Measuring Return on Investment for Professional Development Activities: Pandemic Impacts and Revised Known Cost of Outcomes.

Creator(s)

Cathleen Opperman
Debra Liebig, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
Judith Bowling
Carol Susan Johnson
Johanna Stiesmeyer
Susi Miller

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-2022

Identifier

DOI: 10.1097/NND.0000000000000914

Abstract

Measurement of the economic impact of professional development activities is essential for resource decision-making. Part 1 of this series described recent literature on economic impact of educational activities and challenged readers to publish more on the financial impact of programs. This article uses scenarios to demonstrate how professional development activities can add value to resource decision-making as we navigate the pandemic and provides an update of the "Known Costs of Outcomes" table.

Journal Title

J Nurses Prof Dev

Volume

38

Issue

6

First Page

340

Last Page

346

MeSH Keywords

Humans; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Pandemics; Investments

Keywords

Cost-Benefit Analysis; Pandemics; Investments

Recommended Citation

Opperman C, Liebig D, Bowling J, Johnson CS, Stiesmeyer J, Miller S. Measuring Return on Investment for Professional Development Activities: Pandemic Impacts and Revised Known Cost of Outcomes. J Nurses Prof Dev. 2022;38(6):340-346. doi:10.1097/NND.0000000000000914