Events – Canadian Knowledge Transfer and Exchange Community of Practice

Submit an abstract to the Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum in Halifax

January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 by Rossana Coriandoli

Submit an abstract to the 2020 Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum! The annual Canadian event is seeking people to contribute presentations, posters, workshops, and open-space activities that facilitate active participation, networking, reflection and learning. The deadline for contribution is March 15, 2020. The Forum will take place in Halifax, NS, on June 8-9, 2020. This event is a …

Practicing Knowledge Translation Course – April 14-17, 2020 ~ Accepting applications!

January 9, 2020January 9, 2020 by Tom Lee

Are you interested in learning about how to apply Knowledge Translation (KT) science to your real-world implementation projects? The Knowledge Translation (KT) Program at St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto is offering Practicing Knowledge Translation (PKT), an applied KT course that has been delivered to over 300 participants globally (including Australia, Ethiopia, Ireland, and more) …

Call for Content: Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum 2020 #CKF20

December 11, 2019 by David Phipps

Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum 2020 The Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum was created in 2012 as a professional development forum for practitioners and professionals working in knowledge mobilization across fields and sectors. The theme for 2020 is: Welcoming New Talent, Skills, and Perspectives The welcoming theme honours the history of Pier 21 and new talent, skills, …

Lisa Lachance is Chair of the 2020 Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum

October 10, 2019 by Peter Levesque

We are pleased to announce that Lisa Lachance is the Chair of the 2020 Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum. Lisa is President of Wisdom2Action Limited, a social enterprise focused on community and youth engagement, evaluation, and knowledge mobilization. She is passionate about the potential for knowledge mobilization to achieve social justice and is always seeking to …

Enrollment to ‘Inspiring Change’, free online mini-course, is open again for a limited time

October 7, 2019 by Julia Moore

Change is hard. Learning about implementation science can help. Understanding and applying implementation science to your own work can be both rewarding and daunting. Most people want easy-to-follow guidance on how to use the best practices from implementation science to inform their own projects and work. Join over 1500 professionals who enrolled when the course was first launched. Following …

KTE COP speaking event: Prioritizing stakeholder mapping and engagement

October 10, 2019August 9, 2019 by Rossana Coriandoli

On September 24, 2019, the KTE COP Toronto Chapter welcomed speaker David Walugembe, who presented on “Prioritizing stakeholder mapping and engagement: Essential for institutionalizing KT practice.” View the webinar recording. Download the related resources: Fostering implementation of health services research findings into practice: a consolidated framework for advancing implementation science (Damschroder 2009 CFIR IS) Dynamic_KT_Capacity_model …

Certificate in Knowledge Mobilization: Turning Knowledge into Action

August 1, 2019 by Caroline Duvieusart-Déry

Registration is now open for the Certificate in Knowledge Mobilization! This online professional development certificate builds capacity to effectively share and implement knowledge, and support the development of evidence-based policy and practice. This fall, join other knowledge professionals in Inform: Processes of knowledge translation and dissemination (September 16 to November 10, 2019). Register by August …

Practicing Knowledge Translation (PKT) Course – October 7-11, 2019

July 29, 2019 by Tom Lee

Are you interested in learning about how to apply the science of Knowledge Translation (KT) to your real-world projects? Here at the Knowledge Translation Program, we understand that applying KT can be challenging, and through our Practicing Knowledge Translation (PKT) course we aim to support you as you build your KT knowledge and skills. …

Accepting Applications: Knowledge Translation Professional Certificate (KTPC) – October 21-25, 2019

July 2, 2019 by Kelly Warmington

APPLICATIONS DUE WEDNESDAY AUGUST 7, 2019! KTPC is a five-day professional development initiative for knowledge translation (KT) professionals (ie. knowledge brokers, KT specialists, KT managers). Participation in this week-long 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 …

KTE COP speaking event: Creating an ecosystem in which impact can thrive

May 27, 2019April 29, 2019 by Rossana Coriandoli

On May 23rd, 2019, the Toronto chapter of the KTE CoP held a speaking event to explore how we can create an ecosystem in which impact can thrive. Watch the recorded webinar. About this event The research sector is changing at pace and disruption is being felt significantly within the traditional publishing industry. Governments globally …