What is Reflective Practice and how does it work?
Reflective Practice is a 100% opt-in, learner-initiated experience where meaningful reflections result in continuing education credit and potential lifelong and career-enhancing change.
An overview of how it works:
- Start with an experience or content that has a clinically-relevant topic
- Identify the context (case review, podcast episode, online course, coaching session, etc. ) and the concept/topic that inspired you to reflect
- Launch into an accredited library of reflective prompts — the reflective engine provides tailored prompts based on your contexts, credentials, topics and responses
- Write meaningful reflections in response to the prompts — the engine evaluates your responses and provides helpful feedback to further enhance your reflections
- Assess & calibrate the impact of your reflections—identify key competencies and select a strategy you will apply moving forward
- After submitting your reflections and confirming your self-assessment, earn 1 CME/CE credit
What is a reflection?
A reflection is a text-based note of how a topic or concept connects to your clinical practice & professional life. You may draw these connections based on a couple of different reflective perspectives: one that is introspective (critical thinking) and another that is forward-looking (applied thinking).
Your reflection must be:
- Relevant and meaningful: be specific and relate the concept to your clinical practice, plan how this learning inspiration might change your approach or challenge the idea related to your practice
- Substantive: a few sentences that describe your learning and thought process
- Unique and authentic: write an original response related to the topic/concept
How do I earn credits?
STEP 1:
- Engage with a learning moment that sparks your learning pathway (anything that inspired you to reflect on your practice or professional life)
- Select the context from the drop-down menu:
- Next, type the concept/topic that inspired you to reflect
STEP 2:
- You will be asked to type your first reflection - a recent learning experience that inspired you to reflect. This is based on the context and concept that sparked your learning.
- After submitting your first reflection, our evaluation engine provides feedback & suggestions. This feedback identifies personalized learning objectives, prompting you to evaluate your decision-making process, provide more details, and further analyze your experience to enhance your reflection.
STEP 3:
- After you have completed & saved your first reflection, our engine searches the accredited activity library to present a second reflective prompt. In your reflection response, you are encouraged to explore how you will apply this learning to your practice, based on the context, topic, and first reflection.
- Submit reflection #2 for more feedback from our evaluation engine:
STEP 4:
- Assess & Calibrate your reflections — in this step, you will review the key competencies identified from your reflections and select a strategy to apply to your practice
- After completing & confirming your reflection assessment, you will be able to claim your credits and certificate.
Who can earn credits on this platform?
Our accredited reflective prompts offer continuing education credit to Dentists, Dietitians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Physician Associates, Physicians and other members of the healthcare team.
Who supports Reflective Practice?
→ In support of improving patient care, the Reflective Practice activity has been planned and implemented by CME Outfitters, LLC, and SCAD Group Inc. CME Outfitters is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
