Resources

The CONFERD group has developed a number of resources in order to aid those in the process of using the CONFERD-HP Guideline to help facilitate their work.

Publications

Batt, A.M., Tavares, W. & Williams, B. Adv in Health Sci Educ (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-019-09946-w. This scoping review highlighted significant variability in the reporting of competency framework development processes and outcomes.

Batt, A.M., Tavares, W., Horsley, T., Rich, J., Williams, B., and the CONFERD-HP collaborators. CONFERD-HP: recommendations for reporting COmpeteNcy FramEwoRk Development in health professions, British Journal of Surgery, 2022;, znac394, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znac394

Downloads

CONFERD-HP checklist – http://conferd-guideline.org/conferd-hp-checklist/

Links

EQUATOR Network – The EQUATOR Network is a reporting guideline initiative aimed at Enhancing the QUality And Transparency Of health Research. Resources for authors, editors, and guideline developers are available on the website. The EQUATOR Network archives over 400 reporting guidelines that have been published for various types of research and study designs.

References

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  3. Batt AM, Williams B, Brydges M, Leyenaar M, Tavares W. New ways of seeing: supplementing existing competency framework development guidelines with systems thinking. Adv Health Sci Educ. 2021; doi: 10.1007/s10459-021-10054-x.
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Competency frameworks reported using the CONFERD-HP guideline

If you have developed a competency framework in a healthcare profession, and used the CONFERD-HP guideline to report the development process, let us know!

MacKay M, Ford C, Grant LE, Papadopoulos A, McWhirter JE. Developing public health competency statements and frameworks: a scoping review and thematic analysis of approaches. BMC Public Health. 2023 Nov 13;23(1):2240.

Sandhu HS, Otterman V, Tjaden L, Shephard R, Apatu E, Di Ruggiero E, Musto R, Pawa J, Steinberg M, Betker C. The Governance of Core Competencies for Public Health: A Rapid Review of the Literature. Public Health Reviews. 2023;44:1606110.

Hrzic R, Cade MV, Wong BL, McCreesh N, Simon J, Czabanowska K. A competency framework on simulation modelling-supported decision-making for Master of Public Health graduates. Journal of Public Health. 2024 Mar;46(1):127-35.

MacKay M, Ford C, Grant LE, Papadopoulos A, McWhirter JE. Developing competencies in public health: a scoping review of the literature on developing competency frameworks and student and workforce development. Frontiers in Public Health. 2024 Mar 4;12:1332412.

Bürkin BM, Czabanowska K, Babich S, Casamitjana N, Vicente-Crespo M, De Souza LE, Ehrenberg JP, Hoffmann A, Kamath R, Matthiä A, Okumu F. Competencies for Transformational Leadership in Public Health—An International Delphi Consensus Study. International Journal of Public Health. 2024;69:1606267.

Tackett S, Jenn Ng C, Sugarman J, Daniel EG, Gopalan N, Tivyashinee, Kamarulzaman A, Ali J. A Competency Framework for Health Research Ethics Educational Programs: Results from a Stakeholder‐Driven Mixed‐Method Process. Ethics & human research. 2023 May;45(3):29-39.

Czabanowska K. A competency framework on simulation modelling-supported decision-making for Master of Public Health graduates. policy. 2023;4:7.

Stoll JT, Böhmdorfer-McNair B, Jeske M, Weidmann AE. Development and validation of a national clinical pharmacy competency framework for hospital pharmacists: a multi-method study.

Sandhu HS, Otterman V, Tjaden L, Shephard R, Apatu E, Di Ruggiero E, Musto R, Pawa J, Steinberg M, Betker C, Xavier A. La gouvernance en matière de compétences essentielles en santé publique: Une revue rapide de la littérature.

Translations

The CONFERD-HP website will announce and host translated CONFERD-HP guideline documents as applicable.