An Online Community of Practice for Emergency Care Practitioners

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Thursday, 21 July 2005
This presentation is part of 4: Poster Session
An Online Community of Practice for Emergency Care Practitioners

Description: Communities of practice are common in health care organizations because of the multifaceted nature of managing complex patient care. This paper will present a model for knowledge sharing for rural and urban Emergency Practitioners.
Presentation Format: Poster
Topic: Partnering for success: Multi-institution and consortium challenges and solutions
Target Audience: Course Designers, E-learning Managers, Institutional Research and Assessment Staff, Senior Administrators
Appropriate Audience Level: Experienced WebCT users
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Abstract Text: The provision of quality care in an Emergency Department requires the coordinated efforts of a number of health care professionals. Integral components to the provision of adequate and safe patient care involve the practitioner's ability to remain current and competent with therapeutic interventions and modalities. Sharing knowledge and participating in interactive discussions of patient care issues presents as a daily, continuous challenge for the multidisciplinary health care team within the Emergency Department. Emerging informational and instructional technologies provide an alternative to the traditional mode of face-to-face interaction and holds great promise as a tool in a constructivist learning paradigm. This type of medium provides practitioners with an opportunity to not only selectively view relevant information but also dialogue with their peers and local, national or international content experts. This study involves the establishment of a collaborative WebCT learning environment to connect seven rural and one urban Emergency Department in Nova Scotia. This paper will describe the instructional design considerations for the shared learning space, the development of content modules and progress to date.

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Description:	Communities of practice are common in health care organizations because of the multifaceted nature of managing complex patient care. This paper will present a model for knowledge sharing for rural and urban Emergency Practitioners.
Presentation Format:	Poster
Topic:	Partnering for success: Multi-institution and consortium challenges and solutions
Target Audience:	Course Designers, E-learning Managers, Institutional Research and Assessment Staff, Senior Administrators
Appropriate Audience Level:	Experienced WebCT users
WebCT Version:
Abstract Text:	The provision of quality care in an Emergency Department requires the coordinated efforts of a number of health care professionals. Integral components to the provision of adequate and safe patient care involve the practitioner's ability to remain current and competent with therapeutic interventions and modalities. Sharing knowledge and participating in interactive discussions of patient care issues presents as a daily, continuous challenge for the multidisciplinary health care team within the Emergency Department. Emerging informational and instructional technologies provide an alternative to the traditional mode of face-to-face interaction and holds great promise as a tool in a constructivist learning paradigm. This type of medium provides practitioners with an opportunity to not only selectively view relevant information but also dialogue with their peers and local, national or international content experts. This study involves the establishment of a collaborative WebCT learning environment to connect seven rural and one urban Emergency Department in Nova Scotia. This paper will describe the instructional design considerations for the shared learning space, the development of content modules and progress to date.