Methodology for the development of a canadian national EMS research agenda

Jan L. Jensen; Ian E. Blanchard; Blair L. Bigham; Katie N. Dainty; Doug Socha; Alix Carter; Lawrence H. Brown; Alan M. Craig; Andrew H. Travers; Ryan Brown; Ed Cain; Laurie J. Morrison

doi:10.1186/1471-227X-11-15

Methodology for the development of a canadian national EMS research agenda

Jan L. Jensen, Ian E. Blanchard, Blair L. Bigham, Katie N. Dainty, Doug Socha, Alix Carter, Lawrence H. Brown, Alan M. Craig, Andrew H. Travers, Ryan Brown, Ed Cain, Laurie J. Morrison

Medicine

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

15 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Background: Many health care disciplines use evidence-based decision making to improve patient care and system performance. While the amount and quality of emergency medical services (EMS) research in Canada has increased over the past two decades, there has not been a unified national plan to enable research, ensure efficient use of research resources, guide funding decisions and build capacity in EMS research. Other countries have used research agendas to identify barriers and opportunities in EMS research and define national research priorities. The objective of this project is to develop a national EMS research agenda for Canada that will: 1) explore what barriers to EMS research currently exist, 2) identify current strengths and opportunities that may be of benefit to advancing EMS research, 3) make recommendations to overcome barriers and capitalize on opportunities, and 4) identify national EMS research priorities.Methods/Design: Paramedics, educators, EMS managers, medical directors, researchers and other key stakeholders from across Canada will be purposefully recruited to participate in this mixed methods study, which consists of three phases: 1) qualitative interviews with a selection of the study participants, who will be asked about their experience and opinions about the four study objectives, 2) a facilitated roundtable discussion, in which all participants will explore and discuss the study objectives, and 3) an online Delphi consensus survey, in which all participants will be asked to score the importance of each topic discovered during the interviews and roundtable as they relate to the study objectives. Results will be analyzed to determine the level of consensus achieved for each topic.Discussion: A mixed methods approach will be used to address the four study objectives. We anticipate that the keys to success will be: 1) ensuring a representative sample of EMS stakeholders, 2) fostering an open and collaborative roundtable discussion, and 3) adhering to a predefined approach to measure consensus on each topic. Steps have been taken in the methodology to address each of these a priori concerns.

Original language	English
Article number	15
Journal	BMC Emergency Medicine
Volume	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-227X-11-15
Publication status	Published - Sept 30 2011

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The Canadian National EMS Research Agenda is a project of the EMS Chiefs of Canada (EMSCC) research committee, and the study team would like to gratefully acknowledge the support and funding received from the EMSCC, the Paramedic Association of Canada (PAC), and from the EMSCC 2011 St. John’s NL conference organizing committee, where the roundtable discussion will be hosted. The study is funded by the following granting agencies: The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant KPE-112496), the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (Research Enterprise Development Initiatives Catalyst Award PSO-REDI-2010-7142), the Canadian Police Research Centre, and the Calgary EMS Foundation. The research was conducted at the Dalhousie University Division of EMS and the Rescu, Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto. The authors would like to acknowledge Tim Ruggles, Dalhousie University Health Sciences Librarian for his help with our literature search on EMS research agendas.

Funding Information:
Dalhousie University to direct and conduct EMS research. AMC receives salary support from the City of Toronto to conduct research and has received travel support from ZOLL Medical. KND receives salary support to conduct research from grant funding. LJM is an investigator with the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC). ZOLL Medical Inc, Phillips and Medtronic have a partnership agreement with the NIH, which sponsors ROC. Their agreement pertains to the provision of equipment and software to the participating EMS and Fire Services. A portion of LJM’s salary support is provided by the NIH Grant that supports the U of T ROC Regional Coordinating Centre. LJM holds grants from Canadian Institute of Health Research, Heart and Stroke Foundation Canada, American Heart Association, Laerdal Medical Foundation and the Ontario Ministry of Health. No other author has a financial or academic conflict of interest to disclose in regard to this study topic.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Emergency Medicine

Access to Document

10.1186/1471-227X-11-15

Cite this

@article{776e8fba98ce4f5e8fc4daa5483482d2,

title = "Methodology for the development of a canadian national EMS research agenda",

abstract = "Background: Many health care disciplines use evidence-based decision making to improve patient care and system performance. While the amount and quality of emergency medical services (EMS) research in Canada has increased over the past two decades, there has not been a unified national plan to enable research, ensure efficient use of research resources, guide funding decisions and build capacity in EMS research. Other countries have used research agendas to identify barriers and opportunities in EMS research and define national research priorities. The objective of this project is to develop a national EMS research agenda for Canada that will: 1) explore what barriers to EMS research currently exist, 2) identify current strengths and opportunities that may be of benefit to advancing EMS research, 3) make recommendations to overcome barriers and capitalize on opportunities, and 4) identify national EMS research priorities.Methods/Design: Paramedics, educators, EMS managers, medical directors, researchers and other key stakeholders from across Canada will be purposefully recruited to participate in this mixed methods study, which consists of three phases: 1) qualitative interviews with a selection of the study participants, who will be asked about their experience and opinions about the four study objectives, 2) a facilitated roundtable discussion, in which all participants will explore and discuss the study objectives, and 3) an online Delphi consensus survey, in which all participants will be asked to score the importance of each topic discovered during the interviews and roundtable as they relate to the study objectives. Results will be analyzed to determine the level of consensus achieved for each topic.Discussion: A mixed methods approach will be used to address the four study objectives. We anticipate that the keys to success will be: 1) ensuring a representative sample of EMS stakeholders, 2) fostering an open and collaborative roundtable discussion, and 3) adhering to a predefined approach to measure consensus on each topic. Steps have been taken in the methodology to address each of these a priori concerns.",

author = "Jensen, {Jan L.} and Blanchard, {Ian E.} and Bigham, {Blair L.} and Dainty, {Katie N.} and Doug Socha and Alix Carter and Brown, {Lawrence H.} and Craig, {Alan M.} and Travers, {Andrew H.} and Ryan Brown and Ed Cain and Morrison, {Laurie J.}",

note = "Funding Information: The Canadian National EMS Research Agenda is a project of the EMS Chiefs of Canada (EMSCC) research committee, and the study team would like to gratefully acknowledge the support and funding received from the EMSCC, the Paramedic Association of Canada (PAC), and from the EMSCC 2011 St. John{\textquoteright}s NL conference organizing committee, where the roundtable discussion will be hosted. The study is funded by the following granting agencies: The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant KPE-112496), the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (Research Enterprise Development Initiatives Catalyst Award PSO-REDI-2010-7142), the Canadian Police Research Centre, and the Calgary EMS Foundation. The research was conducted at the Dalhousie University Division of EMS and the Rescu, Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael{\textquoteright}s Hospital, University of Toronto. The authors would like to acknowledge Tim Ruggles, Dalhousie University Health Sciences Librarian for his help with our literature search on EMS research agendas. Funding Information: Dalhousie University to direct and conduct EMS research. AMC receives salary support from the City of Toronto to conduct research and has received travel support from ZOLL Medical. KND receives salary support to conduct research from grant funding. LJM is an investigator with the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC). ZOLL Medical Inc, Phillips and Medtronic have a partnership agreement with the NIH, which sponsors ROC. Their agreement pertains to the provision of equipment and software to the participating EMS and Fire Services. A portion of LJM{\textquoteright}s salary support is provided by the NIH Grant that supports the U of T ROC Regional Coordinating Centre. LJM holds grants from Canadian Institute of Health Research, Heart and Stroke Foundation Canada, American Heart Association, Laerdal Medical Foundation and the Ontario Ministry of Health. No other author has a financial or academic conflict of interest to disclose in regard to this study topic.",

year = "2011",

month = sep,

day = "30",

doi = "10.1186/1471-227X-11-15",

language = "English",

volume = "11",

journal = "BMC Emergency Medicine",

issn = "1471-227X",

publisher = "BioMed Central",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Methodology for the development of a canadian national EMS research agenda

AU - Jensen, Jan L.

AU - Blanchard, Ian E.

AU - Bigham, Blair L.

AU - Dainty, Katie N.

AU - Socha, Doug

AU - Carter, Alix

AU - Brown, Lawrence H.

AU - Craig, Alan M.

AU - Travers, Andrew H.

AU - Brown, Ryan

AU - Cain, Ed

AU - Morrison, Laurie J.

N1 - Funding Information: The Canadian National EMS Research Agenda is a project of the EMS Chiefs of Canada (EMSCC) research committee, and the study team would like to gratefully acknowledge the support and funding received from the EMSCC, the Paramedic Association of Canada (PAC), and from the EMSCC 2011 St. John’s NL conference organizing committee, where the roundtable discussion will be hosted. The study is funded by the following granting agencies: The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant KPE-112496), the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (Research Enterprise Development Initiatives Catalyst Award PSO-REDI-2010-7142), the Canadian Police Research Centre, and the Calgary EMS Foundation. The research was conducted at the Dalhousie University Division of EMS and the Rescu, Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto. The authors would like to acknowledge Tim Ruggles, Dalhousie University Health Sciences Librarian for his help with our literature search on EMS research agendas. Funding Information: Dalhousie University to direct and conduct EMS research. AMC receives salary support from the City of Toronto to conduct research and has received travel support from ZOLL Medical. KND receives salary support to conduct research from grant funding. LJM is an investigator with the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC). ZOLL Medical Inc, Phillips and Medtronic have a partnership agreement with the NIH, which sponsors ROC. Their agreement pertains to the provision of equipment and software to the participating EMS and Fire Services. A portion of LJM’s salary support is provided by the NIH Grant that supports the U of T ROC Regional Coordinating Centre. LJM holds grants from Canadian Institute of Health Research, Heart and Stroke Foundation Canada, American Heart Association, Laerdal Medical Foundation and the Ontario Ministry of Health. No other author has a financial or academic conflict of interest to disclose in regard to this study topic.

PY - 2011/9/30

Y1 - 2011/9/30

N2 - Background: Many health care disciplines use evidence-based decision making to improve patient care and system performance. While the amount and quality of emergency medical services (EMS) research in Canada has increased over the past two decades, there has not been a unified national plan to enable research, ensure efficient use of research resources, guide funding decisions and build capacity in EMS research. Other countries have used research agendas to identify barriers and opportunities in EMS research and define national research priorities. The objective of this project is to develop a national EMS research agenda for Canada that will: 1) explore what barriers to EMS research currently exist, 2) identify current strengths and opportunities that may be of benefit to advancing EMS research, 3) make recommendations to overcome barriers and capitalize on opportunities, and 4) identify national EMS research priorities.Methods/Design: Paramedics, educators, EMS managers, medical directors, researchers and other key stakeholders from across Canada will be purposefully recruited to participate in this mixed methods study, which consists of three phases: 1) qualitative interviews with a selection of the study participants, who will be asked about their experience and opinions about the four study objectives, 2) a facilitated roundtable discussion, in which all participants will explore and discuss the study objectives, and 3) an online Delphi consensus survey, in which all participants will be asked to score the importance of each topic discovered during the interviews and roundtable as they relate to the study objectives. Results will be analyzed to determine the level of consensus achieved for each topic.Discussion: A mixed methods approach will be used to address the four study objectives. We anticipate that the keys to success will be: 1) ensuring a representative sample of EMS stakeholders, 2) fostering an open and collaborative roundtable discussion, and 3) adhering to a predefined approach to measure consensus on each topic. Steps have been taken in the methodology to address each of these a priori concerns.

AB - Background: Many health care disciplines use evidence-based decision making to improve patient care and system performance. While the amount and quality of emergency medical services (EMS) research in Canada has increased over the past two decades, there has not been a unified national plan to enable research, ensure efficient use of research resources, guide funding decisions and build capacity in EMS research. Other countries have used research agendas to identify barriers and opportunities in EMS research and define national research priorities. The objective of this project is to develop a national EMS research agenda for Canada that will: 1) explore what barriers to EMS research currently exist, 2) identify current strengths and opportunities that may be of benefit to advancing EMS research, 3) make recommendations to overcome barriers and capitalize on opportunities, and 4) identify national EMS research priorities.Methods/Design: Paramedics, educators, EMS managers, medical directors, researchers and other key stakeholders from across Canada will be purposefully recruited to participate in this mixed methods study, which consists of three phases: 1) qualitative interviews with a selection of the study participants, who will be asked about their experience and opinions about the four study objectives, 2) a facilitated roundtable discussion, in which all participants will explore and discuss the study objectives, and 3) an online Delphi consensus survey, in which all participants will be asked to score the importance of each topic discovered during the interviews and roundtable as they relate to the study objectives. Results will be analyzed to determine the level of consensus achieved for each topic.Discussion: A mixed methods approach will be used to address the four study objectives. We anticipate that the keys to success will be: 1) ensuring a representative sample of EMS stakeholders, 2) fostering an open and collaborative roundtable discussion, and 3) adhering to a predefined approach to measure consensus on each topic. Steps have been taken in the methodology to address each of these a priori concerns.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=80053371286&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=80053371286&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1186/1471-227X-11-15

DO - 10.1186/1471-227X-11-15

M3 - Article

C2 - 21961624

AN - SCOPUS:80053371286

SN - 1471-227X

VL - 11

JO - BMC Emergency Medicine

JF - BMC Emergency Medicine

M1 - 15

ER -

Methodology for the development of a canadian national EMS research agenda

Abstract

Bibliographical note

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this