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.

Centre Coordinator, CIHR Social Research Centre in HIV Prevention

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(Pay band 16) – TERM Requisition ID: 1300433 Faculty / Division: Faculty of Medicine Department: Dalla Lana School of Public Health Campus: St. George (downtown Toronto) UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO OVERVIEW: As Canada’s largest university, the University of Toronto has more than 70,000 students across three separate campuses and is the 15th-largest employer in the Greater …

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AGENT DE PLANIFICATION, DE PROGRAMMATION ET DE RECHERCHE (Laval, Quebec)

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AGENT DE PLANIFICATION, DE PROGRAMMATION ET DE RECHERCHE DIRECTION SCIENTIFIQUE, CENTRE JEUNESSE DE QUÉBEC-INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE PROJET CHAIRE DE PARTENARIAT EN PRÉVENTION DE LA MALTRAITANCE Durée prévue du mandat : Du 1er septembre 2013 à décembre 2016 (date approximative) Statut : Temps partiel (21 heures/semaine) Direction : Direction scientifique, CJQ-IU Service : Équipe scientifique Lieu de …

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NEW RESOURCE – Online E-Learning Modules for Implementation of EBPs

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The Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health has launched e-learning modules to support capacity building on how to implement evidence-based practices in behavioural healthcare.  This is an innovation in implementation in practice, and will contribute to building a practical knowledge base for implementation. http://www.excellenceforchildandyouth.ca/training/learning-modules Each module includes an evaluation of the …

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Clinical Assistant Professor, Indiana University Clinical Science Program

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This position offers a unique opportunity to provide leadership for clinical science practicum training and intervention research at the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University. We are seeking an individual with training and clinical experience in evidence-based intervention techniques and a commitment to intervention development, implementation, and outcome assessment. A strong interest …

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Executive Director, PART Council (Practice and Research Together)

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CURRENT OPPORTUNITY Title: Executive Director Job Type: Full-Time Location: Toronto, ON Application Deadline: TBD Website :  www.partcanada.org OVERVIEW Reporting to the PART Council, the Executive Director is responsible for the overall management and operations of the PART Canada Agency. ABOUT PART Now in our 6th year of operation, PART (Practice and Research Together) is a Canadian membership-based research utilization initiative. PART’s core function is …

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Knowledge Exchange Specialist (two positions) Public Health Ontario

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Title Knowledge Exchange Specialist (two positions) Program Knowledge Services Organizational Overview Public Health Ontario (PHO) is a Crown corporation dedicated to protecting and promoting the health of all Ontarians and reducing inequities in health. As a hub organization, PHO links public health practitioners, front-line health workers and researchers to the best scientific intelligence and knowledge …

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2013 SPARK Training Institute

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Apply for SPARK today to learn about moving research more quickly into practice Apply now for The Mental Health Commission of Canada`s 2nd SPARK Training Institute workshop entitled Reaching Out: Effective Approaches to Sharing Knowledge about Mental Health. Application deadline: March 11, 2013. To apply, submit the application form to [email protected]. 2013 SPARK Training Institute When? July …

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Knowledge Broker with NCCMT (2 positions)

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The National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools provides capacity development opportunities to public health professionals across Canada through online learning, webinars and workshops. This position is responsible for working with public health professionals to develop workshop content, online learning module content, webinar development and implementation, and relationship and network development with public health decision …

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