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Leveraging online learning communities and collaborations to build a sustainable workforce

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 : 1:10 PM - 1:30 PM

Ejim Mark, MD, MPH, MBA , Westat, Rockville, MD
With the increased rate of staff turnover in rural and underserved areas, there is a need to ensure that your staff is up-to-date on new findings and practices in the field. Online learning communities can be a great resource to interact with other professionals interested in the similar topic and to solve problems collectively.  This need for cross-professional learning and knowledge building has given rise to many online communities. Many managers are finding it difficult balancing the time their staff spend participating in these communities and the value to their organization. Many also find difficulty matching the right staff to the right community.

Learning Areas:

Communication and informatics
Other professions or practice related to public health

Learning Objectives:
Demonstrate a basic understanding of learning communities and how they function Determine which online communities are most beneficial to your staff Identify how to get the best value from these communities

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Dr. Mark is a physician informaticist with more than 12 years of experience in primary care and preventive medicine. His work is focused on using technology to improve population health and decrease health care disparities. He has facilitated numerous online communities building knowledge around EHR implementation and other quality improvement strategies. He has explored ways to remotely train office staff using various distant learning methodologies.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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