1. Scholarship through peer- reviewed publication: A conversation with the editors of Families, Systems, and Health Larry Mauksch, M.Ed Colleen Fogarty, MD, MSc

2. Objectives and outline Describe major steps in the preparation of a peer reviewed manuscript Identify personal barriers to pursuing publication Define some tips for publication success Name one idea for publication Discussion

3. Poll I have published in a peer reviewed journal and plan to continue I am working on my first submission to a peer reviewed journal I am uncertain about whether I will ever publish in a peer reviewed journal I have no plans for publishing in a peer reviewed journal

5. FSH formats Research articles Brief ReportsReview articles Conceptual articles Commentaries Health policy briefs Families, systems and health in our lives Poetry and 55 word stories Book and media reviews

7. Ideas to project to printed page Write and revise, do it again Input from respected others Do it again Learn Present Experiment Collaborate Assess need Plan

8. FINER Criteria F – Feasible I – Interesting N - Novel E –Ethical R –Relevant Hulley SB, Cummings SR, Browner WS, Grady DG, Newman TB. Designing clinical research. 3rd ed. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; 2007.

9. Glassick’s Standards of Excellence in Scholarship (2000) Clear Goals Adequate Preparation Appropriate Methods Significant Results Effective Presentation Reflective Critique

10. Barriers to publication

12. Time to write Identifying collaborators Collaborating on co- authoring Perfectionism Fear of not being ‘right’ Hard time finishing Stuck in ‘almost done’ Fear of about rejection Expectations Managing rejection— internalizing the feeling Writer’s block—stare at empty screen or internet self soothing behavior Anxiety Procrastination Stuck in the review process—frustration! Length of time Identifying the ‘right’ journal

13. If I waited for perfection I would never write - Margaret Atwood

15. Tips for success Start Planning time Write a shitty first draft Persevere Revise, revise, revise Ensure clarity Get feedback Finish Dot the “I”s and cross the “T”s Find collaboratorsFind mentors

16. Share one barrier breaker

18. Recommended reading If You Want to Write Brenda Ueland On Writing Well William Zinsser

19. Peer Reviewing: A way to improve one’s writing TimelinessThorough reading with comments on: Novelty of topic/what does it add to current literature? Strengths and weaknesses of methodology Results and discussion—how do these inform the field? Comment on overall quality of writing, including organization, effectiveness of word use

21. What might you write about?

22. Call for papers Strategies for Evaluating Integrated Care in the Real World

23. Literature Gaps in Collaborative Family Health Care Advocacy and policymakers;—how do they enact change? Limited # of disciplines present in our literature (e.g. PharmD, Nurses, others)—how do we broaden this conversation? Review from someone outside the system— what do they think about family healthcare? Training and supervision—not much “best practice” literature about supervision/training for integrated care.

24. Literature Gaps II Are there meta analytic reviews to consolidate the information about integrated care? Dissecting best practice relating to different settings. E.g. inpt, outpt, private practice, etc. Role of Emergency Med in providing medical home; linking in to primary care. Collaborative models in EM?

25. Literature Gaps III Effectiveness of school based clinics for care for kids Cultural competence—what are best interventions for particular sub populations? Role of technology in providing care— assessment. Standardization of E.H.R. to provide standard approach to collaborative care.

27. Literature Gaps IV Competencies for practice across disciplines—they are published! Hooray! How do we broaden our integrated work into other settings? E.g. ◦ From public sector  private practice ◦ From primary care  specialty care ◦ Working in other settings, churches, shamans Expanding our work to the medical neighborhood.

28. Literature Gaps V Increasing voice of the family; greater attention to the community Professional identity development—what happens for Beh Health folks moving into Medical setting? Is there something about personality? What are the factors for success?