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Leadership for success in transforming medical abortion policy in Canada


Autoři: Brigid Dineley aff001;  Sarah Munro aff001;  Wendy V. Norman aff003
Působiště autorů: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada aff001;  Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (CHÉOS), Vancouver, Canada aff002;  Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada aff003;  Faculty of Public Health & Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, England aff004
Vyšlo v časopise: PLoS ONE 15(1)
Kategorie: Research Article
prolekare.web.journal.doi_sk: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227216

Souhrn

Objectives

Mifepristone was approved for use in medical abortion by Health Canada in 2015. Approval was accompanied by regulations that prohibited pharmacist dispensing of the medication. Reproductive health advocates in Canada recognized this regulation would limit access to medical abortion and successfully worked to have this regulation removed in 2017. The purpose of this study was to assess the leadership involved in changing these regulations so that the success may be replicated by other groups advocating for health policy change.

Methods

This study involved a mixed methods instrumental design in the context of British Columbia, Canada. Our data collection included: a) interviews with seven key individuals, representing the organizations that worked in concert for change to Canadian mifepristone regulations, and b) document analysis of press articles, correspondence, briefing notes, and meeting minutes. We conducted a thematic analysis of transcripts of audio-recorded interviews. We identified strengths and weaknesses of the team dynamic using the Develop Coalitions, Achieve Results and Systems Transformation domains of the LEADS Framework.

Results

Our analysis of participant interviews indicates that autonomy, shared values, and clarity in communication were integral to the success of the group’s work. Analysis using the LEADS Framework showed that individuals possessed many of the capabilities identified as being necessary for successful health policy leadership. A lack of post-project assessment was identified as a possible limitation and could be incorporated in future work to strengthen dynamics especially when a desired outcome is not achieved. Document analysis provided a clear time-line of the work completed and suggested that strong communication between team members was another key to success.

Conclusions

The results of our analysis of the interviews and documents provide valuable insight into the workings of a successful group committed to a common goal. The existing collegial and trusting relationships between key stakeholders allowed for interdisciplinary collaboration, rapid mobilization, and identification of issues that facilitated successful Canadian global-first deregulation of mifepristone dispensing.

Klíčová slova:

Physicians – Allied health care professionals – Health care policy – Pharmacists – Canada – Health systems strengthening – Drug regulation – Termination of pregnancy


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