Deliberative public engagement to inform cancer control decision-making in Canada

The overarching aim of this study is to develop a framework for sustained public involvement to better support priority setting processes in the context of cancer control. Specific objectives include: 1.to develop a framework for deliberative public engagement for priority setting decisions in cancer control, informed by a synthesis of the evidence and interviews with key stakeholders; 2.to explore the potential roles of deliberative public engagement at different stages of the cancer control continuum (from prevention, screening/early detection, diagnosis, and treatment to palliative care and survivorship); 3.to conduct two deliberative public engagement events to elicit the values and principles that Canadians feel ought to guide different priority setting decisions; 4.to develop recommendations for decision-makers from each of the deliberative public engagement events; 5.to conduct preliminary evaluations of each event in conjunction with key stakeholders; and 6.to develop guidance for decision-makers on appropriate models of participatory governance informed by the evidence-based framework and the two public engagement events. Outputs from this study will include: an 'Atlas' of priority setting processes in cancer control in Canada; a framework for deliberative public engagement in cancer control; recommendations from deliberative public engagement events to inform priority setting decisions at the pan-Canadian, provincial and territorial levels relating to interventions and programs from across the cancer control continuum; development of tools and strategies to inform priority setting processes at the pan-Canadian, provincial and territorial levels; and, recommendations concerning the most appropriates models of participatory governance for different priority setting processes in cancer control.