Recruiting general practitioners for surveys: reflections on the difficulties and some lessons learned

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Parkinson ◽  
Louisa Jorm ◽  
Kirsty A. Douglas ◽  
Alison Gee ◽  
Ginny M. Sargent ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
External Validity ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Initial Response ◽  
Response Rates ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
University Research ◽  
Future Planning ◽  
Compensation Payment ◽  
And Training ◽  
Delivery Of Health Services

Surveys of GPs are essential to facilitate future planning and delivery of health services. However, recruitment of GPs into research has been disappointing with response rates declining over recent years. This study identified factors that facilitated or hampered GP recruitment in a recent survey of Australian GPs where a range of strategies were used to improve recruitment following poor initial responses. GP response rates for different stages of the survey were examined and compared with reasons GPs and leaders of university research networks cited for non-participation. Poor initial response rates were improved by including a questionnaire in the mail-out, changing the mail-out source from an unknown research team to locally known network leaders, approaching a group of GPs known to have research and training interests, and offering financial compensation. Response rates increased from below 1% for the first wave to 14.5% in the final wave. Using a known and trusted network of professionals to endorse the survey combined with an explicit compensation payment significantly enhanced GP response rates. To obtain response rates for surveys of GPs that are high enough to sustain external validity requires an approach that persuades GPs and their gatekeepers that it is worth their time to participate.

scholarly journals British Columbia SHIFT: Early Lessons Learned from a Provincial Program for Countering Radicalization to Violent Extremism

Proceedings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Garth Davies ◽  
Madison Reid
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
First Year ◽  
Stakeholder Relationships ◽  
Violent Extremism ◽  
Excellent Work ◽  
Services And Supports ◽  
The Right ◽  
Government Initiative ◽  
And Training

Many existing programs for countering violent extremism focus on either end of the radicalization spectrum. On one hand are prevention programs aimed at deterring individuals from starting down the path to violent extremism. On the other hand are disengagement/de-radicalization programs designed for assisting individuals who have been fully radicalized. Conspicuously absent are programs for those who fall in-between, into what might be referred to as the pre-criminal space: individuals who have begun to exhibit signs of radicalization, but for whom radicalization is not yet complete. The British Columbia Shift (BC Shift) initiative was created to assist individuals determined to be in this pre-criminal space; that is, those deemed to be in danger of radicalizing. The goal of BC Shift is to stop individuals from traveling further down the path of radicalization, and, ideally, to turn individuals away from the path. BC Shift operates as a navigational model, connecting at-risk individuals with services and supports in the community. BC Shift is a government initiative supported by the Canada Centre for Community Engagement and Prevention of Violence. It is a civilian organization that partners very closely with, but is separate from, law enforcement. In addition to its primary CRVE mandate, BC Shift has rapidly evolved and expanded into several other responsibilities, including coordination on national CVE standards; liaising with other CVE programs across Canada; maintaining stakeholder relationships; and helping create capacity through dialog and training. Although the program only began accepting referrals in 2019, its operation has already revealed many important lessons for CRVE programs. First, it is critically important to have the right people in the room. There has to be buy-in from the highest levels of partner agencies and stakeholders, particularly early on. Second, programs of this sort should leverage existing resources wherever possible. BC Shift has been lucky enough to coordinate with situation tables, such as the CHART program in Surrey. There are already many organizations doing excellent work in their respective communities; it is very helpful to plug into those resources. Third, even though BC Shift operates as a navigational hub, it has benefitted greatly from having a social worker as part of the team. This skill set is important in helping referred individuals feel comfortable with the process of accessing services and supports. Finally, marketing matters! CRVE programs such as BC Shift have to navigate a complex reality. The very concept of violent extremism is disconcerting to a lot of people in the community; these fears have to be addressed, and difficulties related to differences in perspective and language have to be overcome. BC Shift’s first year-and-a-half of operation has also highlighted several issues that have not yet been satisfactorily resolved. There is, for example, the “low hanging fruit” problem; agencies are typically referring less severe cases. Trying to get agencies to refer more serious cases has proved challenging. We hope that, by outlining these lessons and issues, this presentation proves to be useful to other CRVE initiatives.

scholarly journals Capacity Development for Use of Remote Sensing for REDD+ MRV Using Online and Offline Activities: Impacts and Lessons Learned

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 2172
Author(s):  
Sarah Carter ◽  
Martin Herold ◽  
Inge Jonckheere ◽  
Andres Espejo ◽  
Carly Green ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Forest Cover ◽  
Hybrid Approach ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Multiple Partners ◽  
Large Audience ◽  
Forest Cover Changes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Training

Four workshops and a webinar series were organized, with the aim of building capacity in countries to use Earth Observation Remote Sensing data to monitor forest cover changes and measure emissions reductions for REDD+ results-based payments. Webinars and workshops covered a variety of relevant tools and methods. The initiative was collaboratively organised by a number of Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) partner institutions with funding from the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF). The collaborative approach with multiple partners proved to be efficient and was able to reach a large audience, particularly in the case of the webinars. However, the impact in terms of use of tools and training of others after the events was higher for the workshops. In addition, engagement with experts was higher from workshop participants. In terms of efficiency, webinars are significantly cheaper to organize. A hybrid approach might be considered for future initiatives; and, this study of the effectiveness of both in-person and online capacity building can guide the development of future initiatives, something that is particularly pertinent in a COVID-19 era.

scholarly journals Astrophysics research at DAP

2020 ◽  
Vol 240 ◽  
pp. 03001
Author(s):  
P.N. Diep ◽  
D.T. Hoai ◽  
P.T. Nhung ◽  
N.T. Phuong ◽  
T.T. Thai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Research Team ◽  
High Redshift ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Archival Data ◽  
High Redshift Galaxies ◽  
National Space ◽  
Training Team ◽  
And Training ◽  
Redshift Galaxies

The research and training team of the Department of Astrophysics (DAP), Vietnam National Space Center, is some twenty years old. Currently, we work in the fields of stellar physics and high-redshift galaxies using mm/sub-mm data observed by world-leading radio interferometers such as ALMA and NOEMA. In this report, we present the research team and its activities and give illustrations of the research work with emphasis on the use of archival data.

scholarly journals Canadian university research libraries during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Channarong Intahchomphoo ◽  
Michelle Brown
Keyword(s):  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
University Research ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Due Date ◽  
Virtual Reference ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Reference Services ◽  
Operational Policies ◽  
The World

This paper documents the services and changes that library staff at a group of 15 Canadian university research libraries highlighted on their main pandemic pages and social media accounts during the early days of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Findings suggest that libraries in the samples adopted the following services and changes: closing the physical libraries; suspending all physical collection services and in-person events; continuing to provide virtual reference services; promoting access and usage of electronic collections; suspending late fees and renewing checked-out items with a new due date; and advising users to wait before returning borrowed items. Notably, all libraries in this study are operating as full full-scale as digital libraries. This study will provide lessons learned to other libraries around the world to help in reviewing their own operational policies for coping with the current COVID-19 pandemic and for future global public health crises.

The Power of Partnerships: Lessons Learned From the C.H.I.L.D., Inc./University of Rhode Island Research Team Partnership

NHSA Dialog ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 5 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 213-223
Author(s):  
Julianna C. Golas ◽  
Diane M. Horm-Wingerd ◽  
David A. Caruso ◽  
Lynda Dickinson
Keyword(s):  
Rhode Island ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Lessons Learned

Online interventions for people hospitalized for deliberate self-harm and problematic alcohol use: Lessons learned from the iiAIM trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob J. Crouse ◽  
Kirsten C. Morley ◽  
Nicholas Buckley ◽  
Andrew Dawson ◽  
Devanshi Seth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Alcohol Misuse ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Deliberate Self Harm ◽  
Problematic Alcohol ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
Problematic Alcohol Use

Deliberate self-harm and suicide affect all age groups, sexes, and regions, and their prevention is a global health priority. Acute alcohol misuse and chronic alcohol misuse are strong, modifiable risk factors, and Internet interventions aiming to reduce alcohol misuse and comorbid mental health problems (e.g., depression) are a promising and effective treatment modality. The research team aimed to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of an Internet-based comorbidity intervention primarily aiming to reduce alcohol consumption, and secondarily to reduce readmission for deliberate self-harm and improve psychological outcomes among people hospitalized for deliberate self-harm who also engage in problematic alcohol use. However, due to several barriers to recruitment, the trial could not be completed and was discontinued. The authors present a “Lessons Learned” discussion and describe the Internet Intervention for Alcohol Improvement (iiAIM) trial, discuss the key barriers experienced by the research team, and recommend potential solutions that may help future trials in this area.

The Challenges of Obtaining Credible Data for Transportation Security Modeling

2015 ◽  
pp. 598-611
Author(s):  
Matt Campo ◽  
Michael Greenberg ◽  
Henry Mayer ◽  
Karen Lowrie
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Transportation Safety ◽  
Modeling Tools ◽  
Transportation Security ◽  
Rutgers University ◽  
Data Gaps ◽  
Security Modeling ◽  
Processing Errors ◽  
And Training

The National Transportation Security Center of Excellence (NTSCOE) was established in August 2007 to develop new approaches to defend, protect, and increase the resilience of the nation's multi-modal transportation infrastructure, and to create education and training programs for transportation security. The Center for Transportation Safety, Security, and Risk (CTSSR) at Rutgers University, an NTSCOE institution, developed models that address multi-modal resilience of freight and transit transportation networks. Data collection processes for each project presented significant hurdles for the research team in developing credible and accurate modeling tools. For any given data need, the potential exists for data gaps, collection, and processing errors, publication and use restrictions, and the need to obtain the most timely information. These challenges must be foreseen by researchers and practitioners in order to better accommodate potential restrictions on both data collection and dissemination while still providing users with a tool that improves decision making.

Concept, Conversion, Cultivation, and Consequence

2016 ◽  
pp. 280-297
Author(s):  
Hayley Johnson ◽  
Sarah Simms
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
University Research ◽  
State University ◽  
Multidisciplinary Research ◽  
Faculty Collaboration ◽  
Research Workshop ◽  
Research Initiatives ◽  
The University ◽  
And Training

In an effort to change the librarian-faculty collaboration culture at Nicholls State University, librarians actively sought grant opportunities to make resources available to the university which would facilitate collaboration. Nicholls was able to secure grant funding for a collaborative multidisciplinary research workshop series to promote undergraduate research. The objective of this grant funded opportunity was to place the library in a central role in the enhancement and expansion of the university's research initiatives and partner with those disciplines that were traditionally self-contained. The technology and training made available to students through this initiative is important as it provides all students with access to foundational training and necessary technology to be competitive in academia and the workforce. Through these long-term partnerships forged with research focused disciplines, the library is now able to demonstrate its capacity to serve as an integral component of university research initiatives.

scholarly journals Improved Biosafety and Biosecurity Measures and/or Strategies to Tackle Laboratory-Acquired Infections and Related Risks

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. 2697 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huasong Peng ◽  
Muhammad Bilal ◽  
Hafiz Iqbal
Keyword(s):  
Genetically Modified Organisms ◽  
Hazardous Materials ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Salmonella Spp ◽  
The Past ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Laboratory Workers ◽  
And Training

Herein, we reviewed laboratory-acquired infections (LAIs) along with their health-related biological risks to provide an evidence base to tackle biosafety/biosecurity and biocontainment issues. Over the past years, a broad spectrum of pathogenic agents, such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, parasites, or genetically modified organisms, have been described and gained a substantial concern due to their profound biological as well as ecological risks. Furthermore, the emergence and/or re-emergence of life-threatening diseases are of supreme concern and come under the biosafety and biosecurity agenda to circumvent LAIs. Though the precise infection risk after an exposure remains uncertain, LAIs inspections revealed that Brucella spp., Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., Rickettsia spp., and Neisseria meningitidis are the leading causes. Similarly, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as well as hepatitis B (HBV) and C viruses (HCV), and the dimorphic fungi are accountable for the utmost number of viral and fungal-associated LAIs. In this context, clinical laboratories at large and microbiology, mycology, bacteriology, and virology-oriented laboratories, in particular, necessitate appropriate biosafety and/or biosecurity measures to ensure the safety of laboratory workers and working environment, which are likely to have direct or indirect contact/exposure to hazardous materials or organisms. Laboratory staff education and training are indispensable to gain an adequate awareness to handle biologically hazardous materials as per internationally recognized strategies. In addition, workshops should be organized among laboratory workers to let them know the epidemiology, pathogenicity, and human susceptibility of LAIs. In this way, several health-related threats that result from the biologically hazardous materials can be abridged or minimized and controlled by the correct implementation of nationally and internationally certified protocols that include proper microbiological practices, containment devices/apparatus, satisfactory facilities or resources, protective barriers, and specialized education and training of laboratory staffs. The present work highlights this serious issue of LAIs and associated risks with suitable examples. Potential preventive strategies to tackle an array of causative agents are also discussed. In this respect, the researchers and scientific community may benefit from the lessons learned in the past to anticipate future problems.

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