Alan M Batt, Walter Tavares, Tanya Horsley, Jessica V Rich, Brett Williams, the CONFERD-HP Collaborators, CONFERD-HP: recommendations for reporting COmpeteNcy FramEwoRk Development in health professions, British Journal of Surgery, 2022;, znac394, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znac394
Alan M Batt, Walter Tavares, Tanya Horsley, Jessica V Rich, Brett Williams, the CONFERD-HP Collaborators, CONFERD-HP: recommendations for reporting COmpeteNcy FramEwoRk Development in health professions, British Journal of Surgery, 2022;, znac394, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znac394
Alan M Batt, Walter Tavares, Tanya Horsley, Jessica V Rich, Brett Williams, the CONFERD-HP Collaborators, CONFERD-HP: recommendations for reporting COmpeteNcy FramEwoRk Development in health professions, British Journal of Surgery, 2022;, znac394, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znac394
Alan M Batt, Walter Tavares, Tanya Horsley, Jessica V Rich, Brett Williams, the CONFERD-HP Collaborators, CONFERD-HP: recommendations for reporting COmpeteNcy FramEwoRk Development in health professions, British Journal of Surgery, 2022;, znac394, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znac394
Abstract
Competency frameworks outline the perceived knowledge, skills and other attributes required for professional practice. Competency frameworks have gained in popularity, in part for their ability to inform health professions education, assessment, professional mobility, and other activities. Previous research has shown inadequate reporting within reports describing their development and that may jeopardize their use and application. We aimed to develop a set of minimum criteria that provides guidance to authors (and consumers) in an effort to improve reporting of the development of competency frameworks. The checklist was developed by a 35-member expert panel and a five-member research team following published guidance from the Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research (EQUATOR) Network. The final checklist contains 20 essential reporting items including guidance on reporting title and abstract, framework development, the development process, testing and funding/conflicts of interest. The intent of the COmpeteNcy FramEwoRk Development in Health Professions (CONFERD-HP) reporting guideline is to help readers (including researchers, educators, regulators, health professionals, and patients) develop a greater understanding of relevant terminology, core concepts, and key items to report for competency framework development in health professions.
Keywords
competency framework; reporting guideline; competency development
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Other
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