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Evaluation of the Canadian Paediatric
Surveillance Program*
Supplement
August 2004 
Volume 30S2
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Contained in this issue:
Table of Contents
| Executive Summary | ||
| Overview of the Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program | ||
| Mission Statement | ||
| Program Objectives | ||
| Program History | ||
| - | Founded in 1996 - A Pilot Program | |
| - | The Emerging Years (1997-2000) | |
| Surveillance at Work | ||
| - | CPSP Steering Committee | |
| - | The Process | |
| - | One-time Survey Questions | |
| - | Commitment to Patient Confidentiality | |
| - | Funding | |
| Surveillance Results - Making a Difference (2001 to the present) | ||
| International Network of Paediatric Surveillance Units (INoPSU) | ||
| Objectives of the evaluation | ||
| Methods | ||
| - | Development of Logic Models | |
| - | Establishment of the Expert Advisory Group | |
| - | Survey Instruments | |
| - | Criteria for Analysis | |
| Results | ||
| - | Questionnaires | |
| - | Analysis by CDC Framework | |
| - | Preamble | |
| - | Overall Comments | |
| - | Program Objectives | |
| - | Evaluation Objectives | |
| - | Strategic Issues and Conclusions | |
| - | How well has the CPSP achieved its objectives and goals? | |
| - | What are the costs and effectiveness of CPSP in comparison with other, similar, surveillance programs? | |
| - | How well does the CPSP function relative to CDC criteria for surveillance programs? | |
| - | Feedback from CPSP participants and researchers | |
| - | Does the CPSP meet the needs of its various target groups? | |
| - | Does the information collected by the CPSP have the potential to change public policies? | |
| - | How effective is the Steering Committee? | |
| - | Next Steps | |
| - | References | |
| Appendices | ||
| 1. | Membership of the CPSP Steering Committee | |
| - | Current | |
| - | Past | |
| 2. | Mission and aims of INoPSU | |
| 3. | Membership of the Expert Advisory Group | |
| 4. | Logic models outcomes | |
| - | Initiation of a research study | |
| - | Surveillance process | |
| - | Impact of information dissemination | |
| 5. | Survey Questionnaires | |
| - | Evaluation Survey - Public Health | |
| - | Investigators' Evaluation Survey | |
| - | Participants' Evaluation Survey | |
| - | Steering Committee Evaluation Survey | |
| 6. | Survey Results | |
| - | Participants | |
| - | Public Health Professionals | |
| - | Investigators | |
| - | Steering Committee members | |
*Strengthening its ability to protect the health and safety of Canadians, the Government of Canada has delivered on its commitment to establish a new Public Health Agency of Canada and appoint a Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. David Butler-Jones. The creation of the Public Health Agency of Canada marks the beginning of a new approach to federal leadership and collaboration with provinces and territories on public health and responds to a consensus from the provinces, public health experts and concerned citizens on the need for federal leadership on public health to be consolidated in a public agency. Therefore, please note that in this release of this document, was published prior to this announcement, any reference to Health Canada should be to the Public Health Agency of Canada. |
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