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Collaborative work and medical talk: opportunities for learning through knowledge sharing.
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PMID:  22049637     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Teleconsultations provide new opportunities for learning in medical settings. This study explores the conditions under which learning among physicians takes place. The empirical context is 47 real-time video conferences carried out to examine collaborative work and the medical talk involved. Sixteen of the observations were consultations wherein general practitioners (GPs) and specialists shared knowledge with the purpose of solving a medical problem related to a patient under treatment. In this exploratory study, the learning opportunities are seen as what medical practitioners with different types of expertise achieve through interaction while working with patients over periods of time. The analysis of medical talk in consultations shows that collaborative work among GPs and specialists creates a shared understanding of the patient's clinical history and treatment trajectory. As knowledge is demanded and attributed and gaps of knowledge become shared, consultations create a work tool that expands the medical work and talk. Collaborative work in and between different levels of the health care service expands knowledge, creates opportunities for learning in everyday settings, and improves the quality of knowledge distribution in the health care system.
Authors:
Line Lundvoll Nilsen; Sten R Ludvigsen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Communication & medicine     Volume:  7     ISSN:  1612-1783     ISO Abbreviation:  Commun Med     Publication Date:  2010  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-11-04     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101201068     Medline TA:  Commun Med     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  143-53     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
University Hospital of North Norway, Norwegian Centre for Integrated Care and Telemedicine, Tromsø, Norway. line.lundvoll.nilsen@telemed.no
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