Table 2 Findings by case

Health Human Resources Forecasting Model

Centre for Learning, Research and Innovation (CLRI) Involvement

Defining the research questions and scope of the project

Opening doors and introducing relevant stakeholders

Providing the opportunity for involvement/collaboration in additional projects

Partnership Development

High level of interest from the Ministry

Grant opportunities and research collaborations

On-going consultation with relevant stakeholders to integrate their needs and feedback

Influence on Other Activities

Trainee development

Work was leveraged for additional resources and funding

Opened up conversations with the Personal Support Worker sector

Wait Times and Transitions in Care

CLRI Involvement

Funding of the project was important

Partnership Development

Stakeholder consultation helped to tailor the product

Helped researcher articulate challenges with the modelling

Easy to work with front-line partners, more challenging to work with management

Researcher credibility/methodological credibility difficult to establish because of model complexity

Working with partners provided a better understanding of the user and the user context

Influence on Other Activities

Project lead to Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada grant

Presentations that would not have otherwise happened

Initial conversations (interest) from the Ministry

Healthcare Use & Costs at End of Life

CLRI Involvement

Recognised researchers as content experts

Partnership Development

Will do sub-analysis or focused analysis for partners

Working with partners provided a better understanding of the user and the user context

Share manuscript drafts for validation of findings

Finding balance between user needs and academic knowledge needs

Discussions with partners to determine if new indicators are acceptable

Challenging to interact with Ministry due to its size

Influence on Other Activities

Media attention (due to controversial results)

Stakeholder engagement (due to controversial results)

Article in JAMDA, plus a number of other scholarly publications (about 8)

Phase 1 data collection invoked reflection on policy-oriented project research-users and their needs

Indicators for end-of-life care incorporated into quality improvement plans and other stakeholder reports

Collaborate with researchers who want experience working with long-term care (LTC) and home care data (capacity building)

Collaborate with another province

Trainees

Led to Canadian Institutes of Health Research grants; also collaborative grants with other CLRIs

Online web tool

Although project is aimed at system level, get calls from organisational/facility level

Shifting the conversation at Health Quality Ontario from facilities to system-level measures

Specialised Units

CLRI Involvement

Engagement with diverse perspectives through the Steering Committee

Linkages and connections made through Management Committee

Partnership Development

Stakeholder consultation changed original direction of product

Stakeholder consultation helped to tailor the product

Working with partners provided a better understanding of the user and the user context

Raising the profile of designated units at the Ministry and provincially

Influence on Other Activities

Raising awareness about what a designated unit is (general education)

Raising awareness about units as provincial resources

Making connections between stakeholders, as requested (at conferences, webinars)

Trainees

Toolkit developed

Case Costing Framework

CLRI Involvement

Partnership Development

Exploring feasibility of project is taking time

Discomfort from some around identifying costs in LTC

Influence on Other Activities

Leveraged the extra fellowship

Sparked conversation in the sector

Asked to present at some conferences