ERIC Number: EJ834686
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
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Knowledge Translation of Interprofessional Collaborative Patient-Centred Practice: The Working Together Project Experience
MacDonald, Colla J.; Archibald, Douglas; Stodel, Emma; Chambers, Larry W.; Hall, Pippa
McGill Journal of Education, v43 n3 p283-307 2008
The Working Together (WT) project involved the design and delivery of an online learning resource for healthcare teams in long-term care (LTC) so that knowledge regarding interprofessional collaborative patient-centred practice (ICPCP) could be readily accessed and then transferred to the workplace. The purpose of this paper is to better understand the process of knowledge translation in continuing education for healthcare professionals by documenting our experiences using Lavis et al.'s (2003) organizing framework for knowledge transfer, and highlighting the impact this approach had on the design, development, delivery, and evaluation of the WT program. Fifty-nine pharmacists, physicians, nurses, and nurse practitioners from 17 LTC homes across Ontario, Canada participated in this project. The effectiveness of the knowledge translation of ICPCP through the WT project was evaluated using the Demand-Driven Learning Model (DDLM) evaluation tool (MacDonald, Breithaupt, Stodel, Farres, & Gabriel, 2002) to assess learners' reactions to the learning resource. Data from quantitative pre-post surveys and qualitative interviews revealed that learners found using the WT online resource to be a satisfactory learning experience, obtained new knowledge and skills regarding ICPCP, transferred knowledge to the workplace, and reported that learning had a positive effect on the residents they cared for. (Contains 2 figures, 4 tables, and 1 note.)
Descriptors: Distance Education, Physicians, Nurses, Online Courses, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Learning Experience, Educational Resources, Information Dissemination, Pharmacy, Health Personnel, Health Services, Health Facilities, Professional Continuing Education, Cooperation, Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Models, Transfer of Training, Patients, Medical Care Evaluation, Interprofessional Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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