Executive Training for Research Application (EXTRA)

In 2008, the program welcomed a new cohort of 28 fellows including five interdisciplinary teams and four fellows from government ministries. For the first time, the cohort included four policy fellows approved by Health Canada. This brought the total number of fellows to 128 within five cohorts. Since EXTRA’s inception in 2003, three cohorts of fellows have graduated.
EXTRA fellows presented three calls in the 2008 Researcher on Call series, and, on average, five EXTRA fellows participated in each call. Twenty EXTRA Fellows participated in major national conference panels including The Canadian Society of Physician Executives (CSPE), the National Healthcare Leadership Conference (NHLC), the Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR), and the Saint Elizabeth Health Care centenary conference.
The EXTRA Community of Practice hosted its annual meeting at the National Healthcare Leadership Conference, held in Saskatoon in June 2008. As a result of consultations, a strategic paper was developed to explore how the regional mentoring centres can best provide mentoring and relationship-building support to the fellows, post-program.
In 2008 the EXTRA program embarked on a five-year milestone project: the publishing of a book (tentatively titled) Implementing Evidence: Building Better Healthcare Leadership for Canada. This book will share the knowledge and experience of the EXTRA program and present some early results in improving decision-making in Canada’s healthcare system. McGill-Queen’s University Press will publish both English and French editions in 2010.
The 2008 CEO Forum, held in Hôtel Le Chantecler, Sainte-Adèle, Québec, attracted 20 chief executives from across Canada and the United Kingdom. The forum focused on issues and opportunities related to mandates for access and quality. An annual event, the EXTRA CEO Forum provides a unique opportunity for knowledge exchange.
EXTRA and Swift Efficient Application of Research in Community Health (SEARCH) Canada concluded a partnership in 2008 to jointly undertake evaluative research to deepen our understanding of the nature of change, and of the intra-organizational mechanisms by which change occurs.

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Governance 2008-2009 Board of Trustees and Committee Members Letter from the Chair, Board of Trustees Letter from the President and Chief Executive Officer The Cornerstones of Innovation Incubation Strategic Objective #1 Strategic Objective #2 Strategic Objective #3 Strategic Objective #4 EXTRA Researcher on Call A Model of Organizational Excellence Accountability Endowment and Financial Management Statement of Financial Position Statement of Operations	Executive Training for Research Application (EXTRA) In 2008, the program welcomed a new cohort of 28 fellows including five interdisciplinary teams and four fellows from government ministries. For the first time, the cohort included four policy fellows approved by Health Canada. This brought the total number of fellows to 128 within five cohorts. Since EXTRA’s inception in 2003, three cohorts of fellows have graduated. EXTRA fellows presented three calls in the 2008 Researcher on Call series, and, on average, five EXTRA fellows participated in each call. Twenty EXTRA Fellows participated in major national conference panels including The Canadian Society of Physician Executives (CSPE), the National Healthcare Leadership Conference (NHLC), the Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR), and the Saint Elizabeth Health Care centenary conference. The EXTRA Community of Practice hosted its annual meeting at the National Healthcare Leadership Conference, held in Saskatoon in June 2008. As a result of consultations, a strategic paper was developed to explore how the regional mentoring centres can best provide mentoring and relationship-building support to the fellows, post-program. In 2008 the EXTRA program embarked on a five-year milestone project: the publishing of a book (tentatively titled) Implementing Evidence: Building Better Healthcare Leadership for Canada. This book will share the knowledge and experience of the EXTRA program and present some early results in improving decision-making in Canada’s healthcare system. McGill-Queen’s University Press will publish both English and French editions in 2010. The 2008 CEO Forum, held in Hôtel Le Chantecler, Sainte-Adèle, Québec, attracted 20 chief executives from across Canada and the United Kingdom. The forum focused on issues and opportunities related to mandates for access and quality. An annual event, the EXTRA CEO Forum provides a unique opportunity for knowledge exchange. EXTRA and Swift Efficient Application of Research in Community Health (SEARCH) Canada concluded a partnership in 2008 to jointly undertake evaluative research to deepen our understanding of the nature of change, and of the intra-organizational mechanisms by which change occurs.