Melanie Barwick The Centre for Global Health Research within the Usher Institute at the University of Edinburgh seeks to appoint TWO excellent Postdoctoral researchers to support the work of Professor Devi Sridhar’s Wellcome Trust Investigator Award ‘The Economic Gaze: The World Bank’s Influence in Global Public Health’ by fully engaging in all aspects of the research programmes …
Goal The purpose of the awards is to recognize the work of graduate students regarding knowledge translation in public health in Canada. Award Up to three awards will be given annually at the CPHA Annual Conference. Travel, accommodation and registration fees will be covered up to a maximum of $1,500. See here for more details and …
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Early-career professionals (<age 35) working in non-academic Canadian organizations are eligible to apply for a $500 scholarship to attend the KMb Forum in Toronto on June 28-29 2016. Details here: .http://www.knowledgemobilization.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Kstar-Scholarship-Guidelines-Feb-2016.pdf
The Mental Health for All Conference 2016 will be an industry wide event, benefiting individuals and organizations across the mental health, mental illness and addiction sectors. Setting it apart will be the national focus on information sharing and partnership between industry thought leaders, researchers, policy makers, service providers and front line staff. As the premier …
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Evidence for Democracy (E4D) has mounted a petition to Health Minister Jane Philpott to restore funding for Cochrane Canada. Please visit https://evidencefordemocracy.ca/en/savecochranecanada to sign the petition and show your support. We would appreciate if you would distribute this information through your networks so they have the opportunity to sign and share, via Twitter and Facebook.
In the past 10 years Evidence & Policy has built a reputation as a leading journal in the field of evidence use in policy and practice. To mark its 10th anniversary, the journal is launching a new annual prize for early career researchers, created in memory of Carol Weiss, the journal’s first North American editor …
Judge Baker Children’s Centre is seeking a VP of Programs. The Vice President of Programs (VPP) will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for all program areas and external business development. The position will report directly to the CEO and be a part of the senior management team that drives the overall strategy for the …
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New paper out today in Implementation Science on the effectiveness of Knowledge Brokers. As suspected, we need more and better research in this area. http://tinyurl.com/npnrjpb #KMb #KT Exploring the function and effectiveness of knowledge brokers as facilitators of knowledge translation in health-related settings: a systematic review and thematic analysis Catherine C. Bornbaum1,2*, Kathy Kornas1, Leslea Peirson4 …
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Knowledge Broker Implementation and Knowledge Exchange Team Provincial System Support Program, CAMH, Toronto ON More Details found here: http://tinyurl.com/ph3rt7d
This position involves KT and implementation of EBP supports in the child welfare sector across the USA. ICF International seeks a Full-time Capacity Building Advisor to work on a national child welfare technical assistance project, the Capacity Building Center for States, funded by the Children’s Bureau. The goal of the Center is to support and …