A model for successful research partnerships: a New Brunswick experience.
The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of a partnership model used to conduct a research study entitled "Needs of patients with cancer and their family members in New Brunswick Health Region 3 (NBHR3)" (Tamlyn-Leaman, Creelman, & Fisher, 1997). This partial replication study carried out by the three authors between 1995 and 1997 was a needs assessment, adapted with permission from previous work by Fitch, Vachon, Greenberg, Saltmarche, and Franssen (1993). In order to conduct a comprehensive needs assessment with limited resources, a partnership between academic, public, and private sectors was established. An illustration of this partnership is presented in the model entitled "A Client-Centred Partnership Model." The operations of this partnership, including the strengths, the perceived benefits, lessons learned by each partner, the barriers, and the process for conflict resolution, are described. A summary of the cancer care initiatives undertaken by NBHR3, which were influenced directly or indirectly by the recommendations from this study, is included.
Tamlyn
Karen
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BN Program, Faculty of Nursing, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick,.
Creelman
Helen
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Fisher
Garfield
G
D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D009509:New Brunswick; D017149:Private Sector; D017150:Public Sector