Nice example of CoP outcomes

This free article illustrates some of the power of what can come from collaborative work for safety and quality improvement via the launch and support of a community of practice (CoP). As a knowledge sharing mechanism, I think CoPs can provide great opportunities for multidisplinary, multi-location teams to come together to get work done that might not get accomplished by one organization or one team.

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Alliance for Pediatric Quality: Creating a Community of Practice to Improve Health Care for America's Children
Paul V. Miles, Marlene Miller, Donna M. Payne, Robert Perelman, Mimi Saffer, Edward Zimmerman for the Alliance for Pediatric Quality
Pediatrics 2009; 123: S64-S66

KM in hospitals session

I hope you'll join us for this session in Utah April 16-17th, 2009. We are excited about building on our successful 2007 Chicago workshop with a 1.5 event that engages teams from organizations (a librarian and a peer from outside the library) to help with developing KM strategies through the application of Appreciative Inquiry and Plan-Do-Study-Act mechanisms.

http://nnlm.gov/mcr/education/classes_knowledge_management.html

There is an application process for teams to be considered to participate and the deadline for submitting paperwork is Feb 6th.