CONFERD-HP: recommendations for reporting COmpeteNcy FramEwoRk Development in health professions

The British Journal of Surgery · 5 authors, 8 centres

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This paper developed the CONFERD-HP reporting guideline for competency frameworks in health professions using a multi-stage process. The final guideline consists of 20 essential reporting items to improve transparency in framework development.

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This study developed a reporting guideline for competency framework development in health professions using the EQUATOR Network's four-stage framework: project launch, knowledge synthesis, consensus process (Delphi study and workshops), and guideline development. The final CONFERD-HP guideline includes 20 essential items across five sections: title and abstract; framework development; development process; testing; and funding/conflicts of interest. Limitations include potential attrition in Delphi rounds and the possibility of missing items from the initial literature review. The guideline is intended to improve the transparency, clarity, and appraisal of competency framework development for developers, editors, and end-users.

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CONFERD-HP: recommendations for reporting COmpeteNcy FramEwoRk Development in health professions

The British Journal of Surgery

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Abstract Background Competency frameworks outline the perceived knowledge, skills, attitudes, and other attributes required for professional practice. These frameworks have gained in popularity, in part for their ability to inform health professions education, assessment, professional mobility, and other activities. Previous research has highlighted inadequate reporting related to their development which may then jeopardize their defensibility and utility. Methods This study aimed to develop a set of minimum reporting criteria for developers and authors of competency frameworks in an effort to improve transparency, clarity, interpretability and appraisal of the developmental process, and its outputs. Following guidance from the Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research (EQUATOR) Network, an expert panel was assembled, and a knowledge synthesis, a Delphi study, and workshops were conducted using individuals with experience developing competency frameworks, to identify and achieve consensus on the essential items for a competency framework development reporting guideline. Results An initial checklist was developed by the 35-member expert panel and the research team. Following the steps listed above, a final reporting guideline including 20 essential items across five sections (title and abstract; framework development; development process; testing; and funding/conflicts of interest) was developed. Conclusion The COmpeteNcy FramEwoRk Development in Health Professions (CONFERD-HP) reporting guideline permits a greater understanding of relevant terminology, core concepts, and key items to report for competency framework development in the health professions.

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Alan M Batt, Walter Tavares, Tanya Horsley et al.. CONFERD-HP: recommendations for reporting COmpeteNcy FramEwoRk Development in health professions. The British Journal of Surgery. (2022). https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znac394

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Alan M Batt, Walter Tavares, Tanya Horsley, Jessica V Rich, Brett Williams

1 Department of Paramedicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
2 Faculty of Health, Community Studies and Public Safety, Fanshawe College, London, Ontario, Canada
3 Department of Paramedicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
4 Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
5 The Wilson Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
6 Research Unit, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
7 Faculty of Education, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
8 Department of Paramedicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia