Background Research capacity development (RCD) is considered fundamental to closing
the evidence–practice gap, thereby contributing to health, wealth and knowledge for …

An invitational conference led by the World Organization of Family Doctors (Wonca)
involving selected delegates from 34 countries was held in Kingston, Ontario, Canada …

Background Building research capacity in health services has been recognised
internationally as important in order to produce a sound evidence base for decision-making …

Objectives Using theoretical frameworks from implementation science, we aimed to
systematically explore the barriers and enablers to research active allied health …

Purpose: Practice-based research networks (PBRNs) have developed dynamically across
the world, paralleling the emergence of the primary care discipline. While this review …

This article discusses research capacity building and its relevance for health practitioners
using allied health professionals (AHPs) as a case example. Allied health professionals is a …

Purpose The first aim of this study was to evaluate the current research capacity and culture
among allied health professionals (AHPs) working in a large regional health service. The …

Background Recruitment rates of general practitioners (GPs) to do research vary widely.
This may be related to the ability of a study to incorporate incentives for GPs and minimise …

Introduction Allied health professionals (AHPs) report positive attitudes to using research
evidence in clinical practice, yet often lack time, confidence and skills to use, participate in …

Background This paper describes an evaluation of an initiative to increase the research
capability of clinical groups in primary and community care settings in a region of the United …