A scoping review of international virtual knowledge exchanges for healthcare professionals

Figures & data

Figure 1. PRISMA diagram of search strategy [6].

Table 1. Virtual knowledge exchange objectives.

Community building	Creating a learning community
	Developing international (academic) collaborations
	Social interaction
Enhancing knowledge	Cross-cultural
	Health service
	Specific conditions
Enhancing skills	Communication skills
	Problem solving
	Use of technology
Understanding or providing care	Community outreach
	Care provision

Table 2. Virtual knowledge exchange delivery methods.

Exchange delivery methods	Number of exchanges using delivery method
Video conference	16
Virtual Learning Environment	7
Email
Online forum	4
Social media
Blog/wiki	3
Academic collaboration	2
Webinar
Adobe connect
Asynchronous voice communication
Membership	1
Website
TV
vCoP

Table 3. Virtual knowledge exchange learning activities.

Table 4. Exchange organisation logistics.

Figure 2. Summary of reported exchange benefits.

Figure 3. Summary of reported exchange issues.

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