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Abstract
Background:
The Canadian Guidelines for Post COVID-19 Condition (CAN-PCC) is a project supported by the Public Health Agency of Canada to develop, disseminate, and evaluate 6 guidelines (90 recommendations) covering the full cycle of Post COVID-19 condition. The project includes 6 guideline teams, including persons with lived experience, an overarching guideline development group, a public member panel, an equity oversight committee, and a knowledge mobilization (KM) committee. Our integrative strategy includes both central KM activities led by McMaster and 8 unique KM projects selected and designed to make the guidelines accessible to clinicians, policymakers, and the public, including equity-seeking populations in Canada.
Objectives:
Our KM objectives are to build awareness and share knowledge for decision-making and achieve practice change through the CAN-PCC recommendations and improve health outcomes in specific settings through a co-designed and centrally coordinated KM strategy.
Methods:
A committee of experienced Canadian and International KM professionals, persons with lived experience, and investigators was established to plan, collaborate, and monitor the implementation of KM activities. The committee meetings allow members to strategize to ensure KM approaches selected both centrally and within the 8 projects will have adequate geographic reach across 13 provinces and territories in Canada, are co-designed with the target audience, and ensure equity-deserving populations such as refugees/migrants, indigenous peoples, 2SLGBTQ+ persons, racialized persons, and women are integrated and reached through identified strategies. A framework was developed by our committee and guides the KM plan. This framework and central coordination unify the committee to ensure process or health outcomes will be achieved.
Future Prospects:
Central activities include webinars, media releases, social media, tailored emails, and outreach to identified health organizations and relevant groups. Activities of the 8 projects include interviews, social media, videos, Continuing Medical Education certified webinars, infographics, and information packages for policymakers and self-management resources for the public. Ongoing collaboration with the KM committee will monitor implementation efforts and identify barriers and opportunities to strengthen the dissemination of the CAN-PCC guidelines and maximize resources. Ultimately, our results will identify effective strategies for disseminating health guidelines tailored to the needs of clinicians, policymakers, and the public across Canada.
The Canadian Guidelines for Post COVID-19 Condition (CAN-PCC) is a project supported by the Public Health Agency of Canada to develop, disseminate, and evaluate 6 guidelines (90 recommendations) covering the full cycle of Post COVID-19 condition. The project includes 6 guideline teams, including persons with lived experience, an overarching guideline development group, a public member panel, an equity oversight committee, and a knowledge mobilization (KM) committee. Our integrative strategy includes both central KM activities led by McMaster and 8 unique KM projects selected and designed to make the guidelines accessible to clinicians, policymakers, and the public, including equity-seeking populations in Canada.
Objectives:
Our KM objectives are to build awareness and share knowledge for decision-making and achieve practice change through the CAN-PCC recommendations and improve health outcomes in specific settings through a co-designed and centrally coordinated KM strategy.
Methods:
A committee of experienced Canadian and International KM professionals, persons with lived experience, and investigators was established to plan, collaborate, and monitor the implementation of KM activities. The committee meetings allow members to strategize to ensure KM approaches selected both centrally and within the 8 projects will have adequate geographic reach across 13 provinces and territories in Canada, are co-designed with the target audience, and ensure equity-deserving populations such as refugees/migrants, indigenous peoples, 2SLGBTQ+ persons, racialized persons, and women are integrated and reached through identified strategies. A framework was developed by our committee and guides the KM plan. This framework and central coordination unify the committee to ensure process or health outcomes will be achieved.
Future Prospects:
Central activities include webinars, media releases, social media, tailored emails, and outreach to identified health organizations and relevant groups. Activities of the 8 projects include interviews, social media, videos, Continuing Medical Education certified webinars, infographics, and information packages for policymakers and self-management resources for the public. Ongoing collaboration with the KM committee will monitor implementation efforts and identify barriers and opportunities to strengthen the dissemination of the CAN-PCC guidelines and maximize resources. Ultimately, our results will identify effective strategies for disseminating health guidelines tailored to the needs of clinicians, policymakers, and the public across Canada.