Lee Colin Q-T, Kouyoumdjian Fiona, Christian Jennifer
1) Public Health Ontario, Toronto, Ontario (at the time of study; currently at Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, Barrie, Ontario) 2) Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
Can J Public Health. 2014 Feb 3;105(1):e86-90. doi: 10.17269/cjph.105.4210.
We aimed to define priority areas for research on chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis in Canada through the use of a consensus method.
A modified Delphi method was conducted, consisting of two online surveys and an in-person meeting. Participants included people working in bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) across Canada, including clinicians, policy-makers, public health practitioners, and researchers.
Consensus was achieved regarding the most important priority topics in bacterial STI research in Canada, within five general priority areas: the epidemiology of bacterial STIs, screening, partner notification and contact tracing, antimicrobial resistance, and identification of best practices for the prevention and control of bacterial STIs.
The findings of this consensus process can be used to inform research efforts, which could contribute to more effective control of bacterial STIs in Canada.
我们旨在通过使用一种共识方法来确定加拿大衣原体、淋病和梅毒研究的优先领域。
采用了一种改良的德尔菲法,包括两次在线调查和一次面对面会议。参与者包括加拿大各地从事细菌性性传播感染(STIs)工作的人员,包括临床医生、政策制定者、公共卫生从业者和研究人员。
在加拿大细菌性性传播感染研究的五个总体优先领域内,就最重要的优先主题达成了共识:细菌性性传播感染的流行病学、筛查、性伴通知和接触者追踪、抗菌药物耐药性以及细菌性性传播感染预防和控制最佳实践的确定。
这一共识过程的结果可用于为研究工作提供信息,这可能有助于在加拿大更有效地控制细菌性性传播感染。