Communities of Practice as a Knowledge Translation and Exchange Strategy: A Qualitative Secondary Ethnographic Analysis

This study was a secondary qualitative analysis that used the constructivist paradigm and an ethnographic approach to explore the culture and success factors of two Communities of Practice (CoPs). The CoPs, housed by the Seniors Health Knowledge Network (SHKN), worked in wound care and complex care resolution for older adults. Five themes emerged through data analysis: 1) Hope and Desire to Cause Real, Effective Change, 2) Appreciation for Bringing Together Diverse People and Experiences, 3) Aspiring to Work Together as a Harmonious Team, 4) Striving for Strong Work Ethic and Good Practices to Achieve Efficiency and Productivity and 5) Tensions, Worries and Uncertainty. The themes are discussed in relation to CoP literature to suggest strategies for developing, running and sustaining successful CoPs in the realm of healthcare. The most important implication of this work is that passion, work ethic, diversity and communication may help CoPs achieve harmony and success.

Name thesis:degree_name

MHIS

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Health Information Science

Grantor dc:publisher

The University of Western Ontario

Year dc:date.issued

2017

Author dc:creator

• Shaheen, Qudsia

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Kothari, Anita

• Secondary Qualitative Analysis
• Constructivism
• Ethnography
• Communities of Practice
• Culture
• Knowledge Translation

Language dc:language.iso

en_ca

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14721/27709

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:uwo.scholaris.ca:20.500.14721/27709