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Workshops and Presentations: 2010-11
Canadian Public Health Association 2010 Annual Conference: Pre-conference Session
Getting Lost in the Evidence? Tools to Strengthen Evidence-Informed Decision-making
- June 13, 2010
The Ontario Public Health Association and the Public Health Agency of Canada partnered to offer a FREE workshop to introduce participants to a systematic evidence-informed decision-making process. Participants learned how to apply field-tested tools to search for and apply accessible, credible and relevant sources of evidence, including the Canadian Best Practices Portal among others. Participants gained knowledge, skills and access to practical tools to help them strengthen public health programs and policies.
Workshops and Presentations: 2009-10
Fireside Chat
Getting Lost in the Evidence: Part 2 – Collecting, Synthesizing & Applying Evidence in Practice
- January 27, 2010
After a short review of the material presented in Part 1, this fireside chat uses a case example format to illustrate the steps and skills involved in collecting, synthesizing and applying evidence to inform program decision-making. Use of the guidelines and worksheets of the TEIP Evidence Tool is demonstrated.
Northern Ontario Dietetic Internship Program (NODIP) Webinar - December 2009
Participants learned how to apply practical, user-friendly tools to create useful, relevant and realistic program evaluations which strengthen practice and outcomes. A relevant case example illustrated the concepts discussed.
Fireside Chat
Getting Lost in the Evidence? Building Organizational Capacity for Evidence-Informed Practice
Part 1: Developing an Evidence Question and Search Strategy - November 2009
The Fireside Chat uses a case study format to walk through the first two steps of the TEIP Program Evidence Tool: (1) Define the Evidence Question and (2) Develop a Search Strategy. Tips, resources and additional supports are shared to facilitate application of skills.
OPHA Annual Conference - October 2009
Concurrent session describes the TEIP Program Evaluation Tool and related capacity-building services that are available.
Animated poster describes the TEIP Framework - integration of the 3 Tools and an illustration of their connection to improving health promotion and disease prevention practices.
Workshops and Presentations: 2008-09
Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada Conference - November 2008
Animated poster describes the development of a framework and tools for a systematic approach to evidence-informed public health decision making and the results from the pilot-test of the framework in the public health setting.
Heart Health Resource Centre Workshop - November 2008
This full-day workshop for health promotion professionals was designed to build capacity in the application and generation of evidence, in order to strengthen health promotion programs and support decision-making. Click here to download the workshop material available in PDF.
Ontario Public Health Foundational Standard Launch
Presentation describing how the TEIP tools can help support the Ontario Public Health Foundational Standard Requirements.
OPHA Annual Conference - October 2008
Concurrent session describes the TEIP Program Evidence Tools and describes the experiences that three Ontario Public Health Units had in applying the tools.
Workshops and Presentations: 2007-08
TEIP Program Evidence Protocol Pilot Training - January 2008
Interactive workshop trains TEIP Communities who will pilot the TEIP Program Evidence Framework and Tools.
OPHA Annual Conference - October 2007
Concurrent session describes the rationale and approach taken to develop the pilot version of the TEIP Program Evidence Tools
International Union of Health Promotion Educators - June 2007
Poster describes the objectives, tools and outcomes of the TEIP project
Innovations in Health Care Expo - May 2007
Poster describes enhancements to an adult smoking cessation program in Sarnia-Lambton arising from applying TEIP Program Assessment and Program Evaluation Tools
Workshops and Presentations: 2006-07
International Stroke Conference - February 2007
Two community partnerships share learnings and outcomes from applying TEIP Tools
Fireside Chat: The TEIP Program Assessment Tools - February 2007
The Fireside Chat describes the objectives and origins of the TEIP Project, TEIP Program Assessment Tools and how to access TEIP website resources
Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada Conference - November 2006
Poster illustrates operationalization of a dissemination framework to build public health capacity to enhance uptake of evidence-informed practices
Bridging Common Ground: Linking Public Health and Stroke Prevention Personnel to Enhance Community-based Stroke Prevention Programming - October 2006
Workshop featured presentations from five TEIP communities followed by a panel discussion. Content addressed::
- How to strengthen partnerships between health promotion and clinical practitioners
- Incorporating multiple forms of evidence (including 'Best' and 'Promising' Practices) into their community-based prevention programs
- Developing a healthy evaluation culture within their partnerships to promote the generation of practice-based evidence
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Presentation Workshop Report
Workshops and Presentations: 2005-06
TEIP Logic Model and Evaluation Indicator Workshop - February 2006
Full-day workshop supports development of comprehensive logic models and evaluation indicators for community-based evaluation planning. See TEIP Communities Planning Phase for completed logic models and evaluation indicators.- Logic Model and Evaluation Indicator PowerPoint
- by Dr. Brian Rush (VIRGO Evaluation and Planning)
- Summary of Key Learnings
Information from this workshop should not to be used in subsequent training sessions or materials without permission from VIRGO Evaluation and Planning. Contact TEIP for more information.
OPHA Annual Conference - October 2005
TEIP delivered two concurrent sessions at the Ontario Public Health Association 2005 Annual Conference
- Using Best/Promising Practices Criteria to Enhance Local Health Promotion
- Using a Dissemination Framework to Enhance Uptake of Best/Promising Practices
Best Practices 101 Workshop - May 2005
Interactive workshop was hosted by the Heart Health Resource Centre just prior to the formation of TEIP project.