ArticleHealthcare policy = Politiques de sante2014
Communities of practice as a professional and organizational development strategy in local public health organizations in Quebec, Canada: an evaluation model.
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- Evaluation of a Real-Time Knowledge Exchange Network Supporting Syphilis Rapid Testing and Immediate Treatment in Seven Public Health Units in Ontario, Canada.Learning health systems · 2026Article
- A scoping review of theories, models and frameworks used or proposed to evaluate knowledge mobilization strategies.Health research policy and systems · 2024Article
- How successful was the use of a community of practice for the implementation of evidence-based practices for heart failure within the United States Department of Veterans Affairs: Insights from a formative evaluation.Health research policy and systems · 2022Article
- Healthcare professionals' longitudinal perceptions of group phenomena as determinants of self-assessed learning in organizational communities of practice.BMC medical education · 2022Article
- Preparing the Leaders of Tomorrow: Learnings from a Two-Year Community of Practice in Fragility Fractures.Journal of European CME · 2022Article
- Extending impact beyond the community: Protocol for a scoping review of evidence of the impact of communities of practice on teaching and learning in higher education.International journal of educational research open · 2021Article
- Understanding competing discourses as a basis for promoting equity in primary health care.BMC health services research · 2019Article
- Competing for space in an already crowded market: a mixed methods study of why an online community of practice (CoP) for alcohol harm reduction failed to generate interest amongst the group of public health professionals at which it was aimed.Implementation science : IS · 2017Article
- An analysis of the adaptability of a professional development program in public health: results from the ALPS Study.BMC health services research · 2015Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Communities of practice (CoPs) are among the professional development strategies most widely used in such fields as management and education. Though the approach has elicited keen interest, knowledge pertaining to its conceptual underpinnings is still limited, thus hindering proper assessment of CoPs' effects and the processes generating the latter. To address this shortcoming, this paper presents a conceptual model that was developed to evaluate an initiative based on a CoP strategy: Health Promotion Laboratories are a professional development intervention that was implemented in local public health organizations in Montreal (Quebec, Canada). The model is based on latest theories on work-group effectiveness and organizational learning and can be usefully adopted by evaluators who are increasingly called upon to illuminate decision-making about CoPs. Ultimately, validation of this conceptual model will help advance knowledge and practice pertaining to CoPs as well as professional and organizational development strategies in public health.
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