Flying blind: The experience of online interprofessional facilitation

Journal of Interprofessional Care

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 298-304

  Hanna, Elizabeth ^a   Soren, Barbara ^a   Telner, Deanna ^b   MacNeill, Heather ^b   Lowe, Mandy ^a   Reeves, Scott ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer supported learning; Interprofessional collaboration; Interprofessional education; Interprofessional facilitation; Online; Synchronous

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; EDUCATION; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TEACHING;

ADULT; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84881038246     PISSN: 13561820     EISSN: 14699567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13561820.2012.723071     Document Type: Article

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