And the Survey Says ... Insights on Podcast Interest, Barriers, and Opportunities in CE

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿: Linda Groarke, MPH, MSUP This presentation discusses how podcasts can be used as an innovative educational tool in CME, focusing on their potential to increase engagement, flexibility, and reach among healthcare professionals. The speaker shares survey findings and practical considerations for developing accredited podcast-based learning, highlighting both opportunities and implementation challenges. Here are three key takeaways: 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁. High interest among providers, especially for CE credit, shows strong potential for podcasts as a scalable educational modality. 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 (𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟯𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀), 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. Content quality and relevance are the most critical drivers of sustained engagement. 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. These include production costs, faculty time, accreditation requirements, and the need to define a clear target audience and measurable outcomes to demonstrate value and impact.