ottawa bessa whitmore revised slides(cbrc symposium, may2009)
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Presentation at the Ottawa symposium of Community-Based Research Canada, May 2009.TRANSCRIPT
Panel presentation by
Bessa Whitmore, Co-Chair (CBRNO)CBRC Symposium
OttawaMay 25, 2009
CBRNO A brief history
• Emerged from academic research course• Coalition of community and university
‘believers’Established principles and procedures• Secured resources• Built network
MissionCapacity building
Facilitate research/evaluation partnerships
Sharing of information
Influencing the social policy process
CBRNO: Goals & Activities
Student trainingFaculty involvementCBOs participationCommunity at large
Build resource bankDevelop websiteInformation exchanges
Activities
CBRNOMission
Principles
Teaching/learning
Linking/brokering
Influencing policy
Building & sharing knowledge
Goals
Compile & share results
Respond to community
issues & needs
Use website to build & share information
Organize information
sessionsAct as catalyst
What makes it work?Based in the community
Co- chairs (from community and university)
Volunteer commitment over time
• Flexibility – evolving as we go along
ChallengesFunding
Community-based structures for university engagement
Over-commitment and burnout• Dependent of a few
Competition with other universities
Managing politically charged situations
Some possibilities/developments• Growing interest in CSL/CBR• Case example of process being developed –beyond
‘evidence’• Wiki as technical tool for linking role• Recognition of need for coordinating mechanism• Knowledge translation (academic practical)• Recognition by Tri-Council and REBs of CBR• Development of community based ethics process• Development of training packages (academics &
community)