Christine E. Cassidy - School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
Sarah Bowen - Applied Research and Evaluation Consultant, Halifax, NS, Canada
Guillaume Fontaine - Faculty of Nursing, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Élizabeth Côté-Boileau - Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Research, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
Ingrid Botting - Health Services Integration, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Effectiveness in health services research requires development of specific knowledge and skills for working in partnership with health system decision-makers. In an initial effort to frame capacity-building activities for researchers, we designed a workshop on working collaboratively within the health system. The workshop, based on recent research exploring health system experience and perspectives on research collaborations, was trialed at the annual Canadian Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) conference in May ۲۰۱۹. Participants reported positive evaluations of the workshop. However, further efforts should target health services researchers that may not be as motivated to develop skills in collaborative research. Additional attention to equipping researchers with the skills needed to work in partnerships is recommended, including approaches and materials that avoid oversimplification of complex challenges.

Health Services Research, Partnership Research, Co-production, Training, Integrated Knowledge Translation, Canada