Table 2 SEA-ORCHID project plan and activities associated with each phase
| Â | Year | Australian Support Centres | SE Asian Study Nodes |
|---|---|---|---|
Pre Study Phase | 2004 | First SEA-ORCHID project meeting Malaysia: focus on planning, and development of assessment tools | |
| Â | Â | Recruit project manager: five year appointment Recruit project administrator five-year appointment Develop data extraction and recording tools for primary and secondary outcomes Set up and pilot web-based forms and data entry system Obtain ethics committee approval | Recruit project supervisor (Thailand): five year appointment Recruit project administrator (Thailand): five year appointment Set up project nodes Obtain ethics committee approval from local institutions Begin promotion of project within SE Asian nodes Recruit and train four SE Asian fieldworkers |
Pre-intervention | 2005 | Data cleaning and ongoing analysis from web-based system as data entered from nodes Recruit and train three educators/systematic reviewers/guideline developers (one at each support centre): three year appointment Host training of SE Asian educators Develop training materials Measure baseline involvement of SE Asia in Cochrane Collaboration | Carry out baseline data collection of primary and secondary outcomes (data entry via web) Recruit and train nine educators/guideline developers/systematic reviewers from participating hospitals Plan and organise training events and associated local promotion Advertise and select eight fellows for Australian fellowships in 2006 |
| Â | Â | Second SEA-ORCHID project meeting the Philippines: review and report findings from baseline data collection and adapt intervention to ensure it addresses identified barriers to change | |
| Â | Â | Conduct teaching tour | |
Intervention | 2006 to mid 2007 | Ongoing support for training in systematic reviews and EBP Partner in guideline development Host eight SE Asian fellowships Support SE Asian nodes in all activities | Conduct training in systematic reviewing and EBP and undertake systematic reviews Develop guidelines Disseminate the evidence from Cochrane reviews Identify local priorities for reviews |
| Â | Â | Third SEA-ORCHID project meeting Thailand: focus on developing undergraduate programs and planning for funding beyond project to sustain nodes | |
| Â | Â | Two teaching tours (one adjacent to SEA-ORCHID project conference) | |
Outcome Assessment | mid 2007 to mid 2008 | Provide all data extraction and recording tools Outcome assessment of SE Asian involvement in Cochrane Collaboration Data monitoring, cleaning and analysis | Recruit and train four fieldworkers for outcome assessment Complete collection of primary and secondary outcome data (data entry via web) |
| Â | Â | Fourth SEA-ORCHID project meeting Indonesia: review outcome assessment, plan for activities beyond employment of trainers | |
Report | End 2008 | Fifth SEA-ORCHID project meeting (investigators) interpret analyses, plan final reports and assist with planning of future initiatives | |
| Â | Â | Write up of final reports and associated publications | |