TABLE 2.
Priority Research Themes from English and Canadian Listening Exercises
| Themes from English Listening Exercisea | Themes from Canadian Listening Exerciseb |
|---|---|
| Primary Themes | |
| Organizing health services around the patient's needs, e.g., access to health services | Health human resources |
| User involvement | Financing and public expectations |
| Continuity of care | Governance and accountability |
| Coordination/integration across organizations | Driving and managing system change |
| Interprofessional working | Improving quality |
| Workforce issues | Health care evaluation and technology assessment |
| Relationship of organizational form, function, and outcomes | Public advice seeking in the era of e-health |
| Implications of communication revolution | Improved access for “marginalized” groups |
| Secondary Themes | |
| Use of resources, such as ways of disinvesting in services and managing demand | Primary health care |
| Evaluation of implementation of major national policy initiatives | Globalization |
| Regionalization | |
| Population health | |
| Continuum of care and delivery models | |
| Performance indicators, benchmarks, and outcomes | |
| Evolving role of informal and voluntary care |
a
For more details, see N. Fulop and P. Allen, National Listening Exercise: Report of the Findings (London: NCCSDO, 2000). Available at http://www.sdo.lshtm.ac.uk
b
For more details, see D. Gagnon and M. Menard, Listening for Direction: A National Consultation on Health Services and Policy Issues. Summary Report (Ottawa: Canadian Health Services Research Foundation, 2001). Available at http://www.chsrf.ca