Introduction to small group work

IAS 2011 Professional Development Workshop: Implementation and Operations Research Considerations for Rolling Out the 2010 WHO Guidelines on PMTCT and

Infant Feeding

IAS Rome20 July 2011

Tasks for small groups

• Introduce yourselves in your group• Choose a rapporteur / spokesperson for

your group• Choose a note taker

• Gather each person’s ideas for a research questions that addresses a challenge related to the adoption, adaptation, and implementation of the revised WHO guidelines on PMTCT and Infant Feeding.

Outputs of the small groups

As a group, create the following outputs: 1. Decide on one research question related to the

2010 WHO guidelines on PMTCT and infant feeding

2. Explain if the proposed research question is operations research or implementation research

3. Give an example of the basic research design needed to answer the proposed research question

4. Explain how the results of the research will inform policy or practice