NAQC Seminar Series

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Update on NAQCs Research Agenda
Infrastructure for Quitlines

• NAQC Seminar Series
• December 9 and 11, 2009
• North American Quitline Consortium
• Jessie E. Saul, Ph.D., Director of Research

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What is the difference between a research agenda
and a research infrastructure?

• Research agenda prioritized areas and topics
  for research that fill existing gaps
• Research infrastructure tools, protocols, and
  mechanisms that promote progress on the research
  agenda

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Why develop a research agenda for quitlines?

• Commitment to adding to the evidence base
• Much we do not know
• Desire to focus our efforts

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Process for developing a research agenda

• Build on previous work (NIDA conference, white
  paper)
• Key informant interviews (done)
• Focus groups with representatives of all quitline
  stakeholders (spring 2010)
• Draft agenda presented to NAQC members (summer
  2010)
• Revisit and revise regularly

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Initial tools for the research infrastructure

• Repository of quitline- and internet-related
  cessation research articles
• Listing of ongoing quitline and internet research
  projects
• Collection and development of sample agreements
  between researchers and quitlines
• Guidelines for multi-center studies

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NAQCs role in facilitating research

• Conduct outreach to research community educating
  about the existence of quitlines and the
  potential for research
• Consultation and guidance for researchers and
  quitlines in the research design process
• Facilitation of identifying interested quitlines
  and researchers to work together

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How can I get involved?

• Participate in a focus group
• Join the research infrastructure workgroup
• Provide feedback on the draft research agenda
• Volunteer to participate in research studies

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• Jessie Saul
• Director of Research
• North American Quitline Consortium
• 507-412-8401 (direct line)
• 602-279-2719 (office)
• jsaul_at_naquitline.org