Knowledge Translation and Exchange

Communities of Practice: (hosted by brainXchange)

• The Behavioural Supports Ontario (BSO) Knowledge to Practice Community of Practice (CoP) brings together professionals across Ontario who have a shared passion for capacity building and fostering knowledgeable healthcareteams. Under the umbrella of BSO, this CoP will be specifically focused on enhancing care for older adults with complex and responsive behaviours associated with dementia, mental health, substance use and/or other neurological conditions. Anyone interested in being part of the CoP is welcome to join!  Please complete the survey to indicate your interest here. 

Presentations

• Collaboration and Knowledge Exchange: Enhancing dementia care practice (slides) Presenters: Kristine Newman, RN, CRN (c), PhD, Assistant Professor, Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Faculty of Community Services, Ryerson University, and Felicia White, BSW, Coordinator of Volunteer Strategy and Program Development, Alzheimer Society of Ontario
• Moving knowledge into action through Communities of Practice: Major findings from a three-year research project - recording (Slides) - Presenter: Dr. James Conklin, PhD.
• Transforming Ontario's Seniors Health System: The role of Communities of Practice - Recording, (slides) January 29th 2014, Presenters: Dr. Paul Stolee Co- Principle Investigator University of Waterloo,  Dr. Jamie Conklin Principle Investigator, Jacobi Elliot Research Associate University of Waterloo, Anita Kotheri University of Western Ontario 
• From the Lab to the Mainstream: Strategies for Communicating Dementia Research & Care to the Media - recording, From the Lab to the Mainstream: Strategies for Communicating Dementia Research & Care to the Media
• Dementia Research and Care in Social Media: Creating New KT Opportunities - recording, Presenter: Julie M. Robillard (PhD), Postdoctoral Fellow, National Core for Neuroethics at the University of British Columbia & B. Lynn Beattie (MD, FRCPC), Professor Emeritus, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine at the University of British Colum
• The Knowledge Broker in You, Presenters: Megan Harris, Elizabeth Lusk, Sarah Clark, CDRAKE Staff and Knowledge Brokers 
• Breaking Integrated KT Barriers through Knowledge Exchange, Presenters: Megan Harris, Elizabeth Lusk, Sarah Clark, CDRAKE Staff and Knowledge Brokers
• Demystifying Knowledge Brokering, Presenters: Megan Harris, Elizabeth Lusk, Sarah Clark, CDRAKE Staff and Knowledge Brokers

Resources

• The Road Ahead: Knowledge Bank Progress Report
• KTE in Action - Terms, theory and facilitation strategies
• KTE in Action (slides) 

Networks

• brainXchange
• Canadian Coalition for Seniors Mental Health (CCSMH)
• Canadian Dementia Knowledge Transfer Network (CDKTN)
• Canadian Knowledge Transfer and Exchange Community of Practice
• Knowledge Translation Canada
• Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC)
• National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE)
• Public Health Agency of Canada, Division of Aging and Seniors
• Seniors Health Research Transfer Network (SHRTN)
• The Regional Geriatric Program of Toronto 

Knowledge Translation Groups

• Linking Health Professionals is a collaborative knowledge network
  • ​Designed specifically to provide healthcare professionals with the means to connect with one another. 
• Knowledge Translation Canada 
  • A network of Canadian experts in knowledge translation joining forces to tackle the greatest challenge in health care today: the fact that although there is a great deal of health research being conducted, there is a gap in applying the results at the patient's bedside and in every day health decisions.
• ​Ontario Knowledge Transfer and Exchange Community of Practice (KTECOP) 
  • 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.
• Research Into Action (RIA) is a Knowledge Translation Initiative
  • Housed in the Institute for Health Policy at The University of Texas School of Public Health in Houston, Texas. The RIA mission statement is to translate public health research into evidence-based policies and programs to enhance the health of communities.

Related Topics

• Behavioural Supports Ontario
• Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA) Knowledge Translation and Exchange Program