1. Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum 2012 - June 19, 2012The Most Difficult Part ofCommunication is toEnsure that it Happens!Hunter JA1, Khan AF2, Zhong R3, Hsieh JTCH1, Wolfe D2 and the SCI KMN1: Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation 2: Parkwood Hospital, Lawson Health Research Institute 3: Rick Hansen Foundation 2. Talk ContentsSectionSection Name Slide No. 1. Background of the SCI KMN3 2. Online Collaboration Platforms as a Tool 6 3. SharePoint, the SCI KMNs Virtual Workspace9 4. Thank You & Questions16 3. The Spinal Cord Injury Knowledge Mobilization Network:We are 6 Canadian rehabilitation Funded By:centres working together to uniformlyapply the principles of ImplementationScience to facilitate best practiceadoption in the area of secondarycomplications to SCI.Supported By:Working together on the healthcare puzzle 4. Benefits:Challenges:Collaboration Benefits of our DifferentConcerted Community ofPhysicalEffortPracticetowards LocationschangeOUTWEIGH French/EnglishSharingChallengesWork and of theDifferentExpertise NetworkTime ZonesSchedulingFriendlyconflictsCompetitionTechnical Innovative Issues 5. How do we Overcome these Challenges? 6. Disclaimer!Online collaboration is a fancy way ofsaying a group of peopletrying to complete worktoward a common goal viacommunications technology.Jonathan Eyler-Werve, technology consultant who specializes in makingtechnology accessible 7. There are a Variety of Collaboration Platforms out there:SCI KMN 8. SharePoint + SCI KMNThe Rick Hansen Institute (RHI) made an in-kindcontribution of their SharePoint licence to the SCIKMN.RHI provides IT and technical support, while the actualcreation of the site, design and local administration isperformed internally within the SCI KMN.Working virtually on SharePointallows all SCI KMN members to: participate in content creation host discussions online share information / files give feedback / feedforward automatically archive changes 9. Transitioning to an SharePoint Site UsersOnline Workspace100Educating the Network 75We pre-recorded Online Webinars toeducate SCI KMN members on how toeasily use SharePoint and answer 50Frequently Asked Questions. Some samplewebinars are: 25- Introduction to SharePoint (20 min)- How to Upload, Download and Modify0Documents (8 min)- How to set up Alerts (8 min)- Changing passwords (document)- New SharePoint Tools (8 min) 10. User Uptake has % New Usersbeen Strong20 15There have been less new users each 10month using the site and now most of the5users are regular returning users 0 March April May June*SharePoint has% Returning Usersstreamlined SCI KMN10095communication.9085See the following examples...80 March AprilMay June* 11. ...Reducing Email Inbox Traffic! 12. ... Allowing members to work at their own availability Wherever they are! 13. ... Search Function allows users to locate documentseasily 14. Conclusion The SCI KMNs power lies in its Community of Practice: The SCI KMN SharePoint website facilitates our internal communication. It organizes our work, tracks our progress and keeps our network motivated from within.P.S. ...... Keep an eye out for our external website.Coming soon www.scikmn.com 15. SCI KMN Members Foothills MedicalCentre: SCIRehabilitation ClinicGlenrose Rehabilitation Hospital 16. For More Information:Jennifer Hunter, SCI KMNProject Coordinator andSharePoint Contactjennifer@onf.orgAmanda Khan, ParkwoodHospital Site Spinal CordInjury Coordinator andSharePoint Technical SupportMoving Forward as a Team The Spinal Cord Injuryamanda.khan@sjhc.london.on.caKnowledge Mobilization Network