Researchers interested in initiating collaborative research projects using the resources are invited to access the Breast Cancer Family Registry website for preliminary information, and to make initial contact with the Program Officer at the National Cancer Institute to discuss the process of developing a collaborative proposal (details are available from the corresponding author).
This perspective integrated a multilevel and dynamic conception of the ecological environment with the principle of developing a collaborative and empowering relationship between professionals and local community members [ 48].
[N3] A significant learning transition was a change in participants' perspective from patient care requiring them to be "expert problem-solvers" to understanding the importance of developing a collaborative partnership approach.
Without trust, there seems to be no possibility of developing a collaborative approach [ 32].
The model was developed under the auspices of a collaborative faculty development committee with representation from all partners.
These concerns, combined with the need to circulate the accumulated knowledge and experience more widely throughout the developing countries, led to the establishment of a collaborative concept called Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries (TCDC).
Recognizing this, the Kenya Health Workforce Information System was developed through a collaborative initiative of the Ministries of Health - DepartheNursing Council of Nursing Council of Kenya, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Lillian Carter Centre for Global Health and Social Responsibility at Emory University, Atlanta [ 19].
The Framework for Assessing Health Risks of Environmental Exposures to Children was developed as the result of a collaborative effort with the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI), which sponsored a multi-stakeholder, multi-disciplinary workshop to craft the framework (Daston et al., 2004; Olin & Sonawane, 2003).
In this paper, we share the experience of developing and utilizing a collaborative project management system.
Entire teams were encouraged to participate in the programme as we assumed that the effects of the training programme would improve if professionals went through the learning process together, thereby developing a collaborative view of caring for self-harm patients.
