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Needs, Gaps and Opportunities for Infectious Disease Research in British Columbia: A Perspective from Population and Public Health La recherche sur les maladies infectieuses en Colombie-Britannique: Besoins, lacunes et occasions dans l’optique de la sante publique et de la sante des populations


ABSTRACT:

Background

A review of infectious disease research activity and capacity was performed in British Columbia and linked to a process for identifying needs, gaps and opportunities from a public health perspective.

Methods

The study was organized in three phases: an environmental scan to describe current research activity in BC; a consultation to identify needs, gaps and opportunities with those conducting research (key informants) and the end users of research results (stakeholders); and a prioritization of the research needs emerging from the consultation.

Results

Analysis and synthesis of the consultation data resulted in the identification of nine research themes, which were prioritized in the following order: efficacy and cost-benefit, disease patterns, emerging infectious disease, immunology and vaccines, disease-specific research, health promotion and communications, safe food and water, knowledge translation research and genomics. Six capacity-building themes were also identified: attraction and retention, education and training, collaboration and networks, funding, dissemination of findings, and public health input, surveillance, informatics and databases.

Interpretation

The findings were helpful in developing a multi-disciplinary, multi-level infectious disease research agenda linking researchers in universities, hospitals and public health institutions with practitioners and policy-makers in British Columbia’s public health system. The approach is both feasible and important to undertake at the national level.

Electronic Supplementary Material

Supplementary material is available for this article at 10.1007/BF03405394 and is accessible for authorized users.

SUBMITTER: Patrick D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6975993 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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