What do you do if physicians are not participating in continuing education?

Simply put - don’t make continuing education a bigger task than the actual learning. Three ways to accomplish this: 1. Offer physicians the flexibility to attend educational activities during work hours without affecting their patient care responsibilities. 2. Provide access to specialized training programs, conferences, or workshops relevant to their field of expertise, enhancing their clinical skills and knowledge. 3. Link continuing education credits to opportunities for career advancement or leadership roles within the organization, motivating physicians to pursue ongoing learning for professional growth.

First, Root cause analysis should be done, Reasons will be a combination of the below: 1. Time constraints: adjust the physician roster to allow him or her to dedicate and allocate time to continuing education 2. Uninteresting subject: involve the physician in the choice of the subject that he or she is willing to study taking into consideration their assessment and areas of improvement (TNA: training needs assessment ) 3. Lack of commitment: make sure that you have a monitoring(include continuing education in the physicians kpis matrix)system that you can use to list the best acheivers based on the time and output acheived. Have 1 to 1 sessions with poor performers and support them in meeting their targets, reward positive behaviors

Continuing education credits offer tangible benefits for physicians from personal growth and learning, to career advancement opportunities. Continuing education credits are not only a major incentive, they also ensure: Updated clinical skills, Enhanced patient care, Adherence to industry standards, Ongoing engagement in educational activities. CE are great for professional development.

Typically we see physician's continuing education progress monitored by the secretaries or sometimes a large company has centralized compliance department that tracks CME.

Another dumb question. We need CMEs for licensing. If a physician won't do it there is a stick that is incentive enough which is not being able to renew your medical license. In terms of the question, 'you' don't need to do anything.

Motivate physicians through tailored incentives like: Continuing education credits, Awards & recognition, or financial bonuses. These incentives not only acknowledge their efforts but also reinforce the value of continuous professional development. Align incentives with organizational values to maximize impact.

Continuing medical education points is a substitute parameter for assessing skills and knowledge of a practising physician. However, the assumption that the knowledge can be only be upgraded through certain conferences, workshops, etc is a bit rigid. A smart responsible physician will always try to be updated on practice standards through various resources and own meticulous methods. This subset of physicians shouldn't need such obligations.