Building Better Health Care Leadership for Canada explains the development and implementation of the Executive Training in Research Application program. Managed and funded by the Canadian Medical Association, the Canadian Nurses Association, the Quebec Consortium, and the Canadian College of Health Leaders, EXTRA is a two-year national fellowship program that uses the principles of adult learning theory as well as practical projects to educate senior health care leaders in making more consistent use of research evidence in their management roles. Fellows apply the theory learned in residency sessions and educational activities to projects within their home organizations. The authors identify the imperative for better use of evidence, outline the core elements of the curriculum, and capture the real-world experience of regional leaders and fellows involved in making specific changes informed by research-based evidence within their organization. Contributors include Jean-Louis Denis , Terrence Sullivan , Owen Adams , Malcolm Anderson , Lynda Atack, Robert Bell , Sam G Campbell , Sylvie Cantin , Ward Flemons , Dorothy Forbes, J. Sonja Glass , Paula Goering , Karen Golden-Biddle , Jeffrey S. Hoch , Paul Lamarche , Ann Langley , John N. Lavis , Jonathan Lomas , Margo Orchard , Raynald Pineault , Brian D. Postl , Christine Power , Trish Reay , Jean Rochon , Denis A. Roy , Andrea Seymour , Samuel B. Sheps , Micheline Ste-Marie , Nina Stipich , David Streiner , Carl Taillon , and Muriah Umoquit .
Language
English
Pages
224
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Release
August 23, 2011
ISBN
0773538607
ISBN 13
9780773538603
Building Better Health Care Leadership for Canada: Implementing Evidence
Building Better Health Care Leadership for Canada explains the development and implementation of the Executive Training in Research Application program. Managed and funded by the Canadian Medical Association, the Canadian Nurses Association, the Quebec Consortium, and the Canadian College of Health Leaders, EXTRA is a two-year national fellowship program that uses the principles of adult learning theory as well as practical projects to educate senior health care leaders in making more consistent use of research evidence in their management roles. Fellows apply the theory learned in residency sessions and educational activities to projects within their home organizations. The authors identify the imperative for better use of evidence, outline the core elements of the curriculum, and capture the real-world experience of regional leaders and fellows involved in making specific changes informed by research-based evidence within their organization. Contributors include Jean-Louis Denis , Terrence Sullivan , Owen Adams , Malcolm Anderson , Lynda Atack, Robert Bell , Sam G Campbell , Sylvie Cantin , Ward Flemons , Dorothy Forbes, J. Sonja Glass , Paula Goering , Karen Golden-Biddle , Jeffrey S. Hoch , Paul Lamarche , Ann Langley , John N. Lavis , Jonathan Lomas , Margo Orchard , Raynald Pineault , Brian D. Postl , Christine Power , Trish Reay , Jean Rochon , Denis A. Roy , Andrea Seymour , Samuel B. Sheps , Micheline Ste-Marie , Nina Stipich , David Streiner , Carl Taillon , and Muriah Umoquit .