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.

Clinical Research Project Manager – SickKids – Implementation Science

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The Clinical Research Project Manager will be a member of an existing research team in Implementation Science that is studying the implementation of evidence –based practices in child and youth mental health and education. Responsibilities will include method development (based on experience in implementation practice and science), data collection, data analysis (qualitative and quantitative), implementation …

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KTE Specialist Position – SickKids – Permanent Full-Time

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Description of the Position

The Learning Institute embraces all education endeavours, connects people and looks for ways to help them provide the best possible care for children. As a member of The Learning Institute team, the Knowledge Translation and Exchange Specialist will act as an expert advisor and central resource to help build capacity related to knowledge translation and exchange at SickKids, providing expertise and resources to a variety of internal stakeholders. The Specialist will partner to develop and implement strategies related to knowledge translation and act as the coordinator for the knowledge translation training programs. The role also involves building and maintaining relationships, internal and external to the organization.

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Congratulations to Dr. Amanda Cooper

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Please join me in conveying a very big congratulations to our colleague, Dr. Amanda Cooper, on the successful defense of her Doctoral Dissertation in Educational Administration from OISE, University of Toronto!  Amanda is KNAER Program Manager, Research & KM under the direction of Dr. Ben Levin. Best wishes from the KTECoP Community for your continued …

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ESRC Collaborative (CASE) Studentship

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ESRC Innogen Centre, University of Edinburgh

ESRC COLLABORATIVE (CASE) STUDENTSHIP

The role of brokerage organisations in knowledge exchange processes: the case of Genesis Faraday Partnership

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Applications are invited for a +3-year PhD CASE studentship, funded by ESRC and the Biosciences KTN, and commencing as soon as possible.  The normal ESRC grant will apply (Home/EU fees and maintenance grant), with an additional minimum supplement of £2,000 p.a.

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Two PHO Webinars: Evaluation at a Glance & Evaluation Interactive

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Two PHO Webinars:  Evaluation at a Glance & Evaluation Interactive

PHO’s Evaluation at a Glance Webinar December 13, 2011 from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm

To register, please click on the following link: http://evaluationataglance.eventbrite.com/

This Public Health Ontario (PHO) webinar provides an overview of THCU 10 steps in developing and implementing an evaluation.

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Upcoming Events for 2011-2012

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We have many interesting events planned for the following months and into 2012.  Although not all dates are firm yet, we thought we’d let you know what is heading your way! The lead organizer is named in brackets at the end of each line. December 2011 – Redevelopment of our Website & Linkage to other …

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KTECOP Gets New Grant from CIHR!

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The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has approved our recent application entitled “Sustaining a Knowledge Transfer and Exchange Community of Practice: Linking Science and Practice”.  The Meetings, Planning, and Dissemination competition saw 115 applications, of which 34 were funded.  Our application ranked 6th – woohoo! The grant funds us to do the following: Bring …

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Bridging the gap between research, policy and practice: The importance of intermediaries (knowledge brokers) in producing research impact

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Event: Conference
Date: 07 Dec 2011 09:30
Start date: 07 Dec 2011 09:30
End date: 07 Dec 2011 17:30

Organised by: ESRC Genomics Policy & Research Forum, College of Humanities & Social Science, University of Edinburgh

Venue:
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
66 Portland Place, London W1B 1AD

Call for workshops, panels, papers and posters

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Dr. Tristram Hooley – KT and Social Media – Thursday, September 1st from 11am-12pm.

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We have confirmed the session with Dr. Tristram Hooley for Thursday, September 1st from 11am-12pm.

Dr. Hooley is Head of the International Centre for Guidance Studies, University of Derby, UK.  He is responsible for overseeing the development of the research and education programmes run by the Centre. He has been involved in research, teaching and education in and around higher education for most of his career and has particular interests in careers, doctoral education, social capital and the role of technology in research, teaching and guidance. Tristram is a member of the UK Careers Sector Strategic Forum, a Winston Churchill Fellow a Fellow of National Institute for Career Education and Counselling (NICEC) and serves on the editorial board of the British Journal of Guidance and Counselling. He also writes the Adventures in Career Development blog at: http://adventuresincareerdevelopment.posterous.com.

If you plan to attend (either in person or by dialing-in) please register at:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KDS_Socialmedia.

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Design and Knowledge Transfer and Exchange Specialist, Canadian Diabetes Association

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Toronto, Ontario

No deadline noted

Our mission is to lead the fight against diabetes by helping people with diabetes live healthy lives while we work to find a cure.

Design and Knowledge Transfer and Exchange (KTE) Specialist
(Contract position until March 2013)

The Instructional Design and Knowledge Transfer and Exchange (KTE) Specialist will implement the recommendations of an Evaluation Consultant on how to best modify the tools and fact sheets designed for people with diabetes for diverse ethno cultural and socioeconomic populations including linguistic and cultural alignment.  Adult education practices will be employed in disseminating the materials in the community at a range of events from large expos to hands-on educational workshops.  This position will play a lead role in working with an Evaluation Consultant to measure the learning programs and resources. This position will also need to work closely with a web specialist as the materials developed will be made available online for wide dissemination.

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