Toronto Events

Apply by Friday March 22nd! Knowledge Translation Professional Certificate (KTPC) – June 3-7, 2019

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APPLICATIONS DUE FRIDAY MARCH 22, 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 …

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KTE COP speaking event and webinar: Visual Communication Toolkit

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Join the next KTE COP Toronto Chapter speaking and webinar event! The Visual Communication Toolkit will introduces participants to best practices for creating and effectively disseminating research-based visual materials. In this session, participants will learn: the why and how of audience engagement and key message generation fundamental principles of design and their application in the …

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Institutional research impact assessment in the global context and a tool to help us do it

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The Toronto KTE-COP Chapter hosted this event with a presentation by David J. Phipps, the Executive Director of Research & Innovation Services at York University. Download the slides from the event here: Research impact assessment Phipps D 2018 Event Details Date: Thursday December 6, 2018 Time: 4 to 6 PM In person: 481 University Avenue, Suite 800, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2E9 Via …

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A new KTE approach for moving best evidence into best practice

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A presentation by Dr. Johnny Dyreborg, a visiting occupational health and safety researcher from Denmark. Event Details Wednesday, June 27, 2018 4-5 pm Institute for Work & Health 481 University, Suite 800 Toronto Description In this presentation, Dr. Johnny Dyreborg will summarize findings from a systematic literature review on the effectiveness of safety interventions and …

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Registration now open! Momentum: Research Realized Conference 2018

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Registration for the Waypoint Research Institute’s 6th Annual Conference, Momentum: Research Realized, is now open! This conference is focused on KT, implementation science, and health promotion issues in the mental health and addictions system (broadly conceived). Conference & Pre-Conference Workshops – Preliminary Program To view the preliminary conference program, please click HERE. We would like …

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Planning for sustainability of evidence-based programs and practices

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KTECOP Toronto met on March 21st to learn about “Planning for sustainability of evidence-based programs and practices”, presented by Alekhya Mascarenhas. See the webinar here Get the slides here Literature on sustainability of evidence-based programs and practices: a) Developing a comprehensive definition of sustainability b) Sustainability framework c) Sustainability of evidence-based interventions and practices in …

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Modeling implementation and knowledge translation strategies using discrete choice conjoint experiments

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The Toronto chapter of the KTE CoP met to learn from Dr. Charles Cunningham about modelling knowledge translation and implementation strategies and the results from studies regarding knowledge user preferences.   Download the presentation slides See the publications Modeling the Decision of Mental Health Providers to Implement Evidence-Based Children’s Mental Health Services: A Discrete Choice …

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