Overview

This Policy Brief examines the key measures necessary for creating the conditions that allow physicians to adapt their skills in the context of professional needs and lifelong learning. It outlines the reasons why a reconsideration of lifelong learning practices in Europe is needed at various levels (‎i.e. learner, organization and systems)‎ and it explores the policy options, conditions and incentives involved in updating the knowledge and skills of any health workforce. While the focus here is on physicians, many of these concepts are transferable to other health professionals as well. This Policy Brief specifically examines the options for collaboration across countries, including strategies for promoting the transmission of learning, training and new forms of knowledge across national boundaries within Europe (‎with particular reference to the EU Member States)‎.