Expert consensus on core topics of sustainable development online learning module for family physicians: A Delphi study

Objectives
Medical institutions must provide learning experiences that enhance the knowledge and perspectives of Sustainable Development (SD) to prepare trainees of family medicine to become competent global citizens. The aim of this study was to develop an SD online learning module for trainees of family medicine.
Design
This mixed-methods study was conducted from January 2020 to May 2021, beginning with a literature review concerning Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in medicine. In-depth interviews were held to assess the relevant needs of family medicine training, followed by a two-round Delphi survey with experienced educators (n = 21) in family medicine to refine and achieve consensus on the appropriate SDG topics for family physicians.
Setting
All residency training programmes in Thailand.
Participants
Members of the Residency Training Committee, Royal College of Family Physicians of Thailand.
Results
The literature review and in-..., A Delphi method was used to achieve consensus on the core topics of a sustainable development learning module for family physicians. In the Delphi method, equal weights are given to the opinions of each individual. The surveys are blinded to ensure anonymity and several rounds or iterations are conducted so that the experts can consider the results of previous rounds and change their answers if they wish.
We modified the Delphi method. We used both questionnaire survey and open-ended questions in the first round. All issues emanating from the open-ended questions and free-text comments were added to the questionnaire in the second round.,