New Job Opportunity – DIRECTOR RESEARCH GRANTS/ KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

I received this via a knowledge mobilization colleague. For more information please contact: Paula Strasberg, Ph.D. Search Consultant Hess Associates Executive Search 711-170 The Donway West Toronto, ON M3C 2E8 416 447 3355     [email protected]       http://www.hessjobs.com DESCRIPTION: Our Toronto client is part of a leading North American agency, which supports funding of basic and applied biological …

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Senior Program Coordinator, Clinical Education

Position:        Sr. Program Specialist, Health Professional Education & KT Reports to:    Manager, Health Professional Education Department: Research, Advocacy & Health Promotion      Location:        Toronto, ON Status:            Full Time, Permanent                                                      The Heart and Stroke Foundation is looking for candidates with extensive health care system knowledge and continuing medical education (CME) and/or continuing professional …

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Call for Abstracts – NeuroDevNet KT Casebook

The KT Core of NeuroDevNet invites abstracts for “cases” or “stories” for an Integrated Knowledge Translation Casebook highlighting KT in research projects in neurodevelopmental disabilities in children in Canada. Abstracts should focus on integrated knowledge translation, and could include KT strategies, KT in Action, or evaluations of KT effectiveness. This is an open call, starting …

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Ottawa KTECoP using Meetup Platform

Hello Members of the Ottawa KTECoP, I hope the summer has been treating you well. Just a short note to let you know that I am making it easier for us to get together.  Starting now, the Ottawa KTECoP will be using the Meetup platform to schedule meetings and to share discussions and files. This also …

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Request for Expression of Interest – Environmental Scan and Competitive Analysis for HSF Ontario Health Professional Education

The Heart and Stroke Foundation, Ontario, Health Professional Education team, part of the Research Department, is undertaking an environmental scan and competitive analysis of Continuing Medical Education, Continuing Professional Development, and Knowledge Translation programs and practices for healthcare professionals. There is increased evidence that significant gaps exist between what is known to improve health, and what …

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New Guide to Knowledge Translation Planning at CIHR: Integrated and End-of-Grant Approaches

CIHR has developed a new KT Guide to assist with the writing and reviewing of grants. Integrated and end-of-grant approaches are described in detail with case studies that bring the concepts to life and worksheets that will help guide your thinking and planning. The KT Guide is available on the CIHR website (http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/45321.html) or in …

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KT at CIHR

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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KT Tools: Innovation to Implementation: A Practical Guide to Knowledge Translation in Health Care

The Mental Health Commission of Canada’s Knowledge Exchange Centre has just released the KT guide “Innovation to Implementation: A Practical Guide to Knowledge Translation in Health Care”. The I2I is a how-to guide for driving change using knowledge translation (KT) activities. It is built around the concept of innovation: products, actions, services or relationships that …

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Database of KT Tools

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: Planning for Impacts

Tuesday, June 26, 2012, 12:00pm – 1:30pm Michael Smith Laboratories, Lecture Theater (Room 102) University of British Columbia, 2185 East Mall, Vancouver, BC Speakers: Dr Evan Wood and Robyn Sussel Moderator: Lucie McNeil An effective communications strategy can benefit the entire research project lifecycle, from engaging stakeholders in project development, to mobilizing research outputs in …

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