Online Course Description
Modules will be delivered virtually and will include the following:
- Module 1: A Plan for Determining When, How, Why, and What You Need to Conduct a Qualitative Health Research Study.
- Module 2: Crafting an EPPiC Research Question to Guide Qualitative Health Research Study Design Selection and Sampling.
- Module 3: A Decision-Making Framework for Developing a Data Generation Plan for a Qualitative Health Research Study.
- Module 4: A Team-Based Approach to Rapid Qualitative Analysis.
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Target Audience
Faculty, Research Staff (Research Associates/Coordinators/Assistants), Graduate Students (Masters/PhD), and Residents.
Learning Objectives
Over the course of four modules, you will have the opportunity to deepen your understanding of the following:
- The domains of applied qualitative health research;
- The utility of qualitative findings in evidence-informed decision-making;
- How to identify problems or issues grounded in health care practice, education, or policy that can be explored through qualitative methods;
- Practical approaches for designing and conducting qualitative studies. These include how to develop an answerable research question, how to estimate a sample size, how to develop a comprehensive data generation (collection) strategy, and one approach to generating policy/practice-ready findings using a team-based, rapid approach to analysis.
Modules
Faculty: Susan Jack, RN, PhD, FCAN
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the domains and parameters of qualitative health research.
- Understand the value of using qualitative methods to understand or address problems grounded in healthcare practice, education, research or policy.
- List the resources and skills required for a qualitative research team.
- Develop a checklist to guide the design and conducting of a qualitative health research study.
Faculty: Erika Bassi, RN, PhD and Susan Jack, RN, PhD, FCAN
Learning Objectives:
- Articulate the overall purpose of your qualitative health research study.
- Apply the EPPiC (Emphasis-Purposeful Sample-Phenomenon of Interest-Context) framework to craft an overarching qualitative research question.
- Guided by the study purpose statement and overarching research question, consider and select an appropriate study design.
Faculty: Elizabeth Orr, RN, PhD, and Carly Whitmore, RN, PhD
Learning Objectives:
- Apply a framework to guide data generation (collection) decision-making in a qualitative health research study, including considerations on how to address the following questions:
- What types of data will be generated?
- Who is involved in data generation?
- Where will data generation occur?
- When will data generation occur?
- How will data be recorded and managed?
- How will participants’ and researchers’ emotional safety be promoted?
Faculty: Karen Campbell, RN, PhD, and Susan Jack, RN, PhD
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the indications for using rapid qualitative analysis.
- Review a checklist for planning and coordinating a team-based event for rapid qualitative analysis.
- Describe the steps involved to summarize, synthesize, and report descriptive qualitative data using a rapid analytic process.
Speakers
Susan Jack, RN, PhD, FCAN Learn More
Susan Jack, RN, PhD, FCAN
Professor, School of Nursing & Associate Member, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence & Impact, McMaster University, Visiting Professor, University of Eastern Piedmont
Dr. Jack has 20 years of experience in teaching and conducting applied qualitative health research and mixed methods. Her program of research is focused on the development, evaluation, and implementation of community-based interventions to improve maternal-child health outcomes and prevent family violence. She is passionate about sharing practical guidance on how to design rigorous qualitative studies and how to use qualitative evidence in decision-making.
Erika Bassi, RN, PhD Learn More
Erika Bassi, RN, PhD
Ricercatore, Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Università del Piemonte Orientale (University of Eastern Piemonte)
Dr. Bassi is an early career researcher at the University of Eastern Piedmont in Italy. With a PhD in Nursing Science, her expertise includes evidence-informed decision-making, quality improvement, and measurement of nursing-sensitive indicators. She is currently involved in projects related to models of nursing care delivery, employing qualitative health research methods to identify factors influencing implementation.
Elizabeth Orr, RN, PhD Learn More
Elizabeth Orr, RN, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Brock University
Dr. Orr’s program of research incorporates arts-based methods into qualitative health research design and knowledge mobilization strategies. She is a co-lead of an international project that aims to promote and prioritize emotional well-being among researchers conducting emotionally demanding research.
Carly Whitmore, RN, PhD, CPMHN Learn More
Carly Whitmore, RN, PhD, CPMHN
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, McMaster University
Dr. Whitmore is an early career researcher with a keen interest in qualitative health research methods, including the use of health intervention design and evaluation. Using collaborative care models, her applied research program is focused on healthcare optimization and integrated care delivery to support a better and more equitable health system.
Karen Campbell, RN, PhD Learn More
Karen Campbell, RN, PhD
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, York University
Dr. Campbell’s program of research focuses on the intersections of women’s health with physical and social geography. She has taught graduate-level courses in qualitative health research and designed and conducted multiple qualitative projects using a broad range of study designs and approaches to analysis.