Ontario Knowledge Transfer and Exchange Community of Practice

Slides from the February 26 presentation by Carole Estabrooks are now available, along with notes by community member Dr. David Last.

See Exploring the Applicability of Research to the Practice of Knowledge Translation.

http://researchimpact.wordpress.com/2010/03/08/guru-great-university-based-research-utilization

Feel free to comment on the comment feature on the ResearchImpact blog.

Thanks for setting up the session with Carole Estabrooks.

David

Associate Director, Research Agreements and Intellectual Property

http://webapps.yorku.ca/nonacademicpostings/summary.jsp?postingnumber=6837

The registration is now online for the July 26-27 2010 Scientist Knowledge Translation Training course (see link at bottom of page):

Scientist Knowledge Translation Training Workshop

We are looking for a Knowledge Translation Officer for a new Networks of Centres of Excellence of Canada in Brain Development. The position will be located in either Saskatoon or Vancouver.

This staff member will direct knowledge transfer and exchange activities, developing plain language documents (in print and online) to disseminate knowledge and findings from NeuroDevNet, and initiating connections with external stakeholders, in person, in print, and online using the NeuroDevNet website and other social media. S/he will assist with planning and implementing the annual conference, quarterly brainstorming sessions, and other communication items as required.

Together with the Communications Officer, the position will be involved in the planning, development and the dissemination of internal and external communications items, including the website. S/he will also build and support collaborations, both between internal members of NeuroDevNet who are widely dispersed, so as to create a learning community, and with external stakeholder partners, building longer-term and mutually beneficially relationships, with both commercial and not-for-profit sectors.

Other activities will include developing and offering KT methods training opportunities for NeuroDevNet scientists and trainees, coordinating workshops with science communicators, and communications internships organized through several media outlets and journals.  S/he will also coordinate training opportunities through our partnership with Knowledge Translation Canada’s STIHR training program.

The KTE Officer will require masters-level training and specialized expertise in KTE, community building, networking, communications and media relations. The incumbent will have considerable experience working in a university research setting, with large,
interdisciplinary teams, and managing complex projects. Frequent travel in Canada will be required. Experience in neuroscience or basic health sciences will be considered an asset.

For more information check: http://www.neurodevnet.ca/Jobs.aspx

Good Afternoon,

I currently coordinate two provincial CoPs in the area of tobacco control.  A big part of this role is to facilitate group interactions (both online and in real time).  I’m interested in taking a workshop/course on group facilitation.  It would be a bonus if the training was tailored for KE professionals.  Would anyone be able to recommend a good workshop/course offered in the GTA?

Many thanks!

Kirsten Sears

Registration is now open for the Canadian Cochrane Centre’s 8th annual symposium, “Evidence in Uncertain Times: Meeting the Challenge,” taking place May 19-20, 2010, in Ottawa. The symposium is open to researchers, health policy makers and managers, health professionals, and patients.

Conference themes include “Health planning – there’s nothing constant but change,” “Shared evidence, shared decision making,” “Moving methodology forward,” and “Communicating the evidence.” Confirmed plenary speakers include Dr Lorne Becker, Dr Mark Helfand, Dr David Tovey, Maureen Dobbins, and Sonya Corkum.

Pre-symposium workshops will take place May 17-18.

For program and registration details, visit http://ccncsymposium.com.

Dear Colleague,

This decade marks an important time in the development of the Knowledge Translation profession. Many public sector organizations are developing positions in the KT field, while at the same time, there is an absence of formalized training, educational programs, competency standards, or remuneration benchmarks.

The Learning Institute at The Hospital for Sick Children, is working to develop a Professional KT Certification Program that will be certified/accredited by the Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development (CEPD) at the University of Toronto. The survey linked to this email (see bottom of page) marks one of the first steps to achieving this goal.  » More…

Dear Public Health Decision Maker,

Have you ever thought, Wouldn’t it be great if good quality reviews evaluating the effectiveness of interventions relevant to me were all located in one place? Register now for health-evidence.ca’s live webcast and learn how easy it is to search for and identify research evidence relevant to your decision making.

How can health-evidence.ca help me?
March 2, 2010 1:00 to 2:00pm EST

Register now for this exciting event: http://www.health-evidence.ca/webcasts.

Health-evidence.ca strives to facilitate quick and easy access to more than 1,900 reviews that answer questions about the effectiveness of public health and health promotion interventions. The registry is updated quarterly and you can register to receive quarterly notices with only the evidence that is relevant to your area(s) of interest.

Please contact us with any questions or comments: http://www.health-evidence.ca/account/contactus.  Your feedback is welcomed and appreciated.

Maureen Dobbins and the Health Evidence team

I am truly sorry for those who did not immediately respond to the invitation to hear Dr. Carole Estabrooks, but we are now over-subscribed and I will not take any more registrations. I had no idea that Carole would be this popular. We will bring her back next year for those who missed her this year. with best wishes, Desre