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Carlos Lopez 

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Re:Topic 7 DQ 1

In an article published by Harris, et. al (2011), they stated “some evidence-based practices spread passively and are adopted without additional support or instigation from outside the user organization”.  Depending on the practice being spread, this can determine how to spread it.  One internal dissemination method could be via the office’s intranet.  Using this method, it allows everyone in the office access to the results.  As this project is based out of a health clinic, it will allow all the providers to see and review all the results, as well as decide if they will implement it into their project, as well as how they will.  This can be done via a community board that allows others to put forth their input, allowing a group discussion that can be constructive and productive.  This could be considered a more passive approach.  An external approach could be putting on an act in a theater.  While this may seem out in left field, there have been successes using this method.  Keen and Todres (2007) highlight some examples, such as Handle with Care, No Big Deal, Syncing Out Loud, and Busting.  These used research-based theater/ethnodrama to represent their ideas and get the information out to the public.  They used transcripts from their research interviews to make the scripts.  No Big Deal, for example “lasts 40 minutes and is followed by a 15-minute facilitated discussion period”, making it “designed to fit into a one-hour time-slot for a hospital round or lunch break” (Keen & Todres, 2007).  This helps to disseminate the information to other clinics, or hospitals, helping to get the word out.

It is important to pass this information out, not only internally but externally as well, because in the end, the care of the patients, and our quality and ability to do so, is what is important.  The more EBP that is out there, the better we can provide that care.  In terms of my communication strategies, they would differ slightly.  Internally, it is more informal, whereas externally, it would be more formal.  The reason being, is that internally, the staff is more familiar, creating a more comfortable environment to be informal.  Being too formal in this environment may push some away.  ON the other hand, externally, I wouldn’t know them directly.  The play would help to cut that barrier, and provide some levity to a serious topic, but it would still require some formal terms and information so as to be taken more seriously.

References:

Harris, J., Cheadle, A., Hannon, P., Forehand, M., Lichiello, P., Mahoney, E., . . . Yarrow, J. (2011). A Framework for Disseminating Evidence-Based Health Promotion Practices. Preventing Chronic Disease. doi:10.5888/pcd9.110081

Keen, S., & Todres, L. (2007). Strategies for Disseminating Qualitative Research Findings: Three Exemplars. Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 8(3). doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/fqs-8.3.285

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