Positive and Negative Impacts of a Continuing Professional Development Intervention on Pharmacist Practice

Abstract

CPD using a multifaceted behavior change intervention improved pharmacist behavior and knowledge for UTI and pneumonia. However, these improvements may be offset by reduced interventions for other disease states, such as heart failure. Strategies to mitigate the unintended effects on other professional behaviors should be implemented when delivering CPD focused on changing one aspect of professional behavior.

The Acute Aphasia IMplementation Study (AAIMS): a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial

“…These ‘negative’ impacts have been identified in other implementation literature (Sidhu et al . ), meaning that future trials need to evaluate measures in a balanced way and implement strategies to moderate unintended effects.…”