1. Building Capacity for Nursing Health Services Research In British Columbia Presentation to: Department of Nursing, Langara College November 25, 2010 By: Grace Mickelson, InspireNet Co-leader

2. InspireNet Supported by BC Nursing Research Initiative (BCNRI) Funded by Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)

3. Overarching BCNRI Goals To expand nursing health services research activity To address complex and recurring health system and policy issues

4. Complementary Programs

5. Co-leaders: Noreen Frisch, PhD, RN Grace Mickelson, MA, RN

6. InspireNet Funding Background Proposal submitted August 2009 Funding received ($900K) November 2009-October 2013 Database proposal submitted March 2010 Database funding ($85K) received May 2010- April 2012

7. Mission: Collaborative Advantage [ From this To this Provide venue for collaborative leadership Link people Animate discussion Spark innovation Benefit from collective wisdom & expertise

8. Goals Increased research capacity Coordinated approach to planning / priority setting Strategic nursing / interprofessional partnerships Care delivery innovation

9. Key Strategies & Tactics Full use of Internet capabilities Action Teams supported by e-CoPs Active member involvement Action Teams Partnership with UBC e-Health Strategy Office Academic- practice collaboration Leadership Council, Management Team, Action & Coordinating Teams, Nursing Research Facilitators Distributed & shared leadership

10. InspireNet People: Leadership Council (ILC) Members Monica Redekopp, ILC Chair, VCH Lesley Bainbridge, UBC David Byres, PHC Brenda Canitz, MoHS Martha MacLeod, UNBC Darlene Martin, formerly VIHA (retired) Lesley Moss, VIHA Anne Sales, formerly U of Alberta; now Veteran Affairs, USA Linda Sawchenko, IHA Patricia Wejr, BCNU Sabrina Wong, UBC Details: http://www.inspirenet.ca/InspireNet-Leadership-Councilhttp://www.inspirenet.ca/InspireNet-Leadership-Council

11. InspireNet People: Staff Network Manager (0.8 FTE) Pat Atherton, BCom, MPA Database Coordinator (1.0 FTE summer; 0.2 FTE academic year) Lorilee Scott, RN UVic grad student in double degree program: nursing & health informatics Administrative Coordinator, PHSA (0.4 FTE) Sarah Titcomb

12. Nursing Research Facilitators & InspireNet NRFs promoted on webpage: http://www.inspirenet.ca/Nursing-Research-Facilitators InspireNet WebEx supports monthly NRF e-meetings NRFs providing database content (inventories) NRFs & InspireNet Management Team - liaison NRFs participate in InspireNet workshop planning, communications, action teams

13. Operating Model Info & Communication Technology Platform WebEx eCoPs Website Coordinating Teams CommunicationsDatabaseKTE Evaluation Action Teams

14. Emerging Action Teams eHealth, eTechnology (Elizabeth Borycki, Noreen Frisch, UVic) Healthy Workplace Climate (Lesley Moss, VIHA) Optimal Utilization of Advanced Practice Nursing Roles (Linda Sawchenko, IHA) Nurse Educators Scholarship Action Team (Penny Cash, UBC-O, Betty Tate, NIC) Nursing Education & Research Rounds - NEARR (Aggie Black, PHC/VCH)

15. Action Team Proposals include Domain / focus areaLeadership plansCore group membersRecruitment plans InspireNet’s goals, logic model, and the BCNRI priority areas other existing projects across the province Illustration of links to:

16. Support for Action Teams ‘Start-up’ planning Training (eCoP, WebEx) Technology Linking & Connecting Evaluation

17. Connecting Members Website E-newsletter Password-protected electronic Communities of Practice (eg. Action Teams) Searchable database Annual face-to-face forum

18. Connecting Members: Database Features Members:  Contact information  Research project information  Grey literature with links to URLs or pdf files located on the InspireNet’s site  Interests in finding or acting as a mentor, research partner or research assistant Members:  Contact information  Research project information  Grey literature with links to URLs or pdf files located on the InspireNet’s site  Interests in finding or acting as a mentor, research partner or research assistant

19. Accomplishments: Highlights Website launched Bi-weekly email updates & archive: http://www.inspirenet.ca/Enews -Archive Member recruitment (n=501) 5 emerging Action Teams (n=75) Database development underway Fall workshop November 22 Connect 2010 (n=175) Progress tracked monthly for public reporting: http://www.inspirenet.ca/timeline

20. activities: 2011 Key activities: 2011 Action Team developmentPopulating and promoting searchable databaseKnowledge translation and exchange developmentEvaluation: benchmarking and metrics developmentCommunication and member engagement

21. Capacity Maturity Awareness & Knowledge Infrastructure Integration Effective planning & coordination Optimization / strategic value add We are here

22. Acknowledgements MSFHR & Nursing Research Advisory Council InspireNet Leadership Council & Teams (Management, Coordinating, Action) Nursing Research Facilitators InspireNet Members MSFHR & Nursing Research Advisory Council InspireNet Leadership Council & Teams (Management, Coordinating, Action) Nursing Research Facilitators InspireNet Members