RWG & Workplan

1. CREST.BD
Research Working Group

2. Getting on the front foot
• Purpose
– Support decision-making in regards to how projects will be supported
and cultured by CREST.BD in terms of both KE and research
support/involvement.
• Provide recommendations regarding:
– How we define a CREST.BD research project
– How we foster collaboration
– How we address and act on new ideas for research projects
– How do we track and monitor the milestones/status of research
projects from the idea stage to project initiation
• To identify working groups for all identified research initiatives.
– Preparatory investigation on issues related to international data
collection, ethics
– BD survey
– Attention to prevention and early intervention with a focus on genetic
psychiatric counselling
– New ideas to be tabled

3. Year in review
• Meeting 1: October 2013
• Meeting 1b: November 2013
• Meeting 2: March 2014
• Outcomes
– Effective working group
– Ratified terms of reference
– Prevention and genetics research
– IPSRT clinical trial
– (ORBIT)
– (EWOC)

4. Introduction to 2014/15 Workplan

5. • Annual workplan grows out of 2014-2019
strategic plan
– 5 strategic priorities, 12 goals, 26 broad actions
– Populate specific actions (add, remove, weight),
timelines, inputs/responsibilities, indicators
• Workplan plan
– Submit workplan in 4 weeks
– Populating throughout meeting
– Draft in your pack, flipcharts
– Now: overview document, prompt for group input

13. CREST.BD Leadership
• Erin-bus interaction
• Values of equity, integrity, strategic priority of sustainability
• Start a discussion about leadership models and succession for
CREST.BD
– Conclusion reported to CIHR summer 2015 in final report
– Add detail to workplan
– Next steps: town hall, webinar feedback about this discussion
• Some starting thoughts
– Status quo
– Add to leadership someone with lived experience
– Rotating leadership?
– Transitioning (director-elect)
– 2 or 3 person leadership model