With support from the CIHR, KT Canada and the Western Regional Training Centre (WRTC), the Knowledge Translation Trainee Collaborative (KTTC) invites applications from knowledge translation trainee practitioners (e.g., graduate students, post-doctoral and clinical fellows, and other community learners) from across the country to participate in KTTC’s first-ever Knowledge Translation Working Meeting.
Welcome to KTECOP
The Canadian Knowledge Transfer and Exchange Community of Practice (KTECOP) is a network of KTE practitioners and researchers who share KTE practices and experience, build peer relationships for information exchange and support, build KTE capacity, advance knowledge of KTE effectiveness, and share KTE events, job opportunities and other related KTE activities. More »
New Year, New Position: Knowledge Exchange at the Mental Health Commission of Canada
Dear Friends and Colleagues, It is my honour to announce that I have accepted the position of Director, Knowledge Exchange Centre, Mental Health Commission of Canada. http://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca The start date is Monday, January 4, 2010. I will be located at offices in both Ottawa and Calgary. The goal of the Mental Health Commission of Canada …
Melanie Barwick’s Knowledge Broker Story: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: Building the Science, Practice, and Profession of Knowledge Translation
Happy New Year! I am very pleased to announce that we have a terrific new knowledge broker story by Melanie Barwick: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: Building the Science, Practice, and Profession of Knowledge Translation I really like how she describes “falling into” KT work. I think that many of us feel the same way. I …
KM Expo 2010: Bridging Cultural Boundaries
The Knowledge Mobilization Unit at York University invites you to participate in the 2010 KM Expo: Bridging Cultural Boundaries: push, pull and co-production of knowledge, on March 2, 2010. The 3rd annual KM Expo will explore the unique cultural boundaries that exist between university researchers, graduate students and their non-academic research collaborators from community organizations and government agencies.
Double feature on demand driven knowledge transfer: Two Knowledge Broker Stories
Good Evening, I have published two stories about knowledge brokering that are focused on focusing on the user/consumer/demand side of the equation. has written about an example of the tool he told us about in – He emphasizing putting the consumer in the middle of the process. brings us his key lessons of his years …
Jonathan Green’s Knowledge Broker Story: “Me” as part of an innovative system
Good Afternoon, The ninth knowledge broker story comes to us from Jonathan Green at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. He brings us some great concepts. I really like the concept of “carewords”. I like the imagery of a tool belt of skills that are forever being sharpened or traded out. Jonathan brings …
Clinical Practice Guidelines Institute – Save the date!
The Centre for Effective Practice announces an upcoming Clinical Practice Guidelines Institute (CPGI), scheduled to take place at the Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, on April 24–25, 2010. The CPGI is intended for those individuals and organizations currently engaged in developing evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in Canada who wish to expand their knowledge …
Daryl Rock’s Knowledge Broker Story: Defining Knowledge Mobilization from a Strategic Perspective
Good Evening, I hope the dinner went really well. Would have loved to join you. It is my privilege to bring you a new knowledge broker story from Daryl Rock. Although he is now based in Vancouver, Daryl was the Director of Strategic Programs at SSHRC in Ottawa and sought to “operationalize” knowledge mobilization in …
Ben Levin’s Knowledge Broker Story: Lasting Interpersonal Relationships
Good Friday, I hope you all had a productive week. It is my pleasure to announce that the 7th Knowledge Broker Story – Lasting Interpersonal Relationships – comes to us via Dr. Ben Levin, Canada Research Chair in Leadership and Educational Change at OISE, and former Deputy Minister of Education in both Manitoba and Ontario. …
Scientist Knowledge Translation Training
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. The SKTT© training course was developed on the premise that scientists are agents of change in creating research impact, promoting research utilization, and ensuring their …