KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER BETWEEN SENIOR - & JUNIOR MEDICAL DOCTORS

KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER BETWEEN SENIOR - & JUNIOR MEDICAL DOCTORS

1. KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

   • DEF.: WHAT IS KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER
     • FORMS OF KNOWLEDGE
       • FORMS OF KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER: E.G. MENTORING
         • BARRIERS TO KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER
           • FACILITATORS TO KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER
           • ORG. STRUCTURES & INDIVIDUAL MOTIVES

2. DOCTORS & KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

   • PROFESSION REQUIRES EXPERT KNOWLEDGE
     • RETIREMENT OF SENIORS --> KEEP KNOWLEDGE IN ORG.
       • EXISTING KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER PRACTICES

3. EMPIRICAL PART

   • SITUATION IN TIROL : YOUNG DOCTORS GO ABROAD & RETIREMENT WAVE
     • LACK OF INFORMATION ABOUT KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER PROGRAM / EDUCATION PROGRAM OF YOUNG DOCTORS
       • LEARNING CONTENTS: KPJ LOGBUCH, RASTERZEUGNISSE, AUSBILDUNGSGESETZ | RESPONSIBILITY: AUSBILDENDER OA
       • WHO IS ACTUALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER | WHEN IS KNOWLEDGE TRANSFERRED | WHERE IS KNOWLEDGE TRANSFERRED | WHO CONTROLS KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

4. OTHER IDEAS FROM THE LITERATURE

   • WILLINGNESS TO SHARE / TRANSFER KNOWLEDGE --> RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SENDER AND RECEIVER
     • KT SUPPORTS MEMBERS TO IMPROVE AND FACILITATE PERFORMANCE
       • AVOID MAKING ERRORS, REDUCE TIME REQUIRED TO FIND INFORMATION, REDUCE COST OF PRACTICING, FACILITATE SHARING PRACTICES AND EXPERIENCES, BE MORE PRODUCTIVE AND EFFICIENT PROFESSIONALS (ARNOLD ET AL. 1988)
       • KS NOT NICE TO HAVE BUT A MUST HAVE SKILL --> LOOSING OPPORTUNITY = MEDICAL ERROR
         • Companies need to deveop strategies to retain knowledge of older workers and share it succesfully to younger employees in tHe corporation (Calo, 2008)
   • PREREQUISITES FOR KS : SUPPORT FROM TOP MGMT, CULTURE,.. PAPER SLOVENIA
     • FACTORS INFLUENCING KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER : WILLINGNESS & MOTIVATION + COLLABORATON & COMMUNICATION