TY - JOUR
T1 - Establishing and Evaluating an ASCO Learning Cohort
T2 - a Longitudinal Project Assessing the Learning Needs and Behaviors of Oncology Professionals
AU - Manochakian, Rami
AU - George, Thomas J.
AU - Wood, Marie
AU - Polansky, Maura
AU - Baer, Allyson
AU - Grupe, Anne
AU - Shyr, Yu
AU - Wang, Cathy
AU - Horn, Leora
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, American Association for Cancer Education.
PY - 2021/6
Y1 - 2021/6
N2 - Background:: In 2013, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)’s Continuing Education Committee recommended establishing an interprofessional, longitudinal cohort pilot project. The main goals of the cohort were to gain feedback from oncology providers on how they use resources to address their learning needs and gain insights into the utility of different ASCO educational activities. Methods:: The ASCO Learning Cohort Pilot Project included 49 ASCO members that were representative of the overall Society membership demographics and ran from November 2015 through August 2016. Participants documented monthly learning needs and completed monthly feedback activities focused on specific ASCO educational resources. Results:: The Learning Cohort Pilot Project proved a viable and innovative cohort model for analyzing the learning process for oncology healthcare professionals. The development, operations, and compliance required unique infrastructure to accomplish this project. Relationships between participant demographic variables and learning preferences are reported elsewhere. Conclusion:: The ASCO Learning Cohort Project is a unique educational project that demonstrated feasibility and has met its goals. This paper outlines the processes of establishing a learning cohort, including participant selection, project design, and participant feedback. We evaluate the project model as a means to better understand the learning needs and behaviors of oncology healthcare professionals.
AB - Background:: In 2013, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)’s Continuing Education Committee recommended establishing an interprofessional, longitudinal cohort pilot project. The main goals of the cohort were to gain feedback from oncology providers on how they use resources to address their learning needs and gain insights into the utility of different ASCO educational activities. Methods:: The ASCO Learning Cohort Pilot Project included 49 ASCO members that were representative of the overall Society membership demographics and ran from November 2015 through August 2016. Participants documented monthly learning needs and completed monthly feedback activities focused on specific ASCO educational resources. Results:: The Learning Cohort Pilot Project proved a viable and innovative cohort model for analyzing the learning process for oncology healthcare professionals. The development, operations, and compliance required unique infrastructure to accomplish this project. Relationships between participant demographic variables and learning preferences are reported elsewhere. Conclusion:: The ASCO Learning Cohort Project is a unique educational project that demonstrated feasibility and has met its goals. This paper outlines the processes of establishing a learning cohort, including participant selection, project design, and participant feedback. We evaluate the project model as a means to better understand the learning needs and behaviors of oncology healthcare professionals.
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U2 - 10.1007/s13187-019-01649-5
DO - 10.1007/s13187-019-01649-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 31741200
AN - SCOPUS:85075345288
SN - 0885-8195
VL - 36
SP - 478
EP - 483
JO - Journal of Cancer Education
JF - Journal of Cancer Education
IS - 3
ER -