International Journal of Health Policy and Management

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Promising Points for Intervention in Re-Imagining Partnered Research in Health Services; Comment on “Experience of Health Leadership in Partnering with University-Based Researchers in Canada – A Call to ‘Re-imagine’ Research”

Document Type : Commentary

Authors
Eugenia Canas 1
J. Kevin Shoemaker 2
Anita Kothari 3
1 Faculty of Information and Media Studies, Western University, London, ON, Canada
2 School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, ON, Canada
3 School of Health Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, ON, Canada
10.34172/ijhpm.2020.24
Abstract
In this commentary, we respond to Bowen and colleagues’ empirical study of research partnerships between Canadian health organizations and university-based investigators. We draw on our experiences of university and health-services partnerships to elaborate on some of the misalignments between researchers and health services leaders identified by Bowen et al. We take up Bowen and colleagues’ call to re-imagine research by proposing three promising points of intervention in research partnerships. These are: (1) orient towards research relationships rather than project-based partnerships; (2) recognize shared and diverging expectations and objectives; and (3) foster a more nuanced understanding of mutual gains.
Keywords
Health System
Knowledge Translation
Community-University Research
Research-Service Gap
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International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Volume 10, Issue 3
March 2021
Pages 155-157

  • Received Date 04 December 2019
  • Revised Date 08 February 2020
  • Accepted Date 15 February 2020
  • First Published Date 01 March 2021
  • Published Date 01 March 2021