Making Contributions and Defining Success: An eDelphi Study of the Inaugural Cohort of CIHR Health System Impact Fellows, Host Supervisors and Academic Supervisors

Marc-André Blanchette; Margaret Saari; Katie Aubrecht; Chantelle Bailey; Ivy Cheng; Mark Embrett; El Kebir Ghandour; Jennie Haw; Andriy Koval; Rebecca H Liu; Kiran Pohar Manhas; Farah N Mawani; Jennifer Mcconnell-Nzunga; Kadia Petricca; Meaghan Sim; Deepa Singal; Ania Syrowatka; Jonathan Lai

doi:10.12927/hcpol.2019.25980

Making Contributions and Defining Success: An eDelphi Study of the Inaugural Cohort of CIHR Health System Impact Fellows, Host Supervisors and Academic Supervisors

Healthc Policy. 2019 Oct;15(SP):49-60. doi: 10.12927/hcpol.2019.25980.

Authors

Marc-André Blanchette¹, Margaret Saari², Katie Aubrecht³, Chantelle Bailey⁴, Ivy Cheng⁵, Mark Embrett⁶, El Kebir Ghandour⁷, Jennie Haw⁸, Andriy Koval⁹, Rebecca H Liu¹⁰, Kiran Pohar Manhas¹¹, Farah N Mawani¹², Jennifer Mcconnell-Nzunga¹³, Kadia Petricca¹⁴, Meaghan Sim¹⁵, Deepa Singal¹⁶, Ania Syrowatka¹⁷, Jonathan Lai¹⁸

Affiliations

¹ Département de chiropratique, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières; Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University; Institut national d'excellence en santé et services sociaux, Trois-Rivières, QC.
² SE Research Centre, SE Health and School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON.
³ Nova Scotia Health Authority Continuing Care-Research, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS.
⁴ Canadian Nurses Association and the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.
⁵ Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.
⁶ Canada Health Infoway, McMaster University, Toronto, ON.
⁷ CISSS Chaudière-Appalaches, Université Laval, Lévis, QC.
⁸ Canadian Blood Services, Western University, Ottawa, ON.
⁹ Observatory for Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
¹⁰ University of Ottawa, Region of Peel Public Health, Toronto, ON.
¹¹ Alberta Health Services, University of Alberta, Calgary, AB.
¹² MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions St. Michael's Hospital; Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto, ON.
¹³ Child Health BC, University of Victoria, Vancouver, BC.
¹⁴ North York General Hospital, Department of Research and Innovation, University of Toronto, IHPME, Toronto, ON.
¹⁵ Nova Scotia Health Authority; Healthy Populations Institute, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
¹⁶ Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB.
¹⁷ Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement, University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Toronto, ON.
¹⁸ Centre for Innovation in Autism and Intellectual Disabilities, Miriam Foundation, co-funded by Mitacs, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, QC.

Abstract
in English, French

Context: The Health System Impact (HSI) Fellowship, an innovative training program developed by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research's Institute of Health Services and Policy Research, provides PhD-trained health researchers with an embedded, experiential learning opportunity within a health system organization.

Methods/design: An electronic Delphi (eDelphi) study was conducted to: (1) identify the criteria used to define success in the program and (2) elucidate the main contributions fellows made to their organizations. Through an iterative, two-round eDelphi process, perspectives were elicited from three stakeholder groups in the inaugural cohort of the HSI Fellowship: HSI fellows, host supervisors and academic supervisors.

Discussion: A consensus was reached on many criteria of success for an embedded research fellowship and on several perceived contributions of the fellows to their host organization and academic institutions. This work begins to identify specific criteria for success in the fellowship that can be used to improve future iterations of the program.

Contexte:: Les bourses d'apprentissage en matière d'impact sur le système de santé (BAIS) – un programme de formation novateur mis au point par l'Institut des services et des politiques de santé des Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada – offrent aux chercheurs titulaires d'un doctorat des occasions d'apprentissage expérientiel enchâssées dans un organisme de santé.

Méthode/concept:: Nous avons mené une enquête Delphi électronique pour: (1) identifier les critères employés pour définir le succès du programme; et (2) dégager les principales contributions apportées par les boursiers à leur organisation. Un processus Delphi itératif mené à deux reprises a permis de dégager les points de vue de trois principaux groupes liés à la première cohorte des BAIS: les boursiers, les superviseurs des organismes d'accueil et les superviseurs universitaires.

Discussion:: Un consensus a été atteint sur plusieurs critères liés au succès des bourses de recherche enchâssées ainsi que sur la perception des contributions apportées par les boursiers à leur organisme d'accueil et à leur université. Ce travail permet de dégager les critères spécifiques au succès des bourses, lesquels pourront être utilisés pour améliorer d'éventuelles moutures du programme.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Canada
Consensus
Delivery of Health Care / standards*
Delphi Technique
Efficiency, Organizational
Fellowships and Scholarships*
Health Services Research
Humans
Quality Improvement*
Stakeholder Participation
Surveys and Questionnaires

Abstract in English, French

Publication types

MeSH terms

Abstract
in English, French