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.

Research Analyst, The Health of Canada’s Children: A CICH Profile

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Canadian Institute of Child Health (CICH) Ottawa, ON Immediate opening Job Title: Research Analyst, The Health of Canada’s Children:  A CICH Profile Role Reporting to the Research Director and Profile Manager of the Canadian Institute of Child Health, the role of the Research/Survey Analyst is to perform quantitative and qualitative analysis in support of the …

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Director, Knowledge Mobilization & Program Development, Kids Help Phone

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Toronto, Ontario
Deadline July 31, 2012

For over two decades, Kids Help Phone has been at the forefront in phone and web counselling, earning the respect and trust of educators, academics, social service providers and, most importantly, kids.   Kids Help Phone is Canada’s leading youth counselling services, moving kids from distress and isolation to confidence and competence. Available anytime of the day or night, in English and French, by phone and by web, it is the go-to resource for kids in Canada from five to 20 when they need help or trustworthy information on issues that are difficult for kids to discuss with anyone else.  Kids Help Phone’s counsellors offer compassionate, non-judgmental, and confidential help to kids in needs, no matter the question, no matter the problem.

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Senior Director, Clinical Effectiveness and Implementation Research, Association of American Medical Colleges

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The AAMC serves and leads the academic medicine community to improve the health of all.

Founded in 1876 and based in Washington, D.C., the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) is a not-for-profit association representing all 137 accredited U.S. and 17 accredited Canadian medical schools; nearly 400 major teaching hospitals and health systems, including 47 Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers; and 90 academic and scientific societies. Through these institutions and organizations, the AAMC represents 128,000 faculty members, 75,000 medical students, and 110,000 resident physicians.

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Research Associate (USWA Casual Unit)

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Job Title:  Research Associate (USWA Casual Unit)

Organization Name:  Office of the Associate Dean of Research, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto

Job Type: Half Time; six month contract, potentially renewable

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KT at CIHR

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News from Dr. Jane E. Aubin, Vice-President, Research and Knowledge Translation CIHR has recently re-aligned its organizational structure, moving from four to three portfolios: Public, Government and Institute Affairs (PGIA); Resources Planning and Management (RPM); and Research and Knowledge Translation (RKT). In my new role as Chief Scientific Officer and Vice-President of the Research and …

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Database of KT Tools

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Courtesy of Anne Middleton, Senior Policy Analyst, Health Canada A new database of tools is available at the link below.  It is possible to add more tools.  The database was initially developed from an analysis of tools identified in a survey of international K* practitioners across multiple fields. One of the sectors classified is Health. …

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Research Facilitator, Knowledge Services, Public Health Ontario

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June OHPE Bulletin

Toronto, Ontario
Deadline June 22, 2012

Title: Research Facilitator
Department: Knowledge Services
Term: Full-Time Permanent
Location: 480 University Avenue, Toronto

Organizational Overview:

Public Health Ontario (“PHO”) is an arm’s-length government agency 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 from around the world. PHO provides expert scientific and technical support relating to infection prevention and control; surveillance and epidemiology; health promotion, chronic disease and injury prevention; environmental and occupational health; health emergency preparedness; and public health laboratory services to support health providers, the public health system and partner ministries in making informed decisions and taking informed action to improve the health and security of Ontarians.

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KT Manager, CIHR Institute of Gender and Health (Vancouver office)

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KT Manager Job Opportunity with the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health The CIHR Institute of Gender and Health (Vancouver office) has a vacancy for the position of Knowledge Translation Manager. For a complete description of this unique opportunity and application details, please visit the University of British Columbia Human Resources site (job posting ID …

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SAVE THE DATE: Wednesday May 16th 2pm-4pm

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Dr. Dean Fixsen This is a first notice that we have Dr. Dean Fixsen visiting us on Wednesday May 16th 2012, to give a lecture on Implementation Science at the Hollywood Auditorium, SickKids Hospital. The Practice and Science of Implementation in Human Services Intervention scientists have developed hundreds of evidence-based approaches that demonstrate improved outcomes …

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Scientist Knowledge Translation Training Course – Toronto – March 15-16th 2012

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A well-developed knowledge translation (KT) plan is emerging as a proposal requirement for health research in Canada and abroad, and there is greater attention to research utilization and research impact in many aspects of health practice and research. The SKTT™ training course was developed on the premise that scientists are agents of change in creating …

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