Welcome to KTECOP

The Canadian Knowledge Transfer and Exchange Community of Practice (KTECOP) is a network of KTE practitioners and researchers who share KTE practices and experience, build peer relationships for information exchange and support, build KTE capacity, advance knowledge of KTE effectiveness, and share KTE events, job opportunities and other related KTE activities. More »

Clinical Practice Guidelines Institute – Save the date!

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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Daryl Rock’s Knowledge Broker Story: Defining Knowledge Mobilization from a Strategic Perspective

Good Evening, I hope the dinner went really well. Would have loved to join you. It is my privilege to bring you a new knowledge broker story from Daryl Rock.  Although he is now based in Vancouver, Daryl was the Director of Strategic Programs at SSHRC in Ottawa and sought to “operationalize” knowledge mobilization in …

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Scientist Knowledge Translation Training

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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Michael Johnny’s Knowledge Broker Story: From Cleaning Streetlights to KMb!

Good Afternoon, Our friend and colleague, Michael Johnny at York University has contributed the latest Knowledge Broker Story. In “From Cleaning Streetlights to KMb!”, he tells us about the journey to working in knowledge mobilization. I really liked this quote: With no clear blueprint on how to develop an institutional knowledge mobilization unit, I was …

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Job Posting: Knowledge Mobilization Program Managers, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH

http://www.workopolis.com/EN/job/11119344?RSS=Y Knowledge Mobilization Program Managers (2 positions) Office of Associate Vice-President (Research) Agri-Food and Partnerships Temporary full time from November 2009 to April 2013 The Knowledge Translation and Transfer (KTT) initiative established under the enhanced OMAFRA-University of Guelph partnership agreement renewed in 2008 is designed to accelerate the transformation of knowledge into use.  This new …

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Angie Hart’s Knowledge Broker Story: Knowledge brokering through partnership work

Good Morning, This has been a good week for interesting stories from knowledge brokers.  Angie Hart at the University of Brighton has contributed the latest story: Knowledge brokering through partnership work.  I love how she is using Resilient Therapy Communities of Practice’ (RT CoPs) set up on the south coast of England to help children …

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Linda Hawkins’ Knowledge Broker Story: Knowledge Mobilization is at the core

Good Afternoon, It is my pleasure to announce that Linda Hawkins has contributed the 4th story in the Knowledge Broker Story Series.  I really like that she pushes us outside the “normal” guidelines – “My starting point in working with community organizations or individuals is not to produce documents that follow social marketing guidelines.”  She …

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