The Praxis Spinal Cord Institute (formerly Rick Hansen Institute) is a Canadian-based not-for-profit organization that leads global collaboration in spinal cord injury (SCI) research, innovation, and care. The Institute is seeking a highly motivated Research & Knowledge Translation (KT) Coordinator to join the Research and Best Practice Implementation team. The Coordinator will facilitate and support …
Want to learn how you can use social media as a knowledge dissemination tool? Join us for a panel presentation from the UBC Sexual Health Research team as they share how they disseminated their evidence-based information using a targeted social media campaign at the next KT Connects webinar: #DebunkingDesire: Sexual science, social media, and strategy …
Join us on Tuesday, April 27, 4-6 pm, for a session with Stephany Peterson to explore how, why, and when to use storytelling by incorporating media arts into research for knowledge implementation.
KT Connects – “Decolonizing research: Collecting Two-Spirit data in culturally affirming ways” with Harlan Pruden Join us on Friday, March 26 at 12 p.m. (PT) for this 45-minute webinar! Register Now What will be discussed? Centering Two-Spirit and Indigenous experiences and ways is critical for more respectful, reciprocal, relevant, and responsible health research. Two-Spirit is …
APPLICATIONS DUE THURSDAY APRIL 1, 2021! KTPC is an online professional development initiative for knowledge translation (KT) professionals (ie. knowledge brokers, KT specialists, KT managers). Participation in this intensive requires some background in KT. The curriculum focuses on the core competencies of KT work in Canada, as identified by a survey of KT practitioners. These competencies include …
KT Connects presents “Beyond engagement: Towards community-based and community-driven knowledge exchange in Indigenous health research” Want to learn how community-based Knowledge Exchange (KE) approaches can be applied to build capacity, transform the health care system and transcend limitations of the western colonial research model? Join us at our next KT Connects webinar with Katie Bauder …
Interested in learning about co-production and dissemination? Join us at our next KT Connects webinar with Dr. Iva Cheung as she shares her insights and experience on Co-creating dissemination materials with patients. What will be discussed? Effectively disseminating research evidence to patients and family care partners requires knowing (a) what they need to know and …
Register today for our next KT Connects webinar featuring Dr. Sarah Neil-Sztramko. Join us as Dr. Neil-Sztramko shares how to Close the gap: Using KT science to move physical activity research into practice. What will be discussed? In this presentation Dr. Neil-Sztramko will provide an overview of the distinction between knowledge translation science and practice, giving examples …
Join us for another exciting KT Connects webinar – This month, Michelle Stack will share how to “Engage with policy makers through media: a 101 for researchers during a time of pandemics” The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of ensuring that health policy and practices are evidence-informed. It would be optimal if all policy …
Join us this month as 2018 Trainee Dr. Jasmin Ma discusses “Knowledge Translation and Behaviour Science Change: Building Communities in a pre- and post-pandemic world”. What will be discussed? During these difficult times, physical distancing measures have many of us longing for social connectedness. Dr. Jasmin Ma will discuss how knowledge translation and behaviour change science can …