Vol. 8, Issue 3, Part B (2025)

Objective: This study aims to examine the effect of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Program on health educators’ knowledge and satisfaction at one of the major tertiary hospitals, KSA.
Method: A quasi-experimental design was used in this study. All health educators were included in this study (n=25). CPD program included 16 lectures related to their specialty. Knowledge of participants was assessed after each lecture through standard posttest, while satisfaction of participants was assessed at the end of the program through valid and reliable tool including satisfaction about four domains (program, presenter, evaluation method, and overall satisfaction). 
Results: The average knowledge score across 16 CPD lectures was 79.8%, indicating a high level of knowledge acquisition. The one-sample t-test indicated that average scores of participants were significantly different from and higher than 70% as minimum acceptable score in posttest (t= 4.73, p value = 0.000074). No significant effect for demographic variables especially gender (male, and female) and educational level (Bachelor’s and Master’s degree holders) was found on knowledge scores (U = 48.5, and p = 0.656), and (U = 68.0, and p = 0.234). The average satisfaction score was 3.83. By using one-sample t-test to compare the average satisfaction score to a neutral value midpoint, average satisfaction score was significantly higher than the neutral value (t= 4.88, and p value = 0.00005), indicating positive effect of the program on participants’ satisfaction. By using Friedman test there was no statistically significant difference between the mean satisfaction scores across the satisfaction domains (program, presenter, evaluation method, overall satisfaction), (χ² (3) = 2.64, and p = 0.45). 
Conclusion: CPD activities has positive effect on both knowledge and satisfaction levels among health educators. These results emphasize the need for continuous investment in structured CPD programs tailored to health care providers especially health educators’ needs. Enhancing CPD delivery methods and content relevance can further improve educational outcomes and healthcare quality.