BMJ and the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Kazakhstan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to accredit BMJ Best Practice and BMJ Learning as valid forms of Continuous Professional Development (CPD). The MoU follows the new order (No. ҚР DSM-283/2020) of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which recognizes online training as valid form of CPD.
BMJ has been working in Kazakhstan since 2019 through the Clinical Decision Support Training Initiative, which equips frontline healthcare professionals with the knowledge and tools needed to effectively detect, diagnose and manage patients with infectious diseases.
The initiative, which involves working closely with the MoH, strengthens the healthcare system by building capacity through clinical decision support and online learning. Doctors access both English and Russian resources through a bespoke web-based portal that integrates easily into their day-to-day clinical workflow.
Formally recognizing BMJ Best Practice and BMJ Learning as valid sources of CPD enables doctors in Kazakhstan to practice evidence-based medicine, improve quality of care, and ensure the safety of their patients. Since the onset of the pandemic, Kazakh doctors have been turning to BMJ’s Covid-19 resources for evidence-based and continually updated information. With the accreditation, doctors will be able to obtain CPD credits for their time spent completing BMJ Learning modules and using clinical decision support via BMJ Best Practice.
Since the inception of BMJ’s award-winning CDS training initiative in 2016, the initiative has been successfully implemented in seven countries, including Azerbaijan, Ukraine, and Georgia, training over 18,210 doctors in more than 1,000 medical institutions.
The program has had a strong impact on learning outcomes. Doctors completed over 68,000 online learning courses and viewed over 673,000 clinical decision support topics. There was a 38% average improvement in learning pre-test vs post-test scores, with average scores rising from 51% to 89%. Analysis also showed that the statistically significant improvements in knowledge scores from pre-test to post-test were sustained into the long-term. Finally, 95% of doctors said BMJ’s program and clinical resources helped them improve patient care.
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