Toronto Events

Innovation in Research and Knowledge Exchange

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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.

Scientist Knowledge Translation Training March 15th &16th

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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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Jaime Brown at KTE C of P Thursday January 19, 2012 at IWH

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A reminder that Jaime Brown, research coordinator for the National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools (NCCMT) at McMaster University will be our guest speaker at the KTE Community of Practice meeting this Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 4:00. The meeting will be held at the Institute for Work and Health (IWH) 481 University Ave. …

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Call for Abstracts: Innovation in Research and Knowledge Exchange

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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?

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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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Rainbow Health Ontario Knowledge Transfer and Exchange Skills Building Forum

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October 28, 2011, 9 am-6 pm
519 Church Community Centre, Toronto
http://rhoskillsbuilding-eanrecl.eventbrite.com

 The Forum

One of the clear messages that RHO has received from its partners (researchers, students, and community members) is the need for training and skills building in the area of Knowledge Transfer and Exchange (KTE). Researchers, policy makers, services providers, media and community members all have different ways of communicating, and different information needs. Our Skills Building Forum will provide the opportunity to learn to communicate with different audiences, and to understand how to facilitate the translation process across stakeholder groups.

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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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