Collaboration and Co-Production of Knowledge in Healthcare: Opportunities and Challenges

نویسندگان

1 School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia

2 School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine & Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada

3 School of Healthcare Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, UK

4 School of Healthcare Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, UK

5 Centre for Nursing Research Monash Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

6 School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

doi
10.15171/ijhpm.2016.08
چکیده

Over time there has been a shift, at least in the rhetoric, from a pipeline conceptualisation of knowledge implementation, to one that recognises the potential of more collaboration, co-productive approaches to knowledge production and use. In this editorial, which is grounded in our research and collective experience, we highlight both the potential and challenge with collaboration and co-production. This includes issues about stakeholder engagement, governance arrangements, and capacity and capability for working in a coproductive way. Finally, we reflect on the fact that this approach is not a panacea, but is accompanied by some philosophical and practical challenges.