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Access and attitude of rural allied health professionals to CPD and training

journal contribution
posted on 2005-08-01, 00:00 authored by Karen StagnittiKaren Stagnitti, A Schoo, C Reid, James DunbarJames Dunbar
Continuing professional development (CPD) activities for allied health professionals are becoming mandatory as a means for professionals to maintain accreditation or skills. To access CPD activities, rural allied health professionals have the added costs of travel, accommodation and information technology access. It is assumed that health professionals in rural areas want access to training and CPD. In 2003, a survey of allied health professionals was carried out in Southwest Victoria, Australia, with the aim of identifying access and attitudes to CPD. Results showed that allied health professionals in Southwest Victoria were highly qualified, wished to access CPD more than four times a year and were prepared to spend a mean rate of $1000 (1300) per annum on CPD activities.

History

Journal

International journal of therapy and rehabilitation

Volume

12

Issue

8

Pagination

355 - 362

Publisher

Mark Allen Publishing Ltd.

Location

London, England

ISSN

1741-1645

eISSN

1759-779X

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal