Table 2.
Perceived future needs for CME, its provision and assessment
| Additional/future needs for CME | |
| More printed CME material | 45 (37%) |
| More computer-assisted learning material | 63 (51%) |
| More material offering self-assessment opportunities | 54 (44%) |
| More professional meetings | 16 (13%) |
| More formal teaching (e.g. lectures/seminars) | 27 (22%) |
| More informal teaching (e.g. tutorials/workshops) | 43 (35%) |
| More assessment | 9 (7%) |
| More peer review/external audit | 23 (19%) |
| Better appraisal of learning needs | 37 (30%) |
| More ring-fenced time for learning | 71 (58%) |
| Other | 15 (12%) |
| Providing for additional/future needs | |
| Purpose-designed printed material | 39 (32%) |
| Journal-based printed material (e.g. BJCP) | 58 (47%) |
| Web-based educational material | 65 (53%) |
| Interactive problem-solving material on CD-ROM | 54 (44%) |
| Special CME sessions (e.g. symposia) at BPS meetings | 68 (55%) |
| Small group CME sessions (e.g. workshops) at BPS meetings | 58 (47%) |
| Regional CME workshops | 45 (37%) |
| Other | 11 (9%) |
| Assessment of CME | |
| Successful completion of paper/electronic knowledge-based assessment (e.g. MCQs) | 40 (33%) |
| Peer group audit | 33 (27%) |
| Professional development portfolios/logbooks | 56 (46%) |
| Within a well-organized appraisal system | 56 (46%) |
| Documented changes in practice | 13 (11%) |
| Don't know | 17 (14%) |
| Other | 15 (12%) |