CareSearch: Professional Connect
This event is part of the Quality Use of
CareSearch Project
Professional ConnectNetworks, or communities of practice arecreated when there is a common interest
For the majority of networks, communication and sharing of resources is important.
CareSearch can help to facilitate this via virtual engagement
Professional ConnectCareSearch can support networks by allowinginteraction online.
This enables groups to
• Share information, such as documentation• Communicate in a way that allows tracking of
conversation threads• Share a common calendar for important events
Professional Connect• If a group is interested in this feature they will
need to contact CareSearch• Users will be registered and will be emailed a
username and password to gain access• These password protected areas are called
forums and users need to decide what options they would like
Professional Connect• A forum can have one or many areas of
discussion• Groups need to decide if their forum needs to
be moderated
– If a tutor is working with students they may wish to moderate
– A working group of peers won’t need a moderator
Palliative Care Nurses AustraliaThe PCNA national committee comprises seven members from different states
Face to face meetings can only be facilitated annually, so the committee engages virtually to conduct ongoing business
Documents (eg, financial statements) areuploaded onto the documents page before each of the monthly teleconferences
Palliative Care Nurses Australia
The newsletter editor uploads draft newsletters for comment and editing by the group
The forum has conversation threads with themes such as marketing, membership
The forum was used to discuss the formal peerreview process of the CareSearch nurses hub
Professional Connect
• CareSearch can provide information, support and advice about setting up a forum
CareSearch would like to thank the many people
who contribute their time and expertise to the project including
members of the National Advisory Group and the Knowledge
Network Management Group.
CareSearch is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing as part of the National Palliative Care Program.
www.caresearch.com.au