I just got back from a great meeting with my friends at the Canadian Best Practices Initiative (CBPI) at the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). PHAC is in the process of transforming its Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control (CCDPC) and this meeting was an opportunity to see how the CBPI fit within … Read the full post »
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What do practitioners want to learn from their colleagues’ experiences? What are those real-world lessons that can be used to strengthen local interventions and policies? This spring, The CAPTURE Project raised the question in a pilot needs assessment conducted in Ontario. One of the most surprising findings was that practitioners wanted to learn about their … Read the full post »
As I write this blog, David, Marla and I are all on a flight back from the 3rd Annual NIH Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation and my head is spinning! We went because we were given the opportunity to host a think tank titled “How can we CAPTURE practice-based evidence?” We thought … Read the full post »
As part of its platform development activities, The CAPTURE Project is continuing to consult with the public heath practice community in order to ensure the platform’s features and functionality are consistent with practitioner needs. This is why on December 15, 2009, The CAPTURE Project held a consultation with a large group of public health practitioners … Read the full post »
The CAPTURE Project is hosting a Think Tank entitled “How can we CAPTURE practice-based evidence?” on March 16, 2010 from 9:30-11:00am at the 3rd Annual NIH Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation being held in Bethesda, Maryland. The Think Tank will introduce The CAPTURE Project and engage researchers and experts in identifying the … Read the full post »
The CAPTURE Project is seeking a contractor to conduct a literature review and environmental scan on evidence taxonomies within the fields of public health and health promotion. Confirmation of intention to apply is due by February 12, 2010 with final proposals due February 19, 2010. The CAPTURE Project is developing a web-based planning and evaluation … Read the full post »
I have been thinking a lot lately about what we mean by the use of the term “real-world evidence” in the CAPTURE acronym. Is this about the collection of evidence from the “messy” real-world or the use of evidence in the “messy” real world? In the beginning, when the acronym was being developed and our … Read the full post »
This past October, CAPTURE held a consultative workshop in Vancouver, British Columbia as a final step in its early planning and consultation phase. The workshop sought to obtain feedback on the design of the CAPTURE web-based platform and supportive system infrastructure and to develop relationships with key organizations and individuals who may use, build or … Read the full post »
