Toronto Events

The Carole Estabrooks workshop is now full

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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 …

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Dr. Carole Estabrooks: Exploring the Application of Research to the Practice of Knowledge Translation

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Join us on Friday, February 26, 2010, for the next KTECOP meeting, featuring a workshop with Dr. Carole Estabrooks. Dr. Estabrooks is principal investigator with the Knowledge Utilization Studies Program, University of Alberta, and holds a Research Chair in Knowledge Translation. Carole is one of Canada’s leading researchers in knowledge translation. She will present her …

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YorkU’s KM Expo 2010 – register today!

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Join us on Tuesday, March 2, 2010, when York University’s KM Unit will be hosting their third annual KM Expo at Le Parc in Richmond Hill. The theme of the YorkU KM Expo 2010 is “Bridging Cultural Boundaries: Push, Pull and Co-Production of Knowledge” and we will explore the unique cultural boundaries that exist between …

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KM Expo 2010: Bridging Cultural Boundaries

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The Knowledge Mobilization Unit at York University invites you to participate in the 2010 KM Expo: Bridging Cultural Boundaries: push, pull and co-production of knowledge, on March 2, 2010. The 3rd annual KM Expo will explore the unique cultural boundaries that exist between university researchers, graduate students and their non-academic research collaborators from community organizations and government agencies.

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Clinical Practice Guidelines Institute – Save the date!

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The Centre for Effective Practice announces an upcoming Clinical Practice Guidelines Institute (CPGI), scheduled to take place at the Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, on April 24–25, 2010. The CPGI is intended for those individuals and organizations currently engaged in developing evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in Canada who wish to expand their knowledge …

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Scientist Knowledge Translation Training

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A well-developed knowledge translation (KT) plan is emerging as a proposal requirement for health research in Canada and abroad, and there is greater attention to research utilization and research impact. The SKTT© training course was developed on the premise that scientists are agents of change in creating research impact, promoting research utilization, and ensuring their …

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Research-Based Dance as Knowledge Translation

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Join us on Monday, December 7, 2009, for a fascinating Winter Solstice evening, featuring an exploration of Arts-Based Knowledge Translation. Please put aside the date and when we have the location, we will be in touch. We need to have an idea how many people we are expecting, so please contact Melanie at melanie.barwick@sickkids.ca so she …

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Dinner with visitors from Stockholm

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Hi community, A group of researchers from Stockholm university are coming to Toronto to meet with people involved in knowledge transfer. We are going to have dinner with them on October 13th, 5:30 – 7:30, at La Matignon, 51 St. Nicholas Street. This will be an opportunity for us to show off and talk to …

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Getting to Uptake: Leveraging Social Innovation for Practice Change

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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Toronto Board of Trade
1 First Canadian Place, Toronto

Details and Event Registration:
http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Invitation.aspx?e=6cf2f0b3-94a5-4fd2-b61d-b41d86ecef6e

The symposium will bring new ideas from business and social media enterprise to a gathering of experts from the children’s sectors to explore how social media innovations and new thinking might leverage organizational or practice change in education and mental health.

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