Knowledge Translation and Implementation Science

Lead: Linda Li

Advisor: Bev Holmes

“Knowledge Translation” is one way to use health research to improve health. It refers to the various actions working to improve the use of research evidence in practice, including:

Synthesis: integrating study findings into the larger body of knowledge on a topic
Dissemination: identifying appropriate audiences and tailoring messages to the audience
Exchange: interaction between researchers and research users resulting in mutual learning
Application: the iterative process by which knowledge is put into practice

“Implementation Science” is the academic field devoted to understanding how to get research findings used in everyday healthcare settings.

Consulting with researchers, policy makers, and practitioners, this Cluster:

identified 4 priorities to focus on
funded 5 projects to address them

Consulting with researchers, policy makers, and practitioners, this Cluster:

identified 4 priorities to focus on
funded 5 projects to address them
- including 1 collaborative project with the Knowledge Translation & Implementation Science and Patient Engagement Clusters (the Citizen Science project).

Browse the priorities and projects below, or use the interactive diagram to the right.

Browse the priorities and projects below.

Lead
Linda Li

Advisor
Bev Holmes

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Cluster priorities & projects

Lead
Linda Li

Advisor
Bev Holmes

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Integrated KT 2.0: Development of an Online Citizen Science Portal

This project developed the Citizen Science website, patientscientist.ca, which has enabled the public to become “Citizen Scientists” by sharing with researchers information about their experiences of living with pain.

Systems-Thinking Tools for Evidence-Informed Planning

This project created a user-friendly set of “systems-thinking tools” that community groups can use to solve complex problems, independently.

A Hermeneutic Approach to Advancing Implementation Science

This project will study a bottom-up approach that considers how health care research and innovation actually happen in rural and remote communities.

Using Documentary as a Method of Knowledge Translation to Reach the “Sandwich Generation”

This project explored how documentary could be used to facilitate the uptake of health-related research evidence among the “sandwich generation”.

Studying Consensus Methods in Integrated KT to Promote Patient-Oriented Research

Consensus methods can help us identify the needs and priorities of communities. But, there is limited understanding of best approaches, and few guides on how to use them.

This project sought to understand consensus methods better.

Latest Updates

November 2021 Publication

Team members from multiple Knowledge Translation & Implementation Science projects collaborated to discuss how they adapted their patient and public involvement processes during COVID-19.

Read more in Health Expectations.

Methods Section Blog Post

There’s a growing scientific community studying how research evidence is used, and how we can use it better. But our language may still be tripping us up.

Linda Li and Bev Holmes explore in: Do we need to translate “Knowledge Translation Science?”

Seeking Citizen Scientists!

Watch this short video to find out more about becoming a Citizen Scientist to share your experiences with pain.

Cluster Priorities