Research & Evaluation

Poll

The CIHC Research & Evaluation Committee's mandate is to strengthen and mobilize research and evaluation capacity in interprofessional education and collaborative practice.

Activities include:

Cultivating a community of practice of researchers and evaluators, including a network of student researchers;
Identifying and sharing leading approaches to research and evaluation;
Setting the direction for future IP research;
Promoting interprofessional education and interprofessional practice;
Identifying and considering information needs of end users regarding quality evidence (with Partnerships & Knowledge Exchange Committee;
Promoting use of existing CIHC infrastructure for efficient exchange of current research and evaluation information (for example, CIHC Library.

CIHC Research & Evaluation Committee Terms of Reference, July 2008 [PDF]

The CIHC is not intended as a research fund holder.

Research & Evaluation Committee Leads

Hassan Soubhi	University of Sherbrooke	Contact
Esther Suter	Calgary Health Region	Contact
Ruby Grymonpre	University of Manitoba	Contact

Interested in Getting Involved?

The R&E committee is focusing on three major objectives:

Strengthen research and education methodologies used for IPE/CP (interprofessional education and/or collaborative practice) by promoting reliable and valid tools and standardized approaches.
Strengthen evidence on IPE/CP by conducting applied multi-site research.
Facilitate linkages between researchers, health providers, and students.

Read More: Call for Participation in Research and Evaluation of Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice Initiatives [PDF]

Contact Hassan Soubhi, Esther Suter or Ruby Grymonpre for more information.

Publications and Documents

Date	Title
05/2009	CIHC Research and Evaluation Presentation at Collaborating Across Borders II Conference: Building Research Capacity in Interprofessional Education & Collaborative Practice [PDF]
04/2009	CIHC Research and Evaluation Committee Strategic Plan [PDF]
09/2008	Program Evaluation for Interprofessional Education: A mapping of Evaluation Strategies of the 20 IECPCP Projects [PDF]
06/2008	CIHC Evaluation Presentation at All Together Better Health IV Conference [PDF]
03/2008	CIHC Evaluation Committee Interim Report: a review of the 20 IECPCP project proposals. A CIHC-commissioned report. [PDF]
10/2007	Proposed Research approaches in the twenty funded IECPCP projects [PDF]
09/2007	CIHC Letter on Research Ethics Process for Complex Research Initiatives [PDF]
03/2007	CIHC Research Ethics Survey [PDF]
02/2007	Working Together on Research: Summary of CIHC-EBRI Workshop [PDF]
05/2006	IECPCP Research Workshop Summary Notes; Health Canada [PDF]

CIHC is also evaluating our own activities under the expertise of Dr. Scott Reeves at the University of Toronto. For more information on CIHC's self-evaluation and accountability, see Accountability.

Visit the new Journal of Research in Interprofessional Practice and Education www.jripe.org.