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WordPress & EnterpriseBuddyPress Community of Practice for Primary
Care
Hi.
About thePennsylvania Academy of Family
Physicians
• Association for Pennsylvania’s primary care physicians
• Approximately 5500 members – Over 80% market share
• Support members with the following:
– Education
– Advocacy
– News and Information
– Student/Resident Initiatives
Pennsylvania Academy of Family PhysiciansCommunications Department
Michael Zigmund
Bryan Peach Tim McKennaDirector of
Communications
ManagerMedia & Public
Relations
Graphic Design & Social Media
Specialist
@MikeZigmund @BryanPeach @AzraelGroup
Communications Department as aFull-Service, In-House Agency
• Marketing
• Advertising
• Public Relations
• Design
• Media Training
• Brand Management• Content
Development• Social Media• Web Development• Motion Graphics
Capabilities/Services:
I have an idea.
Community of Practice
Simple Definition:
A group of people who share a craft or profession
Requirements for our Community of Practice
• Complete control over visual appearance – support brand
• Control over user experience• High level of customization• Interface with member database• Support video/web conferencing• Fit within a budget
Enter WordPress & BuddyPress
Why WordPress & BuddyPress?
People are using it for enterprise. Mashable, Drew University, The Wright Center, American Geophysical
Union all use WordPress as enterprise-level sites.
People are building it for enterprise.Studios like Pongos, WebDevStudios, and Human Made provide
development and consultancy for large-scale sites.
UNITING INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE COLLABORATION
Project began in March 2013
Built locally (BitNami), tested in-house.
Responsive Child Theme based on Custom Community Theme by ThemeKraft.
Basic setup – WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress. Added and customized a lot of plugins!
Proprietary Plugins: Gravity Forms; custom version of CometChat
Launched on a HIPAA-compliant webhost with RED5 installed.
PAFP Community went live in September 2013
WordPress & BuddyPress
PAFP Community Results
Member engagement
Digital meetings for committees and commissions
Live CME conference integration
PAFP Regional Lecture Series
MarCom Award 2013
WordPress & Family Medicine
The Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians has more than 5,500 members across the state. Primary care is the
cornerstone of our health care system, with increasing attention turning toward preventive care. One of our tenets is
to empower physicians so they can provide quality care to their patients. Health care is changing, and to keep up with
and become leaders in preserving and saving lives, our physicians need the tools and platforms that will lead quality improvement: WordPress and BuddyPress allow us to provide
that for our members.
WordPress & EnterpriseThank you very much!
Visit www.pafp.com to find out more about what family physicians are doing in Pennsylvania.
Michael [email protected]
Bryan [email protected]