Promoting implementation of evidence-based practice in the real world to bridge academic research and aged care practice gaps.
Tracks
Harbour View 2
Best practice
Evidence based practice
Implementation
Innovation
| Thursday, November 14, 2024 |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Speaker
Dr Rajna Ogrin
Senior Research Fellow
Bolton Clarke Research Institute
Promoting implementation of evidence-based practice in the real world to bridge academic research and aged care practice gaps.
Thinktank abstract
This ThinkTank will enable researchers to rethink how they can support implementation of evidence-based initiatives into practice within aged care organisations. The aim is to better understand how industry and academia can learn from one another – a goal of bringing the strengths of both to be truly collaborative and lead to measurable impact, improving lives of older people and those who work with them.
Delegates will work through the first elements of the Implementation Framework in Aged Care (IFAC) (1), starting with ‘The Why’ we need change and how to identify the priorities for improved translation into routine practice. Then, attendees will work though a case study in groups to identify ‘What do we know?’, ‘For whom?’, and ‘By whom?’
Consideration of what academics can bring regarding evidence-based resources and knowledge, project management and evaluation skills; and aged care service providers regarding the needs and priorities of older people, staff, and organisations, broader workforce changes, and workplace systems and processes.
The aim is for each group to better understand the roles and responsibilities of all stakeholders, and what is needed to improve engagement between academia and aged care for successful implementation and sustainability.
Activity Timeline:
15 minutes: Introduction
A brief background on Implementation Science and IFAC to support implementation in aged care (1). Delegates will then be split into groups mixing aged care industry with academics - a facilitator on each table/space, working through the following:
15 Minutes: Forming ‘The Why’
How do we select the priority focus among the many conflicting issues? Discussion around the different stakeholder groups involved in any decision-making for new initiative uptake: (1) Older people receiving care; (2) Staff delivering care; (3) Decision makers within the organisation(s). Delegates to discuss in their groups:
• How do we identify what each stakeholder considers a priority?
• How can industry and academia support each other to identify priorities?
20 minutes: Each group/table to share their findings
Invitation for delegates to share a case study to work through the following:
15 minutes: What do we know?
Is the evidence-based intervention/program/tool ready to implement into practice AND ready for THIS context? What is needed to enable the intervention/program/tool to be taken up into practice and become Business As Usual (BAU)? Delegates to discuss:
• How do you find the right intervention that addresses your priority?
• How do you know that the intervention is ready to be applied into practice?
20 minutes: Each group/table to share their findings
15 minutes: Who will benefit and Who will make the change?
To understand who will be directly impacted by the new initiative, as well as who needs to be involved to ensure implementation success. Ask Delegates to work through a stakeholder engagement guide:
• How do you find out who the key stakeholders are?
15 minutes: Each group/table to share their findings
5 minute summary – what we have learned? Facilitator.
Reference
1. Meyer C, et al. A codesigned fit-for-purpose implementation framework for aged care. J. Eval Clin Prac. 2022;28(3):421-35.
Delegates will work through the first elements of the Implementation Framework in Aged Care (IFAC) (1), starting with ‘The Why’ we need change and how to identify the priorities for improved translation into routine practice. Then, attendees will work though a case study in groups to identify ‘What do we know?’, ‘For whom?’, and ‘By whom?’
Consideration of what academics can bring regarding evidence-based resources and knowledge, project management and evaluation skills; and aged care service providers regarding the needs and priorities of older people, staff, and organisations, broader workforce changes, and workplace systems and processes.
The aim is for each group to better understand the roles and responsibilities of all stakeholders, and what is needed to improve engagement between academia and aged care for successful implementation and sustainability.
Activity Timeline:
15 minutes: Introduction
A brief background on Implementation Science and IFAC to support implementation in aged care (1). Delegates will then be split into groups mixing aged care industry with academics - a facilitator on each table/space, working through the following:
15 Minutes: Forming ‘The Why’
How do we select the priority focus among the many conflicting issues? Discussion around the different stakeholder groups involved in any decision-making for new initiative uptake: (1) Older people receiving care; (2) Staff delivering care; (3) Decision makers within the organisation(s). Delegates to discuss in their groups:
• How do we identify what each stakeholder considers a priority?
• How can industry and academia support each other to identify priorities?
20 minutes: Each group/table to share their findings
Invitation for delegates to share a case study to work through the following:
15 minutes: What do we know?
Is the evidence-based intervention/program/tool ready to implement into practice AND ready for THIS context? What is needed to enable the intervention/program/tool to be taken up into practice and become Business As Usual (BAU)? Delegates to discuss:
• How do you find the right intervention that addresses your priority?
• How do you know that the intervention is ready to be applied into practice?
20 minutes: Each group/table to share their findings
15 minutes: Who will benefit and Who will make the change?
To understand who will be directly impacted by the new initiative, as well as who needs to be involved to ensure implementation success. Ask Delegates to work through a stakeholder engagement guide:
• How do you find out who the key stakeholders are?
15 minutes: Each group/table to share their findings
5 minute summary – what we have learned? Facilitator.
Reference
1. Meyer C, et al. A codesigned fit-for-purpose implementation framework for aged care. J. Eval Clin Prac. 2022;28(3):421-35.
Biography
Dr Ogrin’s initial clinical podiatry work identified gaps in the provision of evidence based clinical practice. This led her to move into research to optimise health and wellbeing through co-design and community based, person-centred interprofessional care, to better facilitate translating evidence into practice, focusing on older people.
Dr Claudia Meyer
Senior Research Fellow
Bolton Clarke
Promoting implementation of evidence-based practice in the real world to bridge academic research and aged care practice gaps.
Biography
Dr Claudia Meyer Dr Claudia Meyer is a Senior Research Fellow in the Bolton Clarke Research Institute in Melbourne, and has adjunct positions with Monash University and Flinders University. Claudia combines her research skills with clinical physiotherapy experience, for older people and their carers particularly in the areas of dementia care and frailty/falls prevention. Her work at Bolton Clarke allows her to sit on the research-clinical interface, having first-hand experience of implementing research evidence into practice and policy. She is the current President and Chair of the Board of the AAG – the Australian Association of Gerontology.
Dr Carly Meyer
Senior Research Fellow
Bolton Clarke
Promoting implementation of evidence-based practice in the real world to bridge academic research and aged care practice gaps.
Biography
Dr Carly Meyer Dr. Carly Meyer is a Senior Research Fellow at Bolton Clarke Research Institute and she holds honorary appointments at The University of Queensland and University College London. Carly’s research expertise is in the areas of adult hearing rehabilitation, implementation science, and healthcare professional behaviour change. She is particularly interested in the implementation of person and family-centred services to improve the overall wellbeing of older Australians; and using eHealth to augment traditional health services.
Prof Judy Lowthian
Head of Research and Principal Research Fellow
Bolton Clarke Research Institute
Promoting implementation of evidence-based practice in the real world to bridge academic research and aged care practice gaps.
Biography
Judy Lowthian leads a multidisciplinary research team as the Head of Research and Principal Research Fellow at Bolton Clarke, a national not-for-profit aged and community care provider that annually supports 130,000 individuals in the community, retirement and residential aged care communities. She is an Adjunct Professor with University of Queensland's Faculty of Health, and Associate Professor at Monash University's School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine. Judy’s expertise is in mixed methods research that includes codesign, analysis of big data, embedded pragmatic and randomised controlled trials, program evaluation and implementation.
