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Exploring challenges and opportunities in detecting emerging drug trends: A socio-technical analysis of the Canadian context.
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to apply a systems thinking approach to explore factors influencing the detection of emerging drug trends in Canada's provinces and territories to better understand how the local context can influence the design and performance of a pan-Canadian (i.e., national) substance use early warning system (EWS). This study also presents a set of actionable recommendations arising from the results. METHODOLOGY AND METHODS: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 purposively recruited Medical Officers of Health and epidemiologists from across Canada working in the field of substance use. Thematic and social network analysis guided by the socio-technical systems framework were subsequently employed.
RESULTS: Barriers and facilitators for detecting emerging drug trends in provinces and territories are a product of the collective linkages and interactions between social (objectives, people, culture), technical (tools, practices, infrastructure), and external environmental (financial, regulatory frameworks, stakeholders) factors. Shortcomings in several of these areas shaped the system's behaviour and together contributed to fragmented operations that lacked strategic focus, poorly designed cross-sector partnerships, and unactionable information outputs. Participants' experiences shaped perceptions of a national substance use EWS, with some voicing potential opportunities and others expressing doubts about its effectiveness.
CONCLUSION: This study highlights interconnected social, technical, and external environmental considerations for the design and implementation of a national substance use EWS in Canada. It also demonstrates the value of using the socio-technical systems framework to understand a complex public health surveillance issue and how it can be used to inform a path forward.
RESULTS: Barriers and facilitators for detecting emerging drug trends in provinces and territories are a product of the collective linkages and interactions between social (objectives, people, culture), technical (tools, practices, infrastructure), and external environmental (financial, regulatory frameworks, stakeholders) factors. Shortcomings in several of these areas shaped the system's behaviour and together contributed to fragmented operations that lacked strategic focus, poorly designed cross-sector partnerships, and unactionable information outputs. Participants' experiences shaped perceptions of a national substance use EWS, with some voicing potential opportunities and others expressing doubts about its effectiveness.
CONCLUSION: This study highlights interconnected social, technical, and external environmental considerations for the design and implementation of a national substance use EWS in Canada. It also demonstrates the value of using the socio-technical systems framework to understand a complex public health surveillance issue and how it can be used to inform a path forward.
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