vs other interventions | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Comparison 3. Interactive educational meetings compared with didactic (lecture‐based) educational meetings
Population: health personnel
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Compliance with desired practice (Yes/No ‐ dichotomous outcomes) Comparison 3. Interactive educational meetings vs didactic (lecture‐based) educational meetings | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Median Comparison 3. Interactive educational meetings vs didactic (lecture‐based) educational meetings | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 370 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Mean Comparison 3. Interactive educational meetings vs didactic (lecture‐based) educational meetings | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 370 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Compliance with desired practice (measured on a continuous scale) Comparison 3. Interactive educational meetings vs didactic (lecture‐based) educational meetings | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Median and mean Comparison 3. Interactive educational meetings vs didactic (lecture‐based) educational meetings | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 192 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Patient outcomes Comparison 3. Interactive educational meetings vs didactic (lecture‐based) educational meetings | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Dichotomous Comparison 3. Interactive educational meetings vs didactic (lecture‐based) educational meetings | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Continuous Comparison 3. Interactive educational meetings vs didactic (lecture‐based) educational meetings | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Improvement in patients' low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (median and meanf)Â Comparison 3. Interactive educational meetings vs didactic (lecture‐based) educational meetings | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 54 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Comparison 4. Any other comparison of different types of educational meetings
Population: health personnel
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Compliance with desired practice (Yes/No ‐ dichotomous outcomes) | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Median and mean | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 19 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Compliance with desired practice (measured on a continuous scale) | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Patient outcomes | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Dichotomous | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Continuous | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Median and mean (patients' self‐reported distress score ) | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 113 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Comparison
Population: Health care professionals
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Compliance with desired practice | no estimate extracted | NR | Moderate |
Patient outcomes | no estimate extracted | NR | Moderate |