Critical Care Network: BC Critical Care Community of Practice

BC CRITICAL CARE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICETaking our work from today to the next step

March 8, 2012

• What are your burning clinical issues?

• What do you do when you get ‘stuck’?

A community of practice is….

Wenger, E. www.ewenger.com/theory 2006.

A group of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do…. and learn how to do it better….

by interacting regularly.

• A domain—Critical Care Medicine

• A community—staff in 29 ICUs

• A practice—many…

• Is there interest in doing this?• Do we have the right ingredients?

Actions to cultivate a successful Community of Practice

• Design the community to evolve naturally• Create opportunities for open dialogue (inside and out)• Welcome and allow different levels of participation• Develop both public and private community spaces• Focus on the value of the community• Combine familiarity and excitement• Find and nurture a regular rhythm for the community

Why use an online platform?

Maintaining activity and focus in an online collaborative platform• Problem driven• Organic (not predetermined) involvement• Diverse champions, facilitators, leaders• Administrative support• Regular incentives to participate

Who wants to get involved?