title: A vision for chronic disease prevention intervention research: report from a workshop.
abstract: The Population Studies Research Network of Cancer Care Ontario hosted a strategic planning workshop to establish an agenda for a prevention intervention research program in Ontario, including priority topics for investigation and design considerations. The two-day workshop included: presentations on background papers developed to facilitate participants' preparation for and discussions in the workshop; keynote presentations on intervention research concerning primary prevention of chronic diseases, design and study implementation considerations; a dedicated session on critical and creative thinking to stimulate participation and discussion topics; break out groups to identify, discuss and present study ideas, designs, implementation considerations; and a consensus process to discuss and identify recommendations for research priorities and next steps. The retreat yielded the following recommendations: 1) develop an intervention research agenda that includes working with existing large-scale cohorts; 2) develop an intervention research agenda that includes novel research designs that could target individuals or groups; and 3) develop an intervention research agenda in which studies collect data on costs, define stakeholders, and ensure clear strategies for stakeholder engagement and knowledge transfer. The Population Studies Research Network will develop options from these recommendations and release a call for proposals in 2014 for intervention research pilot projects that reflect these recommendations. Pilot projects will be evaluated based on their fit with the retreat's recommendations, and their potential to scale up to full studies and application in practice.
authors.forename: Frederick D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Ashbury
authors.affiliation: University of Ottawa. jlittle@uottawa.ca.
authors.forename: Julian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Little
authors.forename: John P A
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Ioannidis
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kreiger
authors.forename: Lyle J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: Clare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Relton
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000379:methods*; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009864:Ontario; D012107:Research Design
keywords: Research design; cohort studies; intervention studies; prevention and control; randomized controlled trials