Partners in research

The evaluation report documents strengths and challenges of the program and the operation of the Teams. [...] This report documents the strengths and challenges of the program, the functioning of the Teams, the extent to which the Teams were able to meet their goals, and whether the IT program objectives were met. [...] The demographics of the respondents are provided in Appendix C. 3. Team Lead Reports – A Team Lead Report was completed by each of the five Team Leads in September 2009 on aspects of team participation and functioning, team activities, and opinions on the value of the program. [...] The success of the project has attracted interest from health agencies in other provinces, and the BC Ministry of Health Services has developed supports and incentives for use of the module to advance the quality of mental health care across the province. [...] The evaluation looked at approaches and challenges common to the Teams throughout the process of developing and conducting research, and encouraging the use of research to effect change and innovation in the health system.