Special Initiatives Reports

Reports from MSFHR special initiatives:

Health Services and Policy Research Support Network (HSPRSN)

Health Authority Capacity Building Grants – A preliminary report on the first three years
March 2009
A summary of health authority activities during the first three years of the HSPRSN Health Authority Capacity Building Program.

Synthesis of the Interviews Conducted Regarding Health Human Resources Research Priorities (PDF)
July 2008
Findings from key informant interviews, including a Ministry of Health Services focus group.

Task Force on Future Directions for Research & Capacity Building (PDF)
June 2007
A review of priorities for BC health services and policy research and recommendations on future directions for the HSPRSN.

Report to Leadership Council (PDF)
December 2003
Recommendations and a preliminary action plan for the HSPRSN.

Report on Provincial Town Hall Consultations and Planning for the BC Nursing Health Services Research Network (PDF)
January 2009
Findings, analysis and recommendations of the consulting team engaged by MFSHR to facilitate preliminary stakeholder input into the development of a BC Nursing Health Services Research Network. The report also provides a framework for moving forward with the development of a detailed plan for the Network.

Nursing Health Services Research Database Needs Assessment Survey – Report on Survey Findings (PDF)
December 2008
Findings from a needs assessment survey of potential users of a nursing health services research database, and a scan of MSFHR health of population network databases.

Recommendations to Build Research Capacity and Address Research Priorities (PDF)
September 2008
A planning framework, research priorities, approaches to undertaking research, capacity building issues and strategies, and a summary of proposed programs for the BCNRI.

BC Ethics Harmonization Initiative Introductory Workshop – Report on Proceedings (PDF)
January 2008
A report on proceedings from the workshop held November 19, 2007.

The Ethics Review Process in British Columbia – An Environmental Scan (PDF)
October 2007
Findings from an environmental scan of Research Ethics Boards (REBs) in BC.

Investigator Experience with Research Ethics Boards in British Columbia – Survey Findings (PDF)
October 2007
Findings from a survey of researchers on their experiences with the research ethics review process in BC.

Harmonization of the Ethics Review Process – An Environmental Scan (PDF)
October 2007
A report that identifies a wide array of models for ethics review from Canada, the US, Europe and Australia.