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Listening for Direction II: A national consultation on health services and policy issues

 

Final Report 2004

This report summarizes the 10 themes which are priority areas for research funding and policy development by numerous organizations throughout Canada.

Overview of process 2004

This document explains the process that will be undertaken by Listening for Direction II partners.

Phase 1: Background information

Report from the workshop during the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute of Health Services and Policy Research Symposium, Strengthening the Foundations

Summary of activities from partner organizations

Phase 2: Consultation workshops

Summary of the consultation process for Listening for Direction II

Phase 3: Translation and sorting workshop

Translation and sorting workshop summary

Phase 4: Draft report

The Listening for Direction II draft report (PDF - 63 KB) is now available. Please complete the validation survey before May 7th 2004 to confirm the proposed research themes reflect the immediate and longer-term priorities for Canadian health services.

Phase 5: Validation of the report

Following the translation and sorting workshop, a draft report was developed and posted on the Foundation's web site. All invitees to the consultation workshops (including those unable to attend the workshops) received an e-mail asking them to participate in a validation survey. The purpose of the survey was to provide the partners with feedback from a broad set of experts on whether the themes, and the partners' articulation of key research questions within each theme, accurately reflected their views regarding priorities.

Results indicated that 92 percent of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that the 10 proposed themes would address the priority issues in health services for the next two to five years. In addition, more than 92 percent of participants from the workshops agreed or strongly agreed that the proposed themes reflected the priorities that had emerged during the workshops.

Phase 6: Final report

This report summarizes the 10 themes which are priority areas for research funding and policy development by numerous organizations throughout Canada.
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