Grant: Planning Grants

The Change Management for Healthcare Policy Workshop will develop a vision for partner-oriented research on healthcare policy reform by: -Mapping the landscape of existing research on healthcare change management -Identifying key research priorities for effecting change in Canada's healthcare system -Building connections between researchers across disciplines -Linking researchers with end-users (e.g., policymakers) -Creating opportunities for future CIHR collaborative research grants addressing change management in healthcare The one-day workshop to be held in Spring 2013 will enable interaction between Queen's School of Business researchers with expertise in existing change management theory; healthcare policy researchers from Queen's Faculty of Health Sciences and School of Policy Studies possessing knowledge of the challenges facing the healthcare system; and key sector stakeholders. The event features presentations of leading research, an interdisciplinary panel discussion and an interactive, facilitated discussion. Outcomes for the workshop will be: 1. Generation of future research initiatives: Interactive discussion between researchers from multiple disciplines will identify opportunities and create action plans for new grant applications on healthcare change management to CIHR and other relevant funding bodies. 2. Knowledge translation by informing a practitioner-oriented conference: A literature review on healthcare change management produced in advance of the workshop, supplemented by a whitepaper developed in response to the workshop, will drive the agenda of a practitioner-oriented healthcare policy conference in Fall 2013. The event is organized by The Monieson Centre for Business Research in Healthcare at Queen's School of Business, Kingston, with support from Queen's Health Sciences and Policy Studies. The Centre has a proven track record in developing collaborative research at the intersection of business and policy.