Evaluation of a Dragons' Den-inspired symposium to spread primary health care innovations in Quebec, Canada: a mixed-methods study using quality-improvement e-surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Background

On May 24, 2017, the Quebec College of Family Physicians held an innovation symposium inspired by the television show Dragons' Den, at which innovators pitched their innovations to Dragon-Facilitators (i.e., decision-makers) and academic family medicine clinical leads. We evaluated the effects of the symposium on the spread of primary health care innovations.

Methods

We conducted a mixed-methods evaluation of the symposium. We collected data related to Rogers' innovation-decision process using 3 quality-improvement e-surveys (distributed between May 2017 and February 2018). The first survey evaluated spread outputs (innovation discovery, intention to spread, improvements) and was sent to all participants immediately after the symposium. The second evaluated

SUBMITTER: Smithman MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8946644 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature