Introducing a multimedia course to enhance health professionals’ skills to facilitate communities of practice: Experiences of the first cohort of course participants

Journal of Health Organization and Management

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 477-494

  Jakubec, Sonya L ^a   Parboosingh, John ^b   Colvin, Barbara ^c  

^a MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communication; Continuing professional development; Networks; Open learning; Qualitative research; Technology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; MULTIMEDIA; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ALBERTA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; MULTIMEDIA; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84908224082     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JHOM-09-2012-0164     Document Type: Article

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