Research and Scholarship Committee, Professional Practice and Learning, Chief, Professional Practice and Chief Nursing Officer at Island Health
Health Talks launched by the Research and Scholarship (R&S) Committee in collaboration with Island Health are helping the School of Nursing achieve its objective to strength evidence based practice. A priori we knew that developing practice and community partnerships, specifically with Island Health, would logically lead to this outcome. Why then the exclamation mark in our title? Because we have had two Health Talks, and we are seeing results already!
Health Talks #1: Partnering for Best Practice: Building a Culture of Research Competency
On February 13, Dr. Noreen Frisch (Director of the University of Victoria’s School of Nursing, and co-leader of InspireNet) and Joanne Maclaren (Director of Island Health’s Professional Practice, Professional Practice and Learning) took the lead on presenting information on: (1) the research commissioned by the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MHSHR) on the Health Services Researcher Pathway and (2) the use of the research by Island Health.
We received the following feedback on the researcher pathway: “This looks like an amazing resource, thanks for sharing it. As an educator, I really appreciate how clearly it’s laid out in terms of knowledge, skills and attitudes for competency; I also love the pathway concept. “ We heard from Joanne Maclaren that the integration of research evidence into practice may take up to 20 years . However, Island Health is using these research findings NOW. Island Health is currently examining the implications for job descriptions (JDs).
Health Talks #2: Working to their full scope: Exploring changing work relationships between RNs and LPNs using Institutional Ethnography
The topic for the 2nd collaborative Health Talks, the changing work relationships among RNs and LPNs, was enthusiastically received by knowledge users well before the April 20th event. R&S reached out to individuals across Vancouver Island, to the ARNBC and to the LPNABC. The topic is timely.
Karen MacKinnon and Anne Bruce (Associate Professors, UVic School of Nursing (SON) together with Diane Butcher (PhD Student, School of Nursing) presented the preliminary findings from their Institutional Ethnographic study in two community hospital settings. Dawn Nedzelski (Island Health Chief, Professional Practice and Chief Nursing Officer) and Christina Rozema (Site Director, Campbell River Hospital) addressed the immediate use of the research results, specifically using the findings to help leaders to put the power to make change in the hands of front-line providers. After the presentations, participants from across Vancouver Island engaged in discussions about the research and change management at Island Health.
Two additional collaborative Health Talks are being organized by the R&S Committee. Stay tuned for further information about how the UVic/Island Health strategic partnership is succeeding in strengthening evidence based practice.
From the 2015 Spring Communiqué — In Collaboration with Island Health
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