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Abstract
The Older Drivers Project (ODP) of the American Medical Association has provided evidence-based training for clinicians since 2003. More than 10,000 physicians and other professionals have been trained via an authoritative manual, the Physician's Guide to Assessing & Counseling Older Drivers, and an associated continuing medical education five-module curriculum offered formally by multidisciplinary teams from 12 U.S. States from 2003 to 2008. An hour-long, online version was piloted with medical residents and physicians (N = 259) from six academic and physician office sites from 2010 to 2011. Pre/postsurveys were completed. Most rated the curriculum of high quality and relevant to their practice. A majority (88%) reported learning a new technique or tool, and 89% stated an intention to incorporate new learning into their daily clinical practice. More than one half (62%) reported increased confidence in addressing driving. This transition from in-person to online instruction will allow the ODP to reach many more clinicians, at all levels of training, in the years to come.
Acknowledgments
This work was supported by an educational grant to the American Medical Association from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (DTNH 22-01-H-05198). The authors wish to thank the staff of the American Medical Association (notably Lela Manning) for their logistical support in mounting this project and organizing the data. The authors thank Michelle Siroko, a graduate student in social work at Saint Louis University, for her assistance in producing this article. The authors also thank the residency directors who recruited participants for this curriculum validation effort. Finally, the authors are grateful to the many physicians, residents, and other health professionals who participated in the online training and responded to the program evaluation survey.