Knowledge Broker – 1.5 Year Full-time Contract

The Canadian Arthritis Network (CAN) is the gateway to arthritis research and development in Canada. One point of contact links to leading Canadian arthritis researchers and clinicians, Canadian academic institutions, The Arthritis Society, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies involved in arthritis, government organizations, and many of Canada’s brightest new arthritis researchers. Whether developing an idea or assessing new therapies in the community, CAN provides access to expertise each step of the way. We are one of the 15 federal Networks in the Networks of Centres of Excellence, Canada’s flagship science and technology program.

At this time we are looking for a 1.5 year full-time contract Knowledge Broker to assist the Network in achieving the aim of synthesizing and disseminating arthritis research knowledge and expertise to government, not-for-profit and public receptors. This person will work from an office located in Toronto and play a crucial role in the future of the Network.

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Mentorship, with Ron Jockheck

Join us on Tuesday, March 20, 4:00-5:30 pm, for a KTECOP presentation on mentorship. Our speaker is organizational development consultant Ron Jockheck, MCE. Where? Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Room 5260, 252 Bloor Street West, Toronto. Who? Ron’s passion is to help build organizational cultures that attract, retain and engage by impacting individual, team …

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Becoming a KTE Friendly Organization – Dinner and Panel Discussion

Join us for a KTECOP social event: Becoming a KTE Friendly Organization – Dinner and Panel Discussion Tuesday, February 28, 2012 6:00–10:00 pm Debates Room, Hart House, University of Toronto 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto Buffet Dinner and Cash Bar (cash only, no credit or debit cards) Cost: $20 for dinner ticket (subsidized by KTECOP) …

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Innovation in Research and Knowledge Exchange

The Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) is holding its annual Nursing Research Conference in Toronto on May 7 to 10, 2012. This year’s themes are innovation in methodologies, knowledge dissemination and exchange, and new frontiers of nursing research. For details, visit www.casn.ca.

Knowledge Broker (Contract Position) – Canadian Arthritis Network

The Canadian Arthritis Network (CAN) is the gateway to arthritis research and development in Canada. One point of contact links to leading Canadian arthritis researchers and clinicians, Canadian academic institutions, The Arthritis Society, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies involved in arthritis, government organizations, and many of Canada’s brightest new arthritis researchers. Whether developing an idea or assessing new therapies in the community, CAN provides access to expertise each step of the way.

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Supporting the Promotion of Activated Research and Knowledge (SPARK) Training Institute

Recognizing the need for enhanced capacity to understand and implement effective knowledge exchange initiatives, the Mental Health Commission of Canada’s (MHCC) Knowledge Exchange Centre (KEC) will begin hosting an annual nine-month SPARK Training Institute with the overall goal of improving the capacity for implementing effective knowledge exchange practices in the field of mental health, substance …

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Survey – Questioning the Role of Leaders in Communities of Practice

Dear Community Members: I am a PhD candidate in the department of economics and management at the University of Strasbourg, France. My dissertation is entitled “questioning the role of leaders in communities of practice”. This study aims to gain knowledge about communities-of-practice (CoPs) members’ point of view regarding the characteristics and nature of leadership in …

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Call for Abstracts: Innovation in Research and Knowledge Exchange

The Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) is holding its Nursing Research Conference May 7 to 10, 2012, in Toronto. Abstracts for presentations and posters will be accepted until December 2, 2011. The conference subthemes are: Innovation in Methodologies and Dissemination; Knowledge Exchange: Research to Practice — Practice to Research; and Changing it up: …

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Are we using the right KT strategies?

A seminar and discussion led by Dr. Ben Levin. The seminar will showcase findings about KM/KT from several studies done by the Research Supporting Practice in Education team at OISE. We will focus on the ways that research resources on the web are shared and used. Our evidence suggests that the effort put into sharing …

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