Abstract

The European Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Research in Continuing Professional Development (UPGRADE) is a pan-European network of researchers, clinicians, regulators, educators, and professional bodies, established in 2020 through a consensus group of experts, who defined its mission, vision, values, aims and objectives. The Centre’s aim is to advance the science of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for healthcare professionals through research and dissemination of best practices for CPD. Debate among UPGRADE partners and interchange of research data will yield best practices across countries to optimise quality CPD programmes. Collaboration, information exchange and communication among CPD experts will be facilitated through UPGRADE via an online Community of Inquiry (CoI). UPGRADE aims to evolve as a driving force network of academics and health professional leaders in research, education, professional regulation, and clinical practice whose collaborative work ensures quality and safe person-centred care. UPGRADE members are from 22 European countries, represented by strategic leaders in diverse sectors of health, policy, academia, and professional organisations. Three research-working groups constitute the pillars of UPGRADE, which addresses gaps in research, collect and create critical databases, and solidify the effectiveness of CPD.

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Title
Development of a European Centre of Excellence (Coe) for Research in Continuing Professional Development (UPGRADE)
Author
Fitzgerald, Catherine 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Aleo, Giuseppe 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Affonso, Dyanne 1 ; Orlik, Witold 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Grech, Paulann 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; García-Vivar, Cristina 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Kilkku, Nina 4   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Wray, Jane 5   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Culhane, Aisling 6 ; Balogh, Zoltán 7   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Lillo-Crespo, Manuel 8   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Harrison, Nigel 9 ; Gazić, Mario 10 ; Kearns, Thomas 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

1  European Centre of Excellence for Research in Continuing Professional Development, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland 
2  Department of Mental Health, University of Malta, Malta Malta 
3  Department of Health Sciences, Public University of Navarre, Spain 
4  School of Social Services and Health Care, Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Tampere, Finland 
5  Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Hull, Hull, UK 
6  Department of Research and Policy Psychiatric Nurses’ Association Ireland, Station House The Waterways Sallins, Co Kildare, Ireland 
7  College Professor Head of Nursing Department, Vice Dean for Clinical Relations, Faculty of Health Sciences, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary 
8  Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain 
9  Pro Vice Chancellor & Dean, Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK 
10  President of Croatian Nursing Council, University of North, Zagreb, Croatia 
Publication year
2023
Publication date
Dec 2023
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd.
e-ISSN
28338073
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/28338073.2022.2160092
ProQuest document ID
3172658844
Copyright
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