Table 1 Steps and content of the meetings of the community of practice
Phases | Meetings | Content |
|---|---|---|
Phase 1: Preparing for guideline development 1.1. Selecting the topic | Meeting 1 (2012-06-13) | Introduction round |
PowerPoint presentation by group chair on the goal of the project and program, and on evidence-based practice | ||
Pairwise and group-discussion on OHS tasks and evidence-based practice within OHS | ||
Discuss group aims, norms of behavior and practicalities | ||
Task for next meeting | Describe expectations and prerequisites of participation | |
Meeting 2 (2012-09-11) | Implementation expert gives PowerPoint presentation on implementation research, including concepts and theories | |
Present a summary of expectations and prerequisites of participants | ||
Pairwise and group-discussion on topic selection for the guideline | ||
Task for next meeting | Make an inventory of methods used within the own OHS, discuss what is needed within the OHS | |
Phase 1: Preparing for guideline development 1.2. Determining the scope | Meeting 3 (2012-12-12) | PowerPoint presentation of back pain and diagnostics by external orthopedic specialist |
PowerPoint presentation on evidence-based assessment and treatment of LBP, with a focus on psychosocial factors | ||
Group discussion on methods used within the OHS and on OHS protocol of working with LBP | ||
Formulate objectives and target-group of guideline | ||
Task for next meeting | Make an inventory of methods used within the own OHS with regards to diagnostics and treatment of LBP | |
Phase 2: systematically reviewing the evidence 2.1 Establishing clinical questions | Meeting 4 (2013-02-13) | PowerPoint presentation regarding the scientific evidence for assessment tools and interventions related to the work environment |
PowerPoint presentation of an example of the Dutch back pain guideline of the Netherlands Society of Occupational Medicine | ||
Small and big group discussions on content and format (flow-chart) of the guideline and on implementation, including barriers, facilitators, and strategies | ||
Task for next meeting | Describe current protocol of LBP assessment and treatment within own OHS regarding who does what – in order to identify target users. Startup internal working-group within own OHS | |
Phase 2: systematically reviewing the evidence 2.2. Appraising research | Meeting 5 (2013-03-27) | PowerPoint presentation on valid methods for ergonomic assessment by a professor in work-related musculoskeletal disorder research |
Each participant presents current practice with regards to LBP assessment and treatment | ||
Group discussion flow-chart for treatment of LBP | ||
Task for next meeting | Work on flow-chart – screening-questions | |
Meeting 6 (2013-06-19) | A Swedish example of an OHS work with the treatment of LBP | |
Ergonomics present ergonomic assessment tool proposal appropriate for OHS setting | ||
Group discussions on sent out material | ||
Phase 3: Drafting the guideline | Meeting 7 (2013-08-16) | PowerPoint presentation regarding implementation strategies by implementation expert |
PowerPoint presentation of NICE-guideline for the early management of non-specific LBP. | ||
Interdisciplinary group-work regarding ergonomist observation methods and interventions, and behavior change methods and interventions | ||
Task for next meeting | Individual groups work on drafting text | |
Meeting 8 (2013-09-20) | Individual groups continue with drafting text for the guideline | |
Group discussion on progress and challenges with drafting text | ||
Meeting 9 (2013-10-15) | PowerPoint presentation on KOF, a dialog-method to assess work capacity and work demand, by external expert | |
Individual groups continue with drafting text for the guideline | ||
Reviewing the guideline | Meeting 10 (2013-11-12) | Adapt text to internal and external review comments |
Meeting 11 (2013-12-16) |