Knowledge Translation Strategies for Health and Helping Professionals

University of British Columbia Continuing Studies presents a two-part webinar series on October 2 and 16, 2014. This course can be applied as an elective to the UBC Certificate in Collaborative Practice for Health Professionals. Health and helping professionals across a continuum of roles, including direct practice, education, policy and research, are faced with rapidly …

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InspireNet’s 5th annual conference – September 22nd, 2014

Connect 2014 Using Research to Improve Health Care – Change, Challenge and Opportunity in Knowledge Translation (KT) Monday, September 22, 2014 8:00am-6:00pm Venue: Coast Plaza Hotel & Suites, Comox Street at Denman, Vancouver Inspire! Keynote Speakers & Panelists Sharon E. Straus, MD, MSC, HBSc; Director, Knowledge Translation Program, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute Diane Finegood, …

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Changing the Game of Research in the UK: The Quest for Non-academic Impact

Join us on Thursday, June 26, 3-5 pm, for a Toronto KTECOP presentation by Christina Miariti, Research Impact officer at the University of Sussex, UK. This talk will review the context and responses to the ‘impact agenda’ in the UK. It will reveal the difficult questions that remain at the heart of the current discourse and, drawing from examples across Europe, will make the case for different approaches needed to deepen our understanding of research impact as it evolves over time.

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BC Networking Meeting

PHAC/BC KT CoP/MSFHR networking meeting on Friday, May 23 from 9am – 1pm, at Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children (3644 Slocan Street, Vancouver). WebEx is available for out of town attendees. Please RSVP to Jessica Collins [email protected] by Friday, May 16th. Remember to indicate whether you will attend in person or via WebEx.  

Connecting the Dots Through the Ontario Neuroscience Asset Map

A Toronto KTECOP presentation by Kirk Nylen, Lucas Ng and Shiva Amiri. Event Details Wednesday, June 4, 2014 9:00-11:00 am Ontario Brain Institute 438 University Avenue, Suite 1618 (16th floor) at St. Patrick subway Download the Presentation Connecting the Dots Through the Ontario Neuroscience Asset Map (PDF) Watch the Videos Connecting the Dots Webinar An …

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Scientist Knowledge Translation Training (SKTT) for Graduate Students – May 14th, 2014

The Scientist Knowledge Translation Training (SKTTTM) course was developed on the premise that scientists, and increasingly, other practitioners and educators, are agents of change in creating research impact, promoting research utilization, and ensuring that research findings reach the appropriate audiences.  There is a skill set surrounding KT practice, and it is these competencies that the …

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Canadian Centre for Applied Research in Cancer Control (ARCC) Conference – May 11-12, 2014

The Canadian Centre for Applied Research in Cancer Control (ARCC) is hosting its third annual conference on May 11th and 12th 2014, at the Hilton Toronto.  The ARCC conference brings together clinicians, students, researchers, decision and policy-makers, who are interested in applied cancer control research.  This years conference includes special focus on knowledge translation and capacity building, with activities such …

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Call for Proposals: “Collaborating in Complexity” Geriatric Conference

Central East Regional Specialized Geriatric Services’ (RSGS)  regional conference will take place on Thursday, June 12, 2014 at Fleming College’s Frost Campus in Lindsay.  The Conference will bring together both health service providers and researchers from across the region, and across the province. The theme of RSGS’s inaugural conference is “Collaborating in Complexity: Evolving Partnerships …

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