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

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

Abstract Background Improving mechanisms for knowledge translation (KT) and connecting decision-makers to each other and the information and evidence they consider relevant to their work remains a priority for public health. Virtual communities of practices (CoPs) potentially offer an affordable and...

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Main Authors: Ruth Ponsford, Jennifer Ford, Helena Korjonen, Emma Hughes, Asha Keswani, Triantafyllos Pliakas, Matt Egan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Implementation Science
Subjects:
Knowledge translation
Public health
Community of practice
Evidence
Decision-making
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13012-017-0622-8

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