Keys to success of a community of clinical practice in primary care: a qualitative evaluation of the ECOPIH project

The current reality of primary care (PC) makes it essential to have telemedicine systems available to facilitate communication between care levels. Communities of practice have great potential in terms of care and education, and that is why the Online Communication Tool between Primary and Hospital...

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Autores: Lacasta Tintorer, David, Manresa Domínguez, Josep Maria, Pujol Rivera, Enriqueta, Flayeh Beneyto, Souhel, Mundet Tuduri, Xavier, Saigí-Rubió, Francesc
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
Repositorio:O2, repositorio institucional de la UOC
OAI Identifier:oai:openaccess.uoc.edu:10609/93205
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10609/93205
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:primary health care
problem solving
telemedicine
referral and consultation
education medical continuing
atenció primària de salut
solucionar problemes
telemedicina
referència i consulta
educació mèdica contínua
primeros auxilios
resolución de problemas
referencia y consulta
educación médica continua
Primary care (Medicine)
Atenció primària
Atención primaria
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Sumario:The current reality of primary care (PC) makes it essential to have telemedicine systems available to facilitate communication between care levels. Communities of practice have great potential in terms of care and education, and that is why the Online Communication Tool between Primary and Hospital Care was created. This tool enables PC and non-GP specialist care (SC) professionals to raise clinical cases for consultation and to share information. The objective of this article is to explore healthcare professionals' views on communities of clinical practice (CoCPs) and the changes that need to be made in an uncontrolled real-life setting after more than two years of use. A descriptive-interpretative qualitative study was conducted on a total of 29 healthcare professionals who were users and non-users of a CoCP using 2 focus groups, 3 triangular groups and 5 individual interviews. There were 18 women, 21 physicians and 8 nurses. Of the interviewees, 21 were PC professionals, 24 were users of a CoCP and 7 held managerial positions.