Risks and Safety of Advanced Therapies and Biologics in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Review for Nurses.

Advanced therapies, including biologics, are a core component of managing inflammatory bowel disease, which is increasing in prevalence. These therapies may offer an improved safety and tolerability profile compared with conventional treatments. However, they can interact with a patient's immune system via different mechanisms.

Measuring Return on Investment for Professional Development Activities: 2018 Updates.

What is the return on investment for the time and resources spent for professional development activities? This is an update of the two articles published in 2016, which reviewed literature and demonstrated how financial analysis of educational activities can drive decision-making. Professional development activities are routinely planned based on needs assessments, implemented with evidence-based learning modalities, and evaluated for effectiveness through linkage to outcomes. The next level of evaluation is consideration of the economic impact of professional development activities.

Measuring Return on Investment for Professional Development Activities: Implications for Practice.

What is the return on investment (ROI) for the time and resources spent for professional development activities? This is Part 2 of a two-part series to report findings and demonstrate how financial analysis of educational activities can drive decision-making. The resources consumed for professional development activities need to be identified and quantified to be able to determine the worth of such activities. This article defines terms and formulas for financial analysis for nursing professional development practitioners to use in analysis of their own programs.

Measuring Return on Investment for Professional Development Activities: A Review of the Evidence.

In the current complex healthcare environment in which organizations are dealing with reimbursement challenges, nursing professional development practitioners must increasingly demonstrate that the time and resources dedicated to educational activities are worth the impact they have on outcomes. Measuring return on investment guides decisions on resources (people, supplies, time) used for professional development activities by showing the financial impact of such activities. The purpose of this project was to review the literature on return on investment for professional development activities to best guide decision-making for limited resources.