Canadian Knowledge Transfer and Exchange Community of Practice

Dean Fixen’s presentation is now available online

Scott Mitchell — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:20:49 +0000

Yesterday’s presentation by Dr. Dean Fixsen drew an audience of 200 to the Hollywood Auditorium at SickKids Hospital in Toronto. The presentation slides are now available — see The Practice and Science of Implementation in Human Services for details.

KT Manager, CIHR Institute of Gender and Health (Vancouver office)

Melanie Barwick — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:47:48 +0000

KT Manager Job Opportunity with the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health The CIHR Institute of Gender and Health (Vancouver office) has a vacancy for the position of Knowledge Translation Manager. For a complete description of this unique opportunity and application details, please visit the University of British Columbia Human Resources site (job posting [...]

BC KT CoP Meeting

Megan Schellenberg — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:14:26 +0000

Are you a knowledge translation(KT) specialist or simply interested in learning more about KT in British Columbia (BC)?

The next BC KT Community of Practice (CoP) meeting will be held on Monday June 11, 2012 from 3:30-5:00 pm PST at the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research.

This group is open to BC-based KT [...]

International Knowledge Exchange Network for Mental Health (IKEN-MH)

Nicholas Watters — Fri, 04 May 2012 14:55:38 +0000

The formation of the IKEN-MH was jointly envisioned by the MHCC and the International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership (IIMHL), to increase the capacity for effective knowledge exchange in mental health by connecting people, ideas, and resources on a global level.

Save the Date!

The IKEN-MH will hold its inaugural in-person meeting on July [...]

International Society of Child and Adolescent Resilience- Fall Colloquium

Masood Zangeneh — Thu, 03 May 2012 03:44:25 +0000

International Society of Child and Adolescent Resilience will be hosting its first Fall Colloquium. Date: Saturday, September 29, 2012

Venue: Center for Addiction & Mental Health, Toronto

Presenters include:

Dr. Abby Goldstein, University of Toronto Issues and resilience in transitioning youth (Gambling focused)

Dr. Pat Erickson, Center for Addiction & Mental Health Youth and [...]

Register now for Dean Fixsen on May 16

Scott Mitchell — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:05:17 +0000

The Practice and Science of Implementation in Human Services Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 2 pm Hollywood Auditorium, SickKids Hospital, Toronto

Admission is free. Register online at deanfixsen.eventbrite.com.

NOTE: This session is available via videoconferencing for OTN members. If you would like to participate, please contact your local telemedicine coordinator to reserve your conference room. [...]

SAVE THE DATE: Wednesday May 16th 2pm-4pm

Melanie Barwick — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 21:19:01 +0000

Dr. Dean Fixsen

This is a first notice that we have Dr. Dean Fixsen visiting us on Wednesday May 16th 2012, to give a lecture on Implementation Science at the Hollywood Auditorium, SickKids Hospital.

The Practice and Science of Implementation in Human Services

Intervention scientists have developed hundreds of evidence-based approaches that demonstrate improved [...]

SHRTN Communications / Digital Media Officer

Deirdre Luesby — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:43:39 +0000

General Information

Position title: Communications / Digital Media Officer

Reports to: SHRTN Operations Manager

Network: SHRTN Knowledge Exchange (www.shrtn.on.ca) part of the SHRTN Collaborative

Term: contract position for fiscal year with strong possibility of renewal (April – end of March)

Position: full-time (7.5 hours / day)

Location: [...]

SHRTN KB – full time – 1 yr with possible extension

Deirdre Luesby — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:24:03 +0000

General Information Position title: Knowledge Broker Reports to: SHRTN Operations Manager Network: Seniors Health Research Transfer Network (SHRTN) Knowledge Exchange (www.shrtn.on.ca) part of the SHRTN Collaborative Term: contract position for fiscal year with strong possibility of renewal (April – end of March) Position: full-time (7.5 hours / day) Location: East end Ottawa (Bruyère Research [...]

Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research with Dr. Julie Lowery

Scott Mitchell — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:33:14 +0000

Join us on Monday, April 23, 2012, 4:00-6:00 pm at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, for a talk by Dr. Julie Lowery on the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR).

The CFIR is a model that has been proposed by Laura Damschroder, Julie Lowery, David Aron, Rosalind Keith, Susan Kirsh, and Jeffery [...]