Sustained transfer of knowledge to practice in long-term care: Facilitators and barriers of a mental health learning initiative

Gerontology and Geriatrics Education

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-20

  Stolee, Paul ^a   McAiney, Carrie A ^b,c   Hillier, Loretta M ^d,e   Harris, Diane ^f   Hamilton, Pam ^g   Kessler, Linda ^g   Madsen, Victoria ^c   Le Clair, J Kenneth ^g,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^e LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^f Diane Harris and Associates   (Canada)

^g Providence Continuing Care Centre   (Canada)

^h QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Continuing education; Dementia; Knowledge transfer; Learning organization; Learning strategies; Management support; Practice change

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CONTINUING EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; LONG TERM CARE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AGED; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEARNING; LONG-TERM CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 60749084742     PISSN: 02701960     EISSN: 15453847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701960802690233     Document Type: Article

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