Melanie Barwick

Melanie Barwick, Ph.D., C.Psych, is the Canada Research Chair in Implementation Science and Practice (Tier 1) and a Senior Scientist in the Child Health Evaluative Sciences Program of the SickKids Research Institute and the SickKids Centre for Global Child Health. As the Scientific Director of the Knowledge Translation Program at the SickKids’ Learning Institute, she also leads professional and resource development in dissemination and implementation research and practice. At the University of Toronto, she is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Social and Behavioural Health Sciences, and the Institute for Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation). She teaches at the University of Toronto’s Doctorate in Public Health and IHPME. Her community work includes chairing the Governing Board for Children’s Mental Health Ontario and being on the Editorial Board for the journal Implementation Research and Practice. An internationally recognized expert in dissemination and implementation research and practice, her health services research program spans many areas of health to improve the implementation of evidence into practice and broaden its reach to support decision-making, policy, knowledge, awareness, health, and well-being. She has considerable practical experience in implementation. Her current research, funded by CIHR, is evaluating a first-in-kind digital tool, The Implementation Playbook©, to facilitate the implementation of innovations in service settings. The paper prototype, The Implementation Roadmap©, is also available to support implementation planning. She provides professional development in dissemination and implementation practice internationally through the Specialist Knowledge Translation Training™ (SKTT, for researchers and KT practitioners), the Knowledge Translation Professional Certificate™ (KTPC, for KT practitioners), and Planning for Implementation Practice™(PIP). The KTPC is recognized as a Leading Practice by Accreditation Canada and has over 600 graduates worldwide. Since 2004, SickKids has licensed SKTT training to the Research Impact Academy (AUS) and has over 3,800 learners internationally. She is the developer of several tools that support dissemination and implementation.

SickKids KT Program Launches Two NEW e-Learning Modules on KT

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Proud to share that our SickKids KT Program Team has launched TWO new e-learning modules on KT. The first is a general introduction, and the second is an introduction and refresher for the Knowledge Translation Planning Template (Barwick, 2008, 2013). Please link, learn, and share! http://www.melaniebarwick.com/training.php  

Global Implementation Conference 2017 – Toronto June 19, 20, 21 2017

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The biennial Global Implementation Conference (GIC) was launched in 2011 with a focus on “What is Implementation?”. GIC 2013 then moved from the “What” to the “How” of implementation with conference sessions related to the process and tools used to implement effectively in community-based settings. GIC 2015 then expanded this focus further by engaging presenters …

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Looking for a User Perspective

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Dear KTECOP Community, Have you viewed and/or used these Implementation videos in your work?  I’m looking for a knowledge user to join me and share their perspective on a @nccmt webinar that will take place on April 5th from 12pm to 2:30pm. If you are willing to help out, please get in touch: [email protected] Thank you!

Sponsorship Opportunities Open for Upcoming Global Implementation Conference, Toronto, June 19-21 2017

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The 4th biennial Global Implementation Conference (GIC 2017) that will be held in Toronto, Canada on June 19-21, 2017. It is my pleasure to offer organizations interested in implementation of evidence with the opportunity to become a sponsor of the GIC 2017. The GIC is the leading international implementation conference in the world and aims …

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2 Postdoctoral Research Fellows in Global Health Policy, starting 1 September 2016 for 3 years

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The Centre for Global Health Research within the Usher Institute at the University of Edinburgh seeks to appoint TWO excellent Postdoctoral researchers to support the work of Professor Devi Sridhar’s Wellcome Trust Investigator Award ‘The Economic Gaze: The World Bank’s Influence in Global Public Health’ by fully engaging in all aspects of the research programmes …

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NCCPH Knowledge Translation Graduate Student Awards

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Goal The purpose of the awards is to recognize the work of graduate students regarding knowledge translation in public health in Canada. Award Up to three awards will be given annually at the CPHA Annual Conference. Travel, accommodation and registration fees will be covered up to a maximum of $1,500. See here for more details and …

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CMHA Conference, Together by Design – Call for Abstracts

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The Mental Health for All Conference 2016 will be an industry wide event, benefiting individuals and organizations across the mental health, mental illness and addiction sectors. Setting it apart will be the national focus on information sharing and partnership between industry thought leaders, researchers, policy makers, service providers and front line staff. As the premier …

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Save Cochrane Canada: Restore Funding

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Evidence for Democracy (E4D) has mounted a petition to Health Minister Jane Philpott to restore funding for Cochrane Canada. Please visit https://evidencefordemocracy.ca/en/savecochranecanada to sign the petition and show your support. We would appreciate if you would distribute this information through your networks so they have the opportunity to sign and share, via Twitter and Facebook.