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"Background: The eCOVID-19 Recommendations Map and Gateway to Contextualization (RecMap) catalogues over 11,000 COVID-19 recommendations since June 2020. Eighteen knowledge mobilization (KM) activities took place in Canada and globally to disseminate the RecMap in various methods, and to learn from users on how to enhance its usability by decision-makers. In May 2023, we conducted a deliberative dialogue (DD) to gather feedback from partners and collaborators in Canada.
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to analyze the DD discussion and identify factors that can enhance the usability of the RecMap by the public, healthcare professionals, and community leaders in Canada.
Methods: Using our RecMap network and social media platforms, 23 collaborators and partners across Canada participated. We followed the McMaster Health Forum’s 12 features of a DD to guide our planning. The preparations before engaging in the DD included a one-hour orientation session with participants, an evidence brief with one-page summaries of KM activities, and a meeting agenda. The twelve teams who conducted KM activities presented their work and challenges and facilitators faced by their target groups when using the RecMap. The target groups included: community leaders working with migrants and refugees, parents, policymakers, media, public health professionals, Indigenous Peoples, non-digital public, professionals working with marginalized communities, Cochrane members, and guideline developers. All participants openly deliberated in a facilitated discussion and shared their feedback using Google Jamboard.
Results: An inductive thematic analysis was used to analyze themes from the DD and a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats matrix was used to organize themes. Key themes that emerged included the usefulness of the RecMap as a point-of-care tool and the development of a RecMap for other diseases. Participants highlighted storytelling as a successful dissemination strategy and plain language recommendations were preferred compared to the standard recommendation format.
Conclusions & Prospects: The DD has encouraged a wide variety of collaborators to contribute to technical suggestions for the RecMap which will be used to improve future recommendation tools and KM initiatives.
Public Involvement: Public participants completed pre-event work, openly engaged in the DD discussion, and ultimately contributed actionable suggestions for the RecMap. "
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to analyze the DD discussion and identify factors that can enhance the usability of the RecMap by the public, healthcare professionals, and community leaders in Canada.
Methods: Using our RecMap network and social media platforms, 23 collaborators and partners across Canada participated. We followed the McMaster Health Forum’s 12 features of a DD to guide our planning. The preparations before engaging in the DD included a one-hour orientation session with participants, an evidence brief with one-page summaries of KM activities, and a meeting agenda. The twelve teams who conducted KM activities presented their work and challenges and facilitators faced by their target groups when using the RecMap. The target groups included: community leaders working with migrants and refugees, parents, policymakers, media, public health professionals, Indigenous Peoples, non-digital public, professionals working with marginalized communities, Cochrane members, and guideline developers. All participants openly deliberated in a facilitated discussion and shared their feedback using Google Jamboard.
Results: An inductive thematic analysis was used to analyze themes from the DD and a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats matrix was used to organize themes. Key themes that emerged included the usefulness of the RecMap as a point-of-care tool and the development of a RecMap for other diseases. Participants highlighted storytelling as a successful dissemination strategy and plain language recommendations were preferred compared to the standard recommendation format.
Conclusions & Prospects: The DD has encouraged a wide variety of collaborators to contribute to technical suggestions for the RecMap which will be used to improve future recommendation tools and KM initiatives.
Public Involvement: Public participants completed pre-event work, openly engaged in the DD discussion, and ultimately contributed actionable suggestions for the RecMap. "