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.

Carol Weiss Prize for Early Career Researchers

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In the past 10 years Evidence & Policy has built a reputation as a leading journal in the field of evidence use in policy and practice. To mark its 10th anniversary, the journal is launching a new annual prize for early career researchers, created in memory of Carol Weiss, the journal’s first North American editor …

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On the function and effectiveness of Knowledge Brokers

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New paper out today in Implementation Science on the effectiveness of Knowledge Brokers.  As suspected, we need more and better research in this area. http://tinyurl.com/npnrjpb  #KMb #KT Exploring the function and effectiveness of knowledge brokers as facilitators of knowledge translation in health-related settings: a systematic review and thematic analysis Catherine C. Bornbaum1,2*, Kathy Kornas1, Leslea Peirson4 …

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Capacity Building Advisor – Child Welfare USA

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This position involves KT and implementation of EBP supports in the child welfare sector across the USA. ICF International seeks a Full-time Capacity Building Advisor to work on a national child welfare technical assistance project, the Capacity Building Center for States, funded by the Children’s Bureau. The goal of the Center is to support and …

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MANAGER, PROVIDER EDUCATION PROGRAM, Lung Association

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JOB POSTING: MANAGER, PROVIDER EDUCATION PROGRAM Position Type: Full Time Job Location: Toronto, Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue area Career Level: Manager Application Deadline: August 24, 2015 POSITION OVERVIEW: The Lung Association, one of Canada’s oldest health-related charities, is dedicated to the improvement of lung health. Our programs and services include public education and …

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Director Knowledge Mobilization, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

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Director, Knowledge Mobilization (Level 8) Background Created in 2007, the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (“the Partnership”) is an independent organization funded by the federal government to accelerate action on a national cancer control strategy. The Partnership collaborates with a variety of experts, organizations and stakeholders across the country to harness the best of what is …

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Come work with us at SickKids: Scientist Position

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The Child Health Evaluative Sciences (CHES) Program is seeking an exceptional scientist with expertise in the areas of qualitative methodology, child and youth mental health, and child health outcomes, who is interested in exploiting the unique research environment provided by Canada’s largest Paediatric hospital-based research institute. The position is allied with the Community Health Systems …

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