Arya, Sidharth

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    What are the training needs of early career professionals in addiction medicine? A BEME scoping review protocol
    (BEME, 2018-06-19)
    Kelly, Damien 
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    Adam, Ahmed 
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    Arya, Sidharth 
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    Cullen, Walter 
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    Klimas, Jan 
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    et al. 
    Background: Substance use disorders (SUD) represent a significant social and economic burden globally. Accurate diagnosis and treatment by early career professionals in addiction medicine (ECPAM) fails, in part, due to a lack of training programs targeting this career stage. Prior research has highlighted the need to assess the specific training needs of early career professionals working in this area. Aim: To conduct a scoping review of the literature on the self-reported training needs of ECPAM worldwide. Methods: Medical and education databases will be searched for studies reporting perceived training needs of early career professionals (having completed their training within a five year period at the time of assessment) in addiction medicine. Retrieved citations will be screened and full text articles reviewed for eligibility by two independent reviewers. A third reviewer will arbitrate where there was disagreement. Two reviewers will independently extract data from included studies and conduct a quality appraisal assessment. Importance: Overall, the evidence on the training needs from this review will inform efforts to optimise ECPAM education internationally. Training needs assessment of early career professionals working in the field of addiction medicine is a priority.
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    Closing the gap between training needs and training provision in addiction medicine
    (Cambridge University Press, 2020-05)
    Arya, Sidharth 
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    Delic, Mirjana 
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    Ruiz, Blanca Iciar Indave 
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    Klimas, Jan 
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    et al. 
    Substance use disorders pose a significant global social and economic burden. Although effective interventions exist, treatment coverage remains limited. The lack of an adequately trained workforce is one of the prominent reasons. Recent initiatives have been taken worldwide to improve training, but further efforts are required to build curricula that are internationally applicable. We believe that the training needs of professionals in the area have not yet been explored in sufficient detail. We propose that a peer-led survey to assess those needs, using a standardised structured tool, would help to overcome this deficiency. The findings from such a survey could be used to develop a core set of competencies which is sufficiently flexible in its implementation to address the specific needs of the wide range of professionals working in addiction medicine worldwide.
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