Table 1. Workshop Agenda .

Time	Agenda Item	Comments/Questions
13:00	Introduction	Introduction activities 1. Table discussion: Why did you decide to sign up for this workshop? 2. Polling questions: Where do you live? What is your role?
13:25	Activity 1: What health system leaders are saying about research partnerships?
13:25	(a) Presentation	This will be based on research findings and intended to provide an overview of current evidence of health system manager perspectives Focus will be on health systems/services research
13:50	(b) Group/table discussion Discussion questions: 1. What is your response to these findings based on your own experience (or expectations)? 2. What skills and expertise do you feel is needed to engage with health system leaders in a research role? How well prepared do you feel?	Objectives: To engage participants in reflecting on how findings relate to their personal experience To reflect on implications of findings for recommended preparation of health services researchers
14:15	(b) Synthesis/reflection	Facilitated discussion/brainstorming To include question and answer with presenters
	Activity 2: Case Studies for Establishing and managing effective partnerships	Objective: To apply general principles identified in introductory presentation to concrete situations and challenges
14:35	(b) Case study 1 Introduce case study (1) Explain Polling exercise (2) Respond to case study via poll (1)
14:40	Large group reflection/discussion	Debrief on case study
15: 05	BREAK	Break will occur at approximately 3:00 p.m. at a natural breaking point
15:20	Case studies 2 and 3	Divide the case studies between the groups
	Table discussion	Discussion to focus on response to case study questions
15:35	Large group debrief
15: 55	Case study 4 Similar format to case study 1
16:05	Large group reflection/discussion
16: 20	Case study 5 Similar format to case study 1
16: 25	Large group reflection/discussion
16:40	Activity 3:Next Steps and Evaluation
	(a) Large group brainstorming activity	Question for brainstorm: 1.  What changes would you suggest to your academic preparation for working with the health system? 2.  Based on our conversation today, what practical guidance/resources would be helpful to support academics in their partnerships with the health system
	(b) Wrap Up and Evaluation	Both written evaluation and closing polling slide(s) for closing comments (these will be introduced at the beginning of the workshop)