Professional Community Research Articles

Made for or Made by? A Qualitative Investigation into the Diverse Practices and Roles of Medical Congress Participants.

Medical congresses play a pivotal role in the continuing medical education of healthcare professionals (HCPs), particularly in light of the rapid advancements in medical knowledge and technology. Notwithstanding, little is known about the internal dynamics of such events and how they contribute to the learning processes in communities of health professional practice. This study aims to uncover and elucidate what motivates HCPs to participate in medical congresses and how they experience their participation through a qualitative study. Attending six in-person medical congresses in Western Europe in 2023, we collected data through a combination of ethnographic methods including 69 in-situ interviews, 17 in-depth interviews, and extensive participant observations. We analyzed the role of the physical environment, participant motivation, interdisciplinarity, and participant diversity for medical congress attendance, ultimately identifying four types of congress participants: Explorers, Newcomers, Drivers, and Updaters, each characterized by unique patterns of professional experience and engagement within the professional communities. Our findings elucidate the complex motivational landscape of medical congress participants, where the desire for learning is routinely complemented by the pursuit of peer recognition. Our insights and the qualitative typology of medical congress participants introduced have the potential to optimize continuous medical education and shape the structure of future medical congresses by shedding light on the evolving needs of HCPs in diverse medical fields.

Communication Methods Used with Conscious Intubated Patients: Scoping Review

Background Intubated conscious patients often experience communication difficulties. The present narrative review outlines the current evidence on communication methods adopted and the experience of conscious intubated patients in critical care areas. Objectives To our knowledge, studies have attempted to examine communication with conscious intubated patients. The present review had two objectives: (1) to identify the methods adopted by nurses and conscious intubated patients to ease the communication difficulties faced due to intubation and (2) to identify the experience of nurses and conscious intubated patients with the adopted communication methods. Methods The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) checklist was followed throughout this review. PubMed and ProQuest databases were searched with the terms “intubated conscious patients,” “communication,” and “nurse”, including original research articles published between January 2019 and May 2024 on conscious patients needing intubation. Dissertations, review papers, non-interventional research, and articles written in languages other than English were excluded. Only eight of the original 2,041 studies, which included 137 intubated patients and for 545 nurses, met the inclusion criteria. The authors used the Mixed Method Appraisal tool (MMAT) and the Critical Appraisal Skills Program (CASP) to collect data and assess quality. Results After the first search of generated 2041 papers, only eight articles—representing various studies—were able to meet the inclusion requirements. The included studies were six (6) quantitative, one (1) qualitative study and one (1) mixed-method study. Four communication intervention types were identified, namely: (1) Communication boards/charts (two studies), which improved communication and increased patient satisfaction. (2) Gestures and facial expressions (four studies) were reported to be frequently initiated for communication by the nurses with the patients. (3) Multiple methods (three studies) used were found to be insufficient to communicate with the patients. (4) Digital technology program, including Communicative Digital Technology Program was found to be effective means of communication in three such studies. Conclusion Results imply that communication techniques may be useful in enhancing patient–nursing professional communication with conscious intubated patients. However, in developing countries with fewer resources, a low-cost communication tool addressing both physical and emotional needs may be developed to aid in communication among patients and nurses.

Christmas article: Importance of seniority and daily variation for the flattening of academic medical language

In the medical community Greek and Latin form a cornerstone of our daily professional communication. The use of correct terminology is under pressure, although the extent of incorrect terminology is unknown, particularly regarding the Greek suffix »-itis«, which indicates inflammation. It has been observed that the correct »-itis« suffix is being reduced to »-it« (e.g., »hepatitis« vs. »hepatit«). We investigated the extent of this based on observations from medical conferences in the Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology at Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark. Senior doctors more often use »-itis« correctly compared to junior doctors (59 vs. 39%), but there is generally room for improvement in both groups. A significant difference is observed between morning and midday conferences, with more errors occurring in the morning. There is a tendency toward a reduction in the use of the »-itis« suffix, which can negatively impact clinical communication and patient safety. The study suggests targeted efforts to maintain correct linguistic practices in clinical settings. None, con amore. Not relevant.

Strategies for Reforming Architectural English Education to Navigate Industry Challenges

The Chinese construction industry has entered a downturn period, the recommendation of the Chinese construction market has been tightened, and the changes in the demand of the international construction market have new requirements for the foreign language ability of the present and future construction talents. In order to cultivate architectural talents with intercultural communication ability and solid professional English communication ability to improve international competitiveness, this paper discusses the teaching reform and innovation path of architectural foreign language, combining situational teaching and project-based learning, focusing on cultivating students 'comprehensive ability of architectural English, intercultural communication ability and professional expression skills. This paper analyzes the impact of the downturn of the construction industry on the teaching content and methods, and hopes to cultivate the architecture talents with international communication ability through teaching reform and exploration.

Collective Woes and Wisdom : Mantras for success from 150+ in-house service design practitioners

‘The Circle’ is an international community of in-house service design professionals meeting monthly to share, commiserate and learn. Over 150 members past and present, from 21 countries, have collectively contributed to hundreds of hours of recordings and countless virtual sticky notes. Both of us have been members from the start, joining in the hope we weren’t the only ones struggling to adapt to the challenges of being in-house. Far from having it all figured out, we continue to invest in this community three years later, as it’s the only place we can hear so many candid perspectives from our peers. Learnings from our conversations aren’t covered by books on methods or easily found with a Google search. So, we’re happy to share some of our collective wisdom and woes, without breaking our community’s code of confidentiality.

Analisis Kinerja Guru Penggerak di SD Negeri 149 Palembang

This research discusses the role of teacher leader in improving the quality of education and student learning outcomes. This research uses a qualitative method where this method uses interview techniques, observation and document analysis. This data collection uses a population of all teachers significantly contributes to the implementation of innovative teaching practices, the development of student potential and the formation of collaborative professional learning communities. Apart from that this research analyses the importance of teacher leader in increasing student involvement and create a safe and comfortable learning environment. This research has identified several challenges that will be faced including limited resources, time, the need for continuous training to improve competency. This is recommended so that schools can provide ongoing support and opportunities for professional development for teacher leader. Overall, the performance of teacher leader at SD Negeri 149 Palembang can play a crucial role, so that the school’s educational goals can be achieved which can provide benefits to the student’s learning experience.

A Decade of Business and Professional Communication Quarterly: A PRISMA Guided Systematic Review

This study presents a systematic review of the last decade of research published in Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, using PRISMA guidelines and bibliometric analysis. The review analyzes publication and citation trends, key contributors, and emerging themes. The research highlights how the field has evolved in response to global crises, technological advancements, and shifts in social dynamics. By exploring key themes such as virtual team communication, social presence in online learning, and the integration of emerging technologies, the study provides a comprehensive assessment of the journal’s contributions from 2014 to 2024. It also identifies future research directions.

A Web of Thoughts, a Storm of Intent, a Tapestry so Resonant

At the end of the semester in WRS 210 Intro to Professional Communication, students are asked to reflect on what they have learned in the course. Typically, students write their reflections in academic prose but are always invited to take diferent approaches to this assignment. Diego Martinez Ortiz, a graduate student in physics, wrote his reflection in verse, a surprising and delightful choice for a scientist. Diego reflects upon his journey as a communicator and the complexity he discovered in the process of professional communication.

Systematic Review on the Impact of Instructional Leadership on Implementing Teachers' Continuous Professional Development Program in Tanzania: A Case Study of Primary Schools in Mkuranga District

This study investigates the role of instructional leadership in implementing and succeeding Teachers' Continuous Professional Development (TCPD) programs in primary schools within Tanzania's Mkuranga District. Through a systematic literature review, the research underscores the critical importance of instructional leadership in shaping educational quality and student outcomes. The data was collected systematically from databases such as Scopus, Google Scholar, Research Gate, and PubMed were selected due to their extensive collections of peer-reviewed journals, articles, and conference papers. This review synthesizes findings from 18 selected articles published between 2010 and 2024, focusing on administrators' and teachers' perceptions of instructional leadership, its influence on TCPD program implementation, challenges faced by administrators, and strategies for improving instructional leadership in primary schools. The review reveals that effective instructional leaders articulate a clear vision for educational improvement, align professional development with school goals, and foster a culture of collaboration and continuous learning. Despite the recognized benefits, challenges such as inadequate funding, resistance to change, and administrative turnover hinder TCPD implementation. The study offers strategic recommendations, including targeted training for leaders, professional learning communities, resource allocation, monitoring and evaluation, and community engagement, to enhance instructional leadership and TCPD effectiveness

Engaging stakeholders in embedded newborn health services/systems research in Kenya; a continuous process involving multiple actors.

Background Engaging relevant stakeholders throughout the research cycle is increasingly recognised as critical to conducting quality health systems research. There are few descriptions and analyses of stakeholder engagement in practice for embedded health systems research especially those that must navigate multi-level decentralised health systems. We describe and reflect on the stakeholder engagement activities of an international multi-disciplinary programme of research focused on newborn care in hospitals in Kenya. Methodology Our experienced project stakeholder engagement group coordinated engagement activities across multiple stakeholders with differing interests in the research. We conducted a stakeholder mapping and analysis using an engagement matrix to include national and county-level policymakers, professional communities, associations and regulators, health managers, frontline healthcare workers, patients, families and patient representative groups. Our engagement group maintained a log of engagement activities and had regular programme feedback meetings and discussions. As part of our analysis of stakeholder engagement, we drew on project documents and meeting minutes, and on a conceptual framework which distinguishes between the moral, strategic and practicaldimensions of stakeholder engagement. Results Stakeholder engagement was essential but complex in practice. Although we had significant prior engagement experience and relationships at the hospitals and the counties, introducing new staff into NBUs triggered complexities that required careful consultation along the bureaucracies at the counties. Despite the counties having similar hierarchical architectures, engagement processes varied and achieved different outcomes across counties. There were also multiple officeholder transitions over the research period, occasioned by factors in our external environment, often necessitating engaging afresh. Conclusion Even with a carefully developed stakeholder engagement plan, an experienced team, and a landscape backed by long-term embeddedness, health research stakeholder engagement can unfold in unexpected ways and requires continuous effort, resources, and adaptability. Meeting the moral, strategic, and practical potential of engagement requires flexibility, responsiveness, and commitment, including adequate resources.

Support and core? The changing roles of communication professionals in higher education institutions

In recent decades, the role of communication and PR within higher education institutions (HEIs) has grown in significance, marked by the expansion of communication departments, diversified work assignments for communication professionals, and an increasing focus on reputation and visibility. This study examines 203 job advertisements targeting communication professionals in Swedish HEIs from 1999 to 2022. Our analysis identifies a substantial shift in the expectations and roles of communication professionals. It reveals a pronounced trend of increasing expectations, necessitating candidates to possess a broader and deeper skill set to manage a wider spectrum of responsibilities in HEIs. Furthermore, while our findings signal a noteworthy transformation in the communication profession, it also shows the evolvement from a supportive function to a strategically integral role in aiding and forming institutional management and leadership. Moreover, this study highlights communication departments as particularly flexible sites for receiving and incorporating external trends and ideas in university organizations.

Exploring Language Teacher Education through Researcher-Practitioner Co-construction of Differentiated Instruction

Differentiated instruction has been advocated for embracing learner diversity, but it has been found that differentiated instruction implementation is difficult and teachers often feel unprepared. This qualitative case study explored the professional development of two English language teachers in two participating schools of a school-university collaboration project on diversity management in Hong Kong. Based on the data collected from co-planning meetings, lesson observations, semi-structured interviews, focus groups and artefacts, the study showed that research-informed teaching and teaching-informed research were both indispensable to differentiated instruction infrastructure building; school cultures and teacher efficacies both affected teachers’ attitudes towards researcher-practitioner collaboration modes for professional development. Teachers whose efficacy and professional learning community remained at a developing stage tended to rely on an expert-guided collaboration mode. Yet, those whose efficacy and professional learning community had advanced would prefer a more self-redirected learning mode. These findings shed light on bridging the researcher-practitioner divide in teacher education.

Assessment and support pathways for learning disabilities in CPTS

Since 2021, the Pévèle Douaisis territorial professional health community has set up an assessment and support pathway for learning disorders in children and adolescents. The aim is to support young people with dyslexia in developing their care pathway, in order to facilitate their care and schooling via the implementation of educational support. The program is managed by an advanced practice nurse, whose role is to carry out a holistic assessment of the situation.

The CPTS 78: a new era of collaboration, a strong territorial base

The 78 Nord Porte de Normandie territorial professional health communities (CPTS), created in 2020 in the Yvelines department, aims to improve care coordination and access to healthcare services for a population of 170,000 inhabitants spread over 57 communes. Driven by the Odyssée association, the project has been designed to meet the challenges of a region marked by social inequalities, unfavorable medical demographics and difficulties in accessing care. It stands out for its inclusive governance, bringing together healthcare professionals, users and local players, enabling decisions to be taken in line with the realities on the ground. Thanks to its collaborative approach and the commitment of its members, the CPTS has established itself as an essential pillar in the reorganization of care in its area.

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication Information for Authors

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication Information for Authors

Multistakeholder perspectives on ensuring quality in professional community pharmacy services: insights from nominal group discussions in England

Multistakeholder perspectives on ensuring quality in professional community pharmacy services: insights from nominal group discussions in England

MOOC teaching assistants’ global-engaged learning in the US and China

How can we create a “global-at-home” learning experience for university students to engage them in serving global professional communities online? This study applied global engagement surveys alongside interviews and focus groups in online contexts to examine engaged learning outcomes of US and Chinese university students who served as MOOC teaching assistants to interact with the course participants from over 50 countries. Findings from pre and post surveys showed that TAs significantly increased their scores on efficacy, political voice, conscious consumption and critical reflection. Further, qualitative analysis showed that TAs worked to adapt their language in their communication with participants, a key aspect of intercultural competence, and that they gained self-efficacy in online communication and in their ability to make a difference. TAs described affordances of online global-engaged learning, including accessibility, time for reflection, lack of implicit bias, creating long-term connections, and reaching large audiences. They also reflected on challenges, including lack of emotional connection, lack of response from participants, language barriers, and perceived lack of expertise. The study offers recommendations for designing online learning and community engagement experiences that can provide opportunities for university students to gain intercultural competence, efficacy, and reflection.

Improving links between town and hospital: systems and initiatives in France

Interconnection between hospital and outpatient care is crucial to enhancing continuity of care for patients, particularly those with chronic illnesses. The systems currently in place in France, such as territorial hospital groups, the return-to-home program, the mobile palliative care teams, the shared medical record and territorial healthcare professional communities, are meeting the main challenges associated with this coordination. Their aim is to optimize care trajectories, reduce re-hospitalization and improve the quality of care.

Clinical Readiness for Practice of Nursing Students: A Concept Analysis

Introduction: The concept of clinical readiness for practice among nursing students is yet to be analyzed, and there is a lack of empirical evidence on its usage among academics and clinicians. Methods: This concept analysis is anchored on a systematic literature review that adhered to the PRISMA guidelines and incorporated the eight iterative steps of Walker and Avant’s concept analysis method. This concept analysis method involved: (1) choosing a concept; (2) determining the objectives of the analysis; (3) identifying usages of the concept; (4) determining the defining attributes; (5) identifying a model case; (6) identifying other cases, including borderline, contrary, and related cases; (7) identifying antecedents and consequences; and (8) defining empirical references. The integrative thematic data synthesis method was adopted. Results: The concept of nursing students’ clinical readiness for practice is said to have four interrelated attributes. These attributes included (1) professional skills, (2) communication skills, (3) self-management skills, and (4) self-confidence. The two antecedents for nursing students’ clinical readiness to practice are (1) personal factors, including demographic characteristics, prior healthcare experience, income, and emotional intelligence; and (2) educational factors, including the clinical learning environment, clinical internship program, learning resource, and learning strategy. The consequence of clinical readiness for the practice of nursing students includes obtaining practice skills that can lead to more personal and job-related satisfactory outcomes. Conclusions: clinical readiness for practice in nursing encompasses the acquisition and integration of professional knowledge, skills, effective communication abilities, and self-management capabilities and the application of these competencies with confidence toward the provision of high-quality care to patients. Clinical Relevance: Understanding the components of clinical readiness is crucial for nursing educators, preceptors, and healthcare institutions to ensure that nursing students are adequately prepared for the challenges they will face in clinical practice. By recognizing the importance of professional knowledge, skills, communication, and self-management in clinical readiness, educators and training institutions can tailor their curricula, programs, and support systems to better prepare nursing students for the demands of real-world healthcare settings. This focus on clinical readiness ultimately delivers safe, effective, and compassionate patient care.

마을교육활동가의 정체성 및 행위자성 형성에 관한 생애사 연구

The purpose of this study is to explore the identity and agency of village education activists through situated learning and to expand discussions for supporting their capacity enhancement. The research method used for this study is based on Mandelbaum’s (1973) life history study, which analyzes three areas: ‘dimensions of life’, ‘turning points’, and ‘adaptations’. The analysis results in the ‘dimensions of life’ area are as follows: First, the economic crisis in the family during childhood served as a cause to form an identity of self-reliance. Second, early employment during youth led to the exploration of identity. Third, experiencing family adversity caused a period of identity confusion. Fourth, acting as family problem solver helped to discover her self-motivated behaviors, which acted as the driving force for village education activists to obtain agency. In the ‘turning points’ area: Personal conditions such as assimilation with the village community became a turning point in identity formation and the manifestation of agency as a prepared village education activist. Social conditions, such as acquiring matching skills to connect the village and people, and people with people, became a turning point in finding one’s position. In the ‘adaptations’ area: Being a complete subject from a peripheral object based on a self-directed community activities, participation in self-directed learning processes, growing together with participating members, and learning in professional community networks formed the basis for the identity and agency of village education activists. Through the results of this life history research, discussions for supporting the growth of village education activists in regional education innovation and development were presented.