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  Outcomes:
- ACRUN has a profile as a viable organization
- have active participation from all stakeholders in each province
- Continuity among provinces and stakeholders in each province
- hyperlinked to other key organizations and accessed by others
- web page with linkages to other sources
- widespread familiarity and comfort with ACRUN's mandate and activities
- regular forums for anyone to present and hear about research
- published, peer reviewed journal/newsletter
- better results on surveys of stakeholder access and utilization of research
- a research corner in provider facilities
- regular participation in ACRUN sponsored research clinics and mentoring
- cross-discipline and cross-province forums
  Strategies:
  Membership --
write and meet with stakeholders asking that a representative be named for a 2-year term (and written response)
ask stakeholders to connect with counterparts in other provinces
work groups representative of all stakeholders and provinces
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  Communication/marketing --
develop a web-page, chat room, determine linkages
negotiate hyperlinks with related organizations and federal departments, CNA, etc.
Media coverage regarding ACRUN studies/findings
have booths with fact sheets at conferences in Atlantic region, e.g., professional associations, ARCAUSN, research days
newsletter to provide tips on accessing research, databases, etc., eg. Cochrane Collaboration, Sigma Theta Tau
strike a newsletter committe; publish 4 per year, use a mailing list of broad stakeholder groups
promote journal clubs with a regional flavour
schedule forums in partnerships with other organizations for 2002
conduct regular, periodic surveys
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  Other --
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policy at the clinical level to assert these strategies, i.e., journal club participation.
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