Table 1 Steps involved in research priority setting and participatory co-design timelines

Research focus (April–May 2021)

To understand the equity-oriented learning needs of family physicians in Ontario to inform the co-design of a learning module

Is there is a need to focus on all family physicians in Ontario, or would it be better to speak to family physicians who are more likely to be providing care to priority populations?

To understand the equity-oriented learning needs of family physicians in community-focused practice settings in Ontario in order to inform the co-design of a learning module

Research question (June 2021)

To understand learning needs of family physicians as they are gatekeepers to lung cancer screening

Is there a need to speak to just family physicians? The wrap around support services offered by all primary care providers in  community-focused practice settings create the environment and support structures needed for participation in LCS

Research question to include all frontline primary care providers in community-focused practice settings: To understand the learning needs of primary care providers in community-focused practice settings in Ontario in order to inform the co-design of a learning module

Research approach (July–August 2021)

To interview healthcare providers in community-focused practice settings to inform the co-design of an equity-focused learning module to support lung cancer screening uptake

Can we gather more informative data from providers in community-focused practices settings who have previously received equity-focused training as they have the relevant prior learning and clinical experience to be able to contextualize LCS?

To conduct semi-structured interviews with primary care providers in community-focused practice settings who have received prior training on how to deliver equity-oriented healthcare (EOHC) in order to understand the equity-oriented skills they apply in practice to promote equitable access to LCS

Dissemination strategy (October 2021)

To co-design a learning module that will promote the delivery of EOHC to increase uptake of LCS in priority populations

Can we co-design a module to be included with other EOHC learning material rather than building a totally new standalone module?

To partner with Equipping Health & Social Services for Health Equity (EQUIP) to co-develop and disseminate the learning module on the EQUIP web platform so that it can be widely and freely accessible to learners in Ontario and elsewhere