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Table 6 Examples of changes to content in capacity-building initiatives

From: Essential content for teaching implementation practice in healthcare: a mixed-methods study of teams offering capacity-building initiatives

Type of change to capacity-building initiative content

Examples

Removing content or decreasing content that was not aligned with learners’ needs or preferences

• Removing specific tools and resources that were not helpful to learners

• Decreasing theoretical content

• Removing content that was not relevant to learners (e.g., media training)

Adding content or increasing time spent on content that aligns with learners’ needs or preferences

• New developments in implementation science

• Specific implementation steps such as clarifying the problem, consumer engagement

• Adding new tools and resources developed by the capacity-building initiative team (e.g., implementation decision aids, workbooks)

Changing the presentation of content

• Reducing the depth of content

• Shifting to more practical content

• Increasing the number of case examples

• Updating the language used to align with developments in the field