Applied Research Initiatives & Finding Your own Comfort Level with Research & Scholarship

1. Applied Research Initiatives & Finding Your own Comfort Level with Research & Scholarship Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region Research Showcase – June 12, 2012 Dr. Lyle G Grant, BComm, MSN, JD, PhD(c), RN SIAST Nursing Division

2. Acknowledgements • I am grateful to Dr. Jan Storch at University of Victoria and her research team for the ideas they shared at a conference I attended and from which I have borrowed and to Dr. Davina Banner-Lukaris from UNBC with whom I worked in developing presentations about pragmatic ways to link practice to research.

3. Finding your comfort zone • . . . Research into Action • Linking research & scholarship to practice • Becoming involved in research & scholarship • Finding your comfort level • Discussion

4. Academic – Practice Gap Clinicians are important contributors of research and scholarship questions relevant to practice and patient outcomes • Finding creative, comfortable and supportive ways to include clinicians in scholarship and research endeavours is important • Eliminating the gap is to benefit health outcomes in patients and improve health delivery processes and work environments

5. Hypothesis Finding and communicating your individual comfort level with research and scholarship activities that affect your practice is a first step to bridging the gap between scholarly and practice undertakings

6. Research Roles as Clinician

7. Level of Involvement – Individual Research Projects Can move from outer circles to inner and out again over time

8. Level of Involvement – Research Activity Generally

9. Keeping informed Ongoing professional development through courses, workshops and webinars. Brown bag lunches and research presentations. Join mailing lists. Form an interest group or journal club to keep informed of clinical and research issues. Join a professional group such as a CNA or SRNA practice group and participate in their events

10. Keeping informed Build your own networks with researchers and academics and let them know what you are interested in ► talk to them about research and practice improvement ideas Go to conferences and ask a question of a presenter ► talk about your own interests and explore how you might influence scholarly work important to your practice

11. Contribute independently Bring in research articles of interests to share with your colleagues Volunteer to be a research participant when asked Volunteer to help with operationalizing & conducting studies (e.g. assisting in recruiting patient participants or administering protocols) Take the opportunity to talk to researchers when they are working in your area or on your unit

12. Contribute independently Participate in developing and reviewing practice guidelines Participate in practice development committees & education efforts Contact the RQHR Research and Health Services office and get involved in local initiatives Conduct literature searches for researchers, or do something for a research team that allows you to work independently

13. Core involvement Join a research team as an investigator: participate within design, conduct & reporting of a research study Join an advisory group: you will get to inform research studies and provide a ‘real world’ perspective Work as a research assistant to gain research experience and skills. Talk to researchers you know or meet, contact the RQHR Research Office, the INS or UofR

14. Collaboration • Find your own comfort level • Communicate • Find teams the are supportive to your level of expertise, desired level of involvement, scholarly and practice interests • Share ideas and world views and talk about what each member will contribute • Negotiate and talk about expectations, roles and development opportunities early

15. An invitation . . . The INS focuses on supporting faculty to engage in scholarly activities and partnerships on a wide variety of nursing and interprofessional topics with an emphasis on moving inquiry to effective evidence-based practices and education. The INS invites your inquiries and participation around scholarship and research affecting practice areas as one means of helping mind the gap between research, scholarship, and practice environments

16. A friendly introduction . . . Lyle G Grant Coordinator of the Institute for Nursing Scholarship ASK a QUESTION TALK to me about your PRACTICE and linking SCHOLARSHIP

17. Questions | Discussion Dr. Lyle G. Grant Coordinator, Institute for Nursing Scholarship Phone: (306) 659-4140 Email: lyle.grant@siast.sk.ca Dr. Lyle G. Grant Coordinator, Institute for Nursing Scholarship Phone: (306) 659-4140 Email: lyle.grant@siast.sk.ca

18. Related Discussion Questions How can my unit assume a more active role in bringing research to life in our work environment and what role and action can I take today? What type of research might provide most benefit to my unit right now and what role might I or my unit be able to take to help get this research started? What type of research activity would my workplace be most receptive to engaging in now to help build a culture that brings research and practice together? Dr. Lyle G. Grant Coordinator, Institute for Nursing Scholarship Email: lyle.grant@siast.sk.ca