Best practices for sharing knowledge in a radiotherapy service
International Journal of Development Research
Best practices for sharing knowledge in a radiotherapy service
Received 27th June, 2018; Received in revised form 06th July, 2018; Accepted 10th August, 2018; Published online 29th September, 2018
Copyright © 2018, Patrícia Fernanda Dorow et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The sharing of knowledge is considered a complex phenomenon and recognized as the most important process in the knowledge conversion spiral. Thus, the purpose of this article is to understand the sharing of knowledge in a radiotherapy organization. For this, a qualitative research was carried out through semi-structured interviews with professionals of the multidisciplinary team of a radiotherapy service in Santa Catarina. Data collection took place between February and April 2018. Six professionals participated in the study. To analyze the data, the technique of content analysis was used. Identifying the best environments and practices, it was possible to understand the existing peculiarities that favor the sharing of knowledge and help in the reproducibility of the treatment of cancer patients. The results show that a culture of cooperation and unity favors the interactions between professionals who, in turn, develop expertise more quickly precisely by sharing knowledge intensely.
