TY - JOUR
T1 - CONFERD-HP
T2 - recommendations for reporting COmpeteNcy FramEwoRk Development in health professions
AU - Batt, Alan M.
AU - Tavares, Walter
AU - Horsley, Tanya
AU - Rich, Jessica
AU - Williams, Brett
AU - Czabanowska, Katarzyna
AU - CONFERD-HP Collaborators
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of BJS Society Ltd.
PY - 2023/2
Y1 - 2023/2
N2 - 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.The CONFERD-HP guideline outlines a set of essential 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. The guideline will help readers develop a greater understanding of relevant terminology, core concepts, and key items to report for competency framework development in the health professions. fx1
AB - 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.The CONFERD-HP guideline outlines a set of essential 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. The guideline will help readers develop a greater understanding of relevant terminology, core concepts, and key items to report for competency framework development in the health professions. fx1
KW - Qualitative research
KW - Delphi
KW - Checklist
KW - Guidance
U2 - 10.1093/bjs/znac394
DO - 10.1093/bjs/znac394
M3 - Article
C2 - 36413510
SN - 0007-1323
VL - 110
SP - 233
EP - 241
JO - British Journal of Surgery
JF - British Journal of Surgery
IS - 2
ER -