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 »

Apply by Friday March 22nd! Knowledge Translation Professional Certificate (KTPC) – June 3-7, 2019

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APPLICATIONS DUE FRIDAY MARCH 22, 2019! KTPC is a five-day professional development initiative for knowledge translation (KT) professionals (ie. knowledge brokers, KT specialists, KT managers). Participation in this week-long intensive requires some background in KT. The curriculum focuses on the core competencies of KT work in Canada, as identified by a survey of KT practitioners. These competencies …

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New KMb Journal Club: Ten-point guidelines for an effective process of research impact assessment

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This month’s journal club is on the following article: Adam, P., Ovseiko, P.V., Grant, J., Graham, K.E.A., Boukhris, O.F., Dowd, A-M., Balling, G.V., Christensen, R.N., Pollitt, A., Taylor, M., Sued, O., Hinrichs-Krapels, S., Solans‐Domènech, M., Chorzempa, H., & the International School on Research Impact Assessment (ISRIA). (2018). ISRIA statement: Ten-point guidelines for an effective process of …

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Research and Knowledge Translation & Exchange Specialist – Alzheimer Society of Canada

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The Alzheimer Society’s vision is a world without Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Our mission is to alleviate the personal and social consequences of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and to promote research. OUR VALUES Collaboration Accountability Respect Excellence The Alzheimer Society is an equal opportunity employer and we are dedicated to building a workforce …

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Banff Science Communication Immersive Program

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The renowned Banff Science Communications program is a nine-day residency experience for mid-career and advanced professionals interested in science and society. Participants work with some of the world’s leading science communicators to explore different media with the goal of fostering a more engaging role for science in public culture. When?: July 13 to 21, 2019 …

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Job Posting: Knowledge Mobilization Coordinator

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Located within the Faculty of Education at Queen’s University and led by Christopher DeLuca, the Classroom Assessment Research Team (CART) works to rethink classroom assessment theory and practice through leading empirical scholarship. CART explores the complexities of educational assessment in schools across several nationally funded projects and in partnership with colleagues from around the world. …

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Attention KTECOP Members

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The KTECOP listserv ([email protected]) will be discontinued as of February 1, 2019. All members of KTECOP with still have the ability to share news, events, and job postings via the website. Email notifications will now be sent automatically from the website, rather than manually through the listserv. To receive email notifications when new content is …

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Job posting: Communications Coordinator at CAREX Canada

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CAREX Canada is looking for a Communications Coordinator to join our team at CancerControl Alberta in Calgary. CAREX Canada is a national surveillance project that estimates the number of Canadians exposed to substances associated with cancer in workplace and community environments. The Communications Coordinator will support CAREX Canada’s efforts to translate this research through various …

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Knowledge mobilization journal club: Assessing health research and innovation impact: Evolution of a framework and tools in Alberta, Canada

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This month’s journal club comes care of the impact assessment team at Alberta Innovates. It is for their article: Graham, K.E.R., Langlois-Klassen, D., Adam, S.A.M., Chan, L., & Chorzempa, H. (2018) Assessing health research and innovation impact: Evolution of a framework and tools in Alberta, Canada. Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analysis, 3, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.3389/frma.2018.00025 …

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Manager, Knowledge Engagement

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The Manager, Knowledge Engagement is a newly created position at the Mastercard Foundation and will be based out of our downtown Toronto office. It comes at an exciting time of growth as it implements its new strategy, Young Africa Works, to address the challenge of youth employment in Africa.

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Practicing Knowledge Translation (PKT)

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The Knowledge Translation (KT) Program at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital is offering Practicing Knowledge Translation (PKT), a 5-day workshop, April 8 to 12, 2019 at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute in Toronto, Canada. This workshop is designed for health professionals interested in learning how to apply knowledge translation (KT) to put research evidence into practice.

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