Development and evaluation of a community of practice to improve stem cell donor recruitment in Canada

Background and Objectives Communities of practice (CoPs) represent effective models to achieve quality outcomes in health care. We report the development and evaluation of a CoP to improve stem cell donor recruitment in Canada. Materials and Methods In September 2017, we invited national stakeholder...

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Published in:	Vox sanguinis Vol. 117; no. 4; pp. 587 - 596
Main Authors:	Kum, Elena, Jagelaviciute, Gabriele, Chen, Angela C., Baharmand, Iman, Rihani, Samer, Rumball, Gabriella, Patel, Div, Kandel, Rana, Okonofua, Sylvia, Li, Edward W., Hrycyshyn, Adriyan, Chan, Sze Wah Samuel, Kumar, Shamini Vijaya, Williams, Kenneth, Prokosch, Lillie, Ho, Michelle, Park, Brady, Fingrut, Warren
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-04-2022 S. Karger AG
Subjects:	Blood Blood Banks blood donation bone marrow community of practice donor recruitment donors Female Health care Humans Male Males Meetings Registries Social networks stem cell transplantation Stem Cells Surveys and Questionnaires Tissue Donors White people Canada donor recruitment donors community of practice stem cell transplantation bone marrow blood donation
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Summary:	Background and Objectives Communities of practice (CoPs) represent effective models to achieve quality outcomes in health care. We report the development and evaluation of a CoP to improve stem cell donor recruitment in Canada. Materials and Methods In September 2017, we invited national stakeholders in stem cell donor recruitment to participate in a Facebook group and regular e‐meetings. E‐meetings involved speakers and roundtable discussion on topics related to donor recruitment. The Facebook group facilitated sharing of resources. We evaluated stakeholder perspective of the CoP and the impact on recruitment outcomes. Results As of December 2020, the CoP included 382 members who published 243 posts to the Facebook group about patient/donor stories (40%), resources (27%), updates/questions (21%) and recruitment outcomes (12%). In January 2020, we surveyed 44 CoP participants; the majority felt that the Facebook group (86%) and e‐meetings (59%) supported the community, and that the CoP fostered collaboration (82%), improved their donor recruitment knowledge (75%) and practice (77%) and improved their ability to recruit needed donors (64%). The launch of the CoP correlated with improved donor recruitment outcomes. In 2016–2017, CoP participants recruited 2918 registrants (46% male; 55.9% non‐Caucasian) compared to 4531 registrants in 2018–2019 (52.9% male; 62.7% non‐Caucasian). Members of the CoP developed innovative resources to support recruitment efforts and led national campaigns securing coverage in major media outlets. Conclusion We describe the first CoP in stem cell donor recruitment to be formally evaluated. The CoP model may be adopted by donor recruitment organisations, registries and blood banks worldwide to improve recruitment outcomes. Highlights • A community of practice (CoP) in stem cell donor recruitment was valued by participants and supported efforts to improve recruitment outcomes. • The CoP model may be adopted by donor recruitment organizations, donor registries, and blood banks worldwide to improve recruitment outcomes.
Bibliography:	Funding information FUNDING INFORMATIONThis work was funded by a Canadian Blood Services BloodTechNet Grant. Resources developed by the CoP were supported by grants from the Canadian Federation of Medical Students, Doctors of BC, and Canadian Blood Services. Canadian Blood Services, Grant/Award Number: BloodTechNet Grant; Canadian Federation of Medical Students; Doctors of BC ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	0042-9007 1423-0410
DOI:	10.1111/vox.13211