This study used non-parametric item response theory (IRT) to investigate the psychometric properties of a new patient-reported outcome measure of stroke self-management competency to help address this knowledge gap and enhance the evidence quality in terms of the effectiveness of SMIs.
Maintaining healthy brands or embarking on a rebranding or repositioning strategy calls for a more creative set of branding management competencies in order to respond to the marketing challenges of the 21st century.
Whereas much of the training has focused on technical leadership, broader leadership and management competencies need to be emphasized in the future.
Domain competencies for US pediatricians have traditionally been defined by formal training curricula and board certification [ 15], but information management competencies linked to professional certification maintenance for continuous professional development (CPD) [ 16] and evidence-based practice improvement [ 17] are evolving.
Specialty (surgical vs. non-surgical) was not selected as a background variable since previous research indicated that this characteristic had no significant influence on the perceived management competency [ 13].
In conclusion, the incorporation of the CanMEDS framework alone does not seem to be enough to improve the perceived management competencies among medical residents.
To design an orientation for surgical interns to meet the new Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Common Program Requirements regarding supervision, to test patient-management competencies, and to assess confidence on skills and tasks pre-orientation and post-orientation.
Some clinical management competencies were found to be substandard, however.
Additionally, a program of weight management competencies with ongoing assessment and reinforcement has been developed to target the gaps in participants' knowledge and behaviors related to weight loss.
Establishing the case management competency does not, however, totally eliminate the role played by case managers' initial backgrounds.
The Coalition is sure it will benefit, both from incumbency and the traditional advantage the Coalition has in perceptions of economic management competency.
