Knowledge management through two virtual communities of practice (Endobloc and Pneumobloc).
We developed two virtual communities of practice (Endobloc and Pneumobloc) to increase the interaction between general practitioners and nurses in primary care and hospital endocrinologists and pulmonologists. They were designed and developed using an existing web 2.0-based virtual network belonging to the local National Health System, and we quantitatively assessed the usefulness through the participation and use during the first 24 months after the launch in 2010. A total of 26,372 visits (47% Endobloc's visits) and 2351 contributions (Endobloc's contribution 38.9%) to both virtual communities of practice were registered during the first 24 months. The most popular sections were the e-Blog and the e-Consultations section in both virtual communities of practice, but some differences in the pattern of use in other sections were observed. Activity on the virtual communities of practice occurred throughout the day including weekends and holiday periods. We showed that virtual communities of practice are feasible under real-life clinical practice.
Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova and Santa Maria, Lleida, Spain.|Institut Català de la Salut (ICS) Gerència Territorial, Lleida, Spain.
Beatriz
B
Lara
Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain.|Institut Català de la Salut (ICS) Gerència Territorial, Lleida, Spain.
Francesca
F
Cañas
Institut Català de la Salut (ICS) Gerència Territorial, Lleida, Spain.
Antonieta
A
Vidal
Institut Català de la Salut (ICS) Gerència Territorial, Lleida, Spain.
Núria
N
Nadal
Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain.|Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain.
Ferran
F
Rius
Institut Català de la Salut (ICS) Gerència Territorial, Lleida, Spain.|Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain.
Eugeni
E
Paredes
Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain.
Marta
M
Hernández
Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain.
Francisco J
FJ
Maravall
Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Barcelona Spain; Gerència d'Atenció Primaria, Barcelona Spain; CIBER of Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM), Spain.
Josep
J
Franch-Nadal
Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova and Santa Maria, Lleida, Spain; CIBER of Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES), Spain.
Ferran
F
Barbé
Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Badalona, Spain; Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain; CIBER of Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM), Spain.
Dídac
D
Mauricio
D019058:Community Networks / Q000639:trends*; D004704:Endocrinology / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D058436:Knowledge Management; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods; D015272:Pulmonary Medicine / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D061108:Social Media / Q000639:trends*; D013030:Spain; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D000078329:Workforce
endocrinology; integrated care; primary healthcare; pulmonology; virtual community of practice