From novice to expert: methods for transferring implementation facilitation skills to improve healthcare delivery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is substantial evidence that facilitation can address the challenges of implementing evidence-based innovations. However, facilitators need a wide variety of complex skills; lack of these can have a negative effect on implementation outcomes. Literature suggests that novice and less experienced facilitators need ongoing support from experts to develop these skills. Yet, no studies have investigated the transfer process. During a test of a facilitation strategy applied at 8 VA primary care clinics, we explored the techniques and processes an expert external facilitator utilized to transfer her skills to two initially novice internal facilitators who became experts.

Methods

In this qualitative descriptive study, we conducted monthly debriefings with three faci

SUBMITTER: Ritchie MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8033694 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature