Discussion Questions – Dissemination of Findings

Paragraph One:

Identify your stakeholders using the Stakeholder Analysis process (AHRQ resource).
Explain how each stakeholder may be impacted by the outcomes of your findings.
Consider both direct and indirect impacts (e.g., patient safety, workflow changes, policy updates).

Paragraph Two:

Discuss the Purpose of your dissemination process (why you are sharing the findings).
Identify the Audience (who needs to know the findings, e.g., staff, leadership, committees).
Explain the Methods (how you will share the findings, e.g., presentations, reports, dashboards).
Discuss the Timing (when you will present the findings, at what intervals).
Explain the Evaluation (how you will measure whether your dissemination was effective, e.g., feedback surveys, changes in practice).

Paragraph Three:

Explain the next steps after the initial dissemination session.
Examples: preparing abstracts for professional nursing conferences, submitting a manuscript to a journal, creating follow-up workshops, or developing educational materials for staff.
Discuss strategies to ensure the findings reach a broader audience and have a lasting impact on practice.

How to Approach Each Section

Paragraph One – Stakeholders:

Use the AHRQ Stakeholder Analysis tool to identify key stakeholders (e.g., nurses, patients, physicians, administration, IT staff).
Briefly explain each stakeholder’s interest in your change project and how outcomes affect them.
Focus on relevance and potential influence: who can drive change, who will feel the impact, and who needs to support implementation.

Paragraph Two – Dissemination Plan:

Purpose: Define what you hope to achieve by sharing findings (e.g., improve patient safety, inform policy, encourage best practices).
Audience: Specify who will receive the findings (internal hospital staff, department heads, committees, leadership).
Methods: List the mediums (presentation slides, reports, newsletters, email summaries, dashboards).
Timing: Indicate when and how often dissemination occurs (e.g., quarterly meetings, after project completion).
Evaluation: Decide how you will assess effectiveness (feedback forms, surveys, follow-up performance metrics).

Paragraph Three – Next Steps:

Plan for wider dissemination beyond the organization.
Consider professional avenues like conferences, webinars, journals, or collaborative networks.
Discuss how to document and share outcomes for broader professional impact.

Sample Solution

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