About EXTRA
History
The EXTRA program represents a significant step in the evolution of moving evidence from the people doing research to the people using research (or Knowledge Exchange), as well as evidence-informed decision-making in Canada.
The establishment of the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation in 1997 was a response to the awareness that the capacity to produce good and relevant health services research was important to the quality and sustainability of the country's healthcare system. In its short history, the Foundation has refined its understanding of Knowledge Exchange and become a leading advocate for interaction between researchers and decision makers.
Over time, the ideas of knowledge transfer and evidence-based change became more prominent in healthcare management and policy-making. This created a demand for improved performance in Knowledge Exchange. It also created a "coalition of the willing" to promote investment in these areas.
Circumstances were therefore ripe for building a partnership to create the EXTRA program. Four leading national organizations - the Canadian College of Health Service Executives, the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation, the Canadian Medical Association, and the Canadian Nurses Association - agreed on the overall goals for such a program. In 2002, they approached the federal government to seek its support. After a number of consultations, the government responded favourably to the proposal and allocated $25 million to the Foundation's endowment in February 2003. Since then, a consortium of Quebec partners has also joined the founding organizations.
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EXTRA final design report A report incorporating the view and feedback received from the EXTRA program partners, external consultations, and the advisory council. |
PDF - 461 KB |
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EXTRA consultation summary A report incorporating the view and feedback received from the EXTRA program partners, external consultations, and the advisory council. |
PDF - 767 KB |
The two environmental scans Environmental Scan of Management Training Programs for Health System Managers and Executive Training for Research Application: Environmental Scan are available to order from jessie.checkley@chsrf.ca.
