The Role of Facilitation in the Effectiveness of Infection Prevention Leaders. Define he domains of the APIC competency model that support facilitation. What makes a good facilitator. How to develop skill as a facilitator.

Facilitation is a necessary skill for the Infection Prevention Practitioner A Facilitator is:  Someone who helps to bring about an outcome (such as learning, productivity, or communication) by providing indirect or unobtrusive assistance, guidance, or supervision  Individual who acts as a 'lubricant' by helping a team with issues such as communications or problem solving 

Aspects of Facilitation Program Assessment of and feedback of practices to drive change Use of practice-level data to drive change Training and appointment of staff in QI and team based transformation processes Resource identification and procurement Capacity building for linking to outside resources Cross-pollination of ideas and best practices between clinic settings https://pcmh.ahrq.gov/page/practice-facilitation

Achieving EBP through Facilitation Facilitation is an individual role Project management and leadership are important components Relationship building and communication was noted across most studies Facilitation must be tailored to the local context There is growing focus on linking outcomes to actions. Dogherty, E.J. Harrison, MB, Graham, ID.(2010) Facilitation as a role and process in achieving evidence based practice in nursing: A focused review of concept and meaning. World Views on Evidence Based Nursing

Facilitation (as a skill) is a component of this domain

Domains included in the definition of a facilitator Self-awareness and Self management Social Awareness Relationship management Knowledge, Skills, and Understanding.

Self-awareness Self-management Understanding of your own strengths, weaknesses, capabilities and emotions Reflective Self-confident Authentic Imaginative Inquisitive Self-management Ability to regulate one’s own response Flexible Adaptable Versatile Energetic, dynamic Positive, encouraging, supportive Tenacious Credible

Relationship Management Social Awareness Understanding Empathy Accessible Relationship Management Behavioral more than cognitive Effective communicator Ability to communicate Develop Trust Dogherty et al., 2010; Pentland et al., 2010; Sandstrom et al., 2011; Traynor et al., 2014

Skills Most frequently mentioned skill was: Organized

Skills Planning Leading Monitoring Evaluating

Knowledge and Understanding EXPERT Knowledgeable of the most up-to-date evidence Experienced in practice area Values research Able to pick up new knowledge quickly Perceives shared decision making as useful and practical Canadian Health Research Foundation, 2003; Dobbins et al., 2009a; Dogherty et al., 2013; Pentland et al., 2011

Facilitator Improvement Strategies Personal/Professional goal setting Mentoring and Peer review Educational Training Partnering Attitude toward project. Balance Doing Being