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Table 2 Classification of Communities of Practice (CoPs) by sphere of influence

From: Communities of practice in Alberta Health Services: advancing a learning organisation

Sphere of influence categories

Classification of CoPs in cohort (n = 28)

Basis of categories

Province wide

6

Focusing on issues important to AHS and involving partners external to AHS

Organisation wide

10

Influencing internal organisational functions impacting all of AHS

Multi-zone wide

4

Functioning across more than one defined geographic zone or service cluster

Zone wide

7

Functioning across one of five geographic zones or service clusters

Site specific

1

Functioning, focused and situated at a single service site

  1. AHS Alberta Health Service