Continuing professional development (CPD) training needs assessment for medical laboratory professionals in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Continuing professional development (CPD) is required for health workers in practice to update knowledge and skills regularly to match the changing complexity of healthcare needs. The objective of this study was to identify the training needs of Medical Laboratory professionals in Ethiopia.

Methods

A total of 457 medical laboratory professionals from five regions and two city administrations were involved in the study. Data were collected from August 02 to 21, 2021 with structured self-administered online tool with five-point Likert scale. The tool had consent, demography, cross-cutting issues, and main activity area specific to medical laboratory.

Results

Majority of the participants were male (80.1%). Participants from Amhara region 110 (24.1%) were the l

SUBMITTER: Gebregzabher EH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10283226 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature