PhD, FSHPA, BA, BPharm, Academic Director, Centre for Health Research Illawarra Shoalhaven Population (CHRISP) and Deputy Director, Illawarra @ Southern Practice Research Network (ISPRN), School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW.
PhD, BA (Hons), Research Fellow, School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW.
Aust J Gen Pract. 2022 Apr;51(4):263-269. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-03-21-5881.
In April 2020, a group of general practice leaders in NSW, Australia, established a COVID-19 virtual community of practice (VCoP) to facilitate rapid transfer and implementation of clinical guidance into practice. This research aimed to gain an understanding of the experience and effectiveness of the VCoP from leaders and members.
The study used a qualitative participatory action research methodology. A framework analysis was applied to focus group discussion, semi-structured interview and open-text written response data.
Thirty-six participants contributed data. In addition to a positive evaluation of the effectiveness of information transfer and support, a key finding was the importance of the role of the VCoP in professional advocacy. Areas for improvement included defining measures of success.
This study has reinforced the potential for VCoPs to aid health crisis responses. In future crisis applications, we recommend purposefully structuring advocacy and success measures at VCoP establishment.
2020 年 4 月,澳大利亚新南威尔士州的一群全科医学领导人成立了 COVID-19 虚拟实践共同体(VCoP),以促进临床指南的快速转移和实施。本研究旨在从领导者和成员的角度了解 VCoP 的经验和效果。
该研究采用定性参与式行动研究方法。框架分析应用于焦点小组讨论、半结构化访谈和开放式书面回复数据。
36 名参与者提供了数据。除了对信息传递和支持的有效性的积极评价外,一个关键发现是 VCoP 在专业倡导中的重要作用。需要改进的领域包括定义成功的衡量标准。
本研究进一步证实了 VCoP 在帮助应对卫生危机方面的潜力。在未来的危机应用中,我们建议在 VCoP 成立时有意构建倡导和成功措施。