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155 result(s) for 'knowledge brokers' within Implementation Science
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Citation: Implementation Science 2015 10:171
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Knowledge brokers in a knowledge network: the case of Seniors Health Research Transfer Network knowledge brokers
The purpose of this paper is to describe and reflect on the role of knowledge brokers (KBs) in the Seniors Health Research ... . The paper reviews the relevant literature on knowledge brokering, and then describe...
Citation: Implementation Science 2013 8:7 -
Evidence-based Medication knowledge Brokers in Residential Aged CarE (EMBRACE): protocol for a helix-counterbalanced randomised controlled trial
Clinical practice guidelines recommend against the routine use of psychotropic medications in residential aged care facilities (RACFs). Knowledge brokers are individuals or groups who facilitate the transfer of knowledge
Citation: Implementation Science 2024 19:24 -
Using knowledge brokers to facilitate the uptake of pediatric measurement tools into clinical practice: a before-after intervention study
The use of measurement tools is an essential part of good evidence-based practice; however, physiotherapists (PTs) are not always confident when selecting, administering, and interpreting these tools. The purpose...
Citation: Implementation Science 2010 5:92 -
Exploring the function and effectiveness of knowledge brokers as facilitators of knowledge translation in health-related settings: a systematic review and thematic analysis
Knowledge brokers (KBs) work collaboratively with key stakeholders ... perceived lack of evidence about the effectiveness of knowledge brokering and the factors that influence its success as a knowledge translati...
Citation: Implementation Science 2015 10:162 -
Balancing exploration and exploitation in transferring research into practice: a comparison of five knowledge translation entity archetypes
Translating knowledge from research into clinical practice has emerged as a practice of increasing importance. This has led to the creation of new organizational entities designed to bridge knowledge between r...
Citation: Implementation Science 2013 8:104 -
Knowledge brokering for healthy aging: a scoping review of potential approaches
Developing a healthcare delivery system that is more responsive to the future challenges of an aging population is a priority in Canada. The World Health Organization acknowledges the need for knowledge translati...
Citation: Implementation Science 2016 11:140 -
How the study of networks informs knowledge translation and implementation: a scoping review
To date, implementation science has focused largely on identifying the individual and organizational barriers, processes, and outcomes of knowledge translation (KT) (including implementation efforts). Social n...
Citation: Implementation Science 2019 14:34 -
Knowledge brokering between researchers and policymakers in Fiji to develop policies to reduce obesity: a process evaluation
The importance of using research evidence in decisionmaking at the policy level has been increasingly recognized. However, knowledge brokering to engage researchers and policymakers in government ... challenging....
Citation: Implementation Science 2013 8:74 -
The effectiveness of generic emails versus a remote knowledge broker to integrate mood management into a smoking cessation programme in team-based primary care: a cluster randomised trial
Knowledge brokering is a knowledge translation approach that has been gaining popularity ... exclusively email-based prompts versus a personalised remote knowledge broker for delivering evidence-based mood manage...
Citation: Implementation Science 2021 16:30 -
A description of a knowledge broker role implemented as part of a randomized controlled trial evaluating three knowledge translation strategies
A knowledge broker (KB) is a popular knowledge translation and exchange (KTE) strategy emerging ... research evidence into local policy and practice. Knowledge-brokering can be carried out by individuals, groups....
Citation: Implementation Science 2009 4:23 -
Learning from the emergence of NIHR Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRCs): a systematic review of evaluations
Twenty-six evaluations (reported in 37 papers) were deemed eligible for inclusion. Evaluations focused on describing and exploring the formative partnerships, vision, values, structures and processes of CLAHRCs; ...
Citation: Implementation Science 2018 13:111 -
What supports do health system organizations have in place to facilitate evidence-informed decision-making? a qualitative study
In-depth semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with individuals in three different types of positions (i.e...., a senior management team member, a library manager, and a ‘knowledge broker’) in three...
Citation: Implementation Science 2013 8:84 -
Models and approaches for building knowledge translation capacity and capability in health services: a scoping review
Building healthcare service and health professionals’ capacity and capability to rapidly translate research evidence into health practice is critical to the effectiveness and sustainability of healthcare syste...
Citation: Implementation Science 2024 19:7 -
How funding agencies can support research use in healthcare: an online province-wide survey to determine knowledge translation training needs
Health research funding agencies are increasingly promoting evidence use in health practice and policy. Building on work suggesting how agencies can support such knowledge translation (KT), this paper discusse...
Citation: Implementation Science 2014 9:71 -
Using the Knowledge to Action Framework in practice: a citation analysis and systematic review
Conceptual frameworks are recommended as a way of applying theory to enhance implementation efforts. The Knowledge to Action (KTA) Framework was developed in Canada by Graham and colleagues in the 2000s, follo...
Citation: Implementation Science 2014 9:172 -
Barriers, facilitators and views about next steps to implementing supports for evidence-informed decision-making in health systems: a qualitative study
This qualitative study was conducted in three types of health-care organizations (regional health authorities, hospitals, and primary care practices) in two Canadian provinces (Ontario and Quebec). Fifty-seven in...
Citation: Implementation Science 2014 9:179 -
Community-based knowledge transfer and exchange: Helping community-based organizations link research to action
Community-based organizations (CBOs) are important stakeholders in health systems and are increasingly called upon to use research evidence to inform their advocacy, program planning, and service delivery effo...
Citation: Implementation Science 2010 5:33 -
The effectiveness of research implementation strategies for promoting evidence-informed policy and management decisions in healthcare: a systematic review
After duplicate removal, the search strategy identified 3830 titles. Following title and abstract screening, 96 full-text articles were reviewed, of which 19 studies (21 articles) met all inclusion criteria. Thre...
Citation: Implementation Science 2017 12:132 -
A KT intervention including the evidence alert system to improve clinician’s evidence-based practice behavior—a cluster randomized controlled trial
It is difficult to foster research utilization among allied health professionals (AHPs). Tailored, multifaceted knowledge translation (KT) strategies are now recommended but are resource intensive to implement...
Citation: Implementation Science 2013 8:132 -
Understanding the uptake of a clinical innovation for osteoarthritis in primary care: a qualitative study of knowledge mobilisation using the i-PARIHS framework
In operationalising implementation of an innovation for osteoarthritis following a trial, the importance of a whole practice approach, including the opportunity for reflection and planning, were identified. The e...
Citation: Implementation Science 2020 15:95 -
Strategies for effective dissemination of research to United States policymakers: a systematic review
Research has the potential to influence US social policy; however, existing research in this area lacks a coherent message. The Model for Dissemination of Research provides a framework through which to synthes...
Citation: Implementation Science 2020 15:89 -
Engaging national organizations for knowledge translation: Comparative case studies in knowledge value mapping
Government sponsors of research and development, along with their funded investigators, are increasingly tasked with demonstrating evidence of knowledge use by nontraditional audiences. This requires efforts ... ...
Citation: Implementation Science 2011 6:106 -
Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care: lessons from the theory of communities of practice
The paper discusses seminal theoretical literature on CoPs as well as previous empirical research on the role of these communities in healthcare collaboration, which is organised around the following three themes...
Citation: Implementation Science 2011 6:64 -
Need to Knowledge (NtK) Model: an evidence-based framework for generating technological innovations with socio-economic impacts
Traditional government policies suggest that upstream investment in scientific research is necessary and sufficient to generate technological innovations. The expected downstream beneficial socio-economic impa...
Citation: Implementation Science 2013 8:21 -
A randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of knowledge translation and exchange strategies
This trial was conducted with a national sample of public health departments in Canada from 2004 to 2006. The three interventions, implemented over one year in 2005, included access to an online registry of resea...
Citation: Implementation Science 2009 4:61 -
Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial Conference of the Society for Implementation Research Collaboration (SIRC) 2019: where the rubber meets the road: the intersection of research, policy, and practice - part 2
Citation: Implementation Science 2020 15(Suppl 2):80 -
Building knowledge translation competency in a community-based hospital: a practice-informed curriculum for healthcare providers, researchers, and leadership
Enacting knowledge translation (KT) in healthcare settings is a complex process that requires organizational facilitation. In addition to addressing organizational-level barriers, targeting individual-level fa...
Citation: Implementation Science 2020 15:54 -
Improving allied health professionals’ research implementation behaviours for children with cerebral palsy: protocol for a before-after study
This 3-year study employs a before and after design to evaluate if a multi-strategy intervention can improve research implementation among allied health professionals (AHPs) who work with children and young peopl...
Citation: Implementation Science 2015 10:16 -
Determining research knowledge infrastructure for healthcare systems: a qualitative study
This study will include semistructured telephone interviews with a purposive sample region of a senior management team member, library/resource centre manager, and a 'knowledge broker' in three regional health au...
Citation: Implementation Science 2011 6:60 -
Proceedings from the 12th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation
Citation: Implementation Science 2020 15(Suppl 1):25 -
A study protocol for applying the co-creating knowledge translation framework to a population health study
Population health research can generate significant outcomes for communities, while Knowledge Translation (KT) aims to expressly maximize the outcomes of knowledge producing activity. Yet the two approaches ar...
Citation: Implementation Science 2013 8:98 -
Implementation of evidence-based weekend service recommendations for allied health managers: a cluster randomised controlled trial protocol
It is widely acknowledged that health policy and practice do not always reflect current research evidence. Whether knowledge transfer from research to practice is more ... policy recommendations, along with the u...
Citation: Implementation Science 2018 13:60 -
The effectiveness of interventions to disseminate the results of non-commercial randomised clinical trials to healthcare professionals: a systematic review
It is unclear how to disseminate the results of randomised controlled trials effectively to health professionals and policymakers to improve treatment, care or prevention through changing policy and practice. ...
Citation: Implementation Science 2024 19:8 -
Knowledge translation of research findings
One of the most consistent findings from clinical and health services research is the failure to translate research into practice and policy. As a result of these evidence-practice and policy gaps, patients fa...
Citation: Implementation Science 2012 7:50 -
Proceedings from the 10th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation
Citation: Implementation Science 2018 13(Suppl 4):728 -
Knowledge translation strategies to improve the use of evidence in public health decision making in local government: intervention design and implementation plan
The systematic and scoping reviews identified that effective and promising strategies to increase access to research evidence require an integrated intervention of skill development, access to a knowledge broker,...
Citation: Implementation Science 2013 8:121 -
Knowledge-to-action processes in SHRTN collaborative communities of practice: A study protocol
The Seniors Health Research Transfer Network (SHRTN) Collaborative is a network of networks that work together to improve the health and health care of Ontario seniors. The collaborative facilitates knowledge exc...
Citation: Implementation Science 2011 6:12 -
Using realist evaluation to open the black box of knowledge translation: a state-of-the-art review
In knowledge translation, complex interventions may be implemented in the attempt to improve uptake of research-based knowledge in practice. Traditional evaluation efforts that focus on aggregate effectiveness...
Citation: Implementation Science 2014 9:115 -
Leadership in complex networks: the importance of network position and strategic action in a translational cancer research network
Leadership behaviour in complex networks is under-researched, and little has been written concerning leadership of translational research networks (TRNs) that take discoveries made ‘at the bench’ and translate...
Citation: Implementation Science 2013 8:122 -
Sun Safety at Work Canada: a multiple case-study protocol to develop sun safety and heat protection programs and policies for outdoor workers
This 2-year study is a theory-driven, multi-site, non-randomized study design with a cross-case analysis of 13 workplaces across four provinces in Canada. The first phase of the study includes the development of ...
Citation: Implementation Science 2015 10:97 -
Developing a checklist for guideline implementation planning: review and synthesis of guideline development and implementation advice
Developers or users can apply the Guideline Implementation Planning Checklist to prepare for and/or undertake guideline implementation. Further development of the checklist is warranted to elaborate on all compon...
Citation: Implementation Science 2015 10:19 -
The use of the PARIHS framework in implementation research and practice—a citation analysis of the literature
The Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services (PARIHS) framework was developed two decades ago and conceptualizes successful implementation (SI) as a function (f) of the evidence (E) natur...
Citation: Implementation Science 2020 15:68 -
Organizational supports used by private child and family serving agencies to facilitate evidence use: a mixed methods study protocol
Challenges to evidence use are well documented. Less well understood are the formal supports—e.g., technical infrastructure, inter-organizational relationships—organizations may put in place to help overcome t...
Citation: Implementation Science 2017 12:49 -
Supporting collaborative use of the diabetes population risk tool (DPoRT) in health-related practice: a multiple case study research protocol
This protocol reflects an integrated knowledge translation (IKT) approach and corresponds to the action phase of the Knowledge-to-Action (KtoA) framework. Our IKT approach includes: employing a knowledge brokering
Citation: Implementation Science 2014 9:35 -
Understanding the performance and impact of public knowledge translation funding interventions: Protocol for an evaluation of Canadian Institutes of Health Research knowledge translation funding programs
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has defined knowledge translation (KT) as a dynamic and iterative process that includes the synthesis, dissemination, exchange, and ethically-sound application...
Citation: Implementation Science 2012 7:57 -
Bridging the gap between science and policy: an international survey of scientists and policy makers in China and Canada
Bridging the gap between science and policy is an important task in evidence-informed policy making. The objective of this study is to prioritize ways to bridge the gap.
Citation: Implementation Science 2016 11:16 -
Proceedings of the 14th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health
Citation: Implementation Science 2022 17(Suppl 1):35 -
Interventions encouraging the use of systematic reviews by health policymakers and managers: A systematic review
Systematic reviews have the potential to inform decisions made by health policymakers and managers, yet little is known about the impact of interventions to increase the use of systematic reviews by these grou...
Citation: Implementation Science 2011 6:43 -
Managing boundaries in primary care service improvement: A developmental approach to communities of practice
Effective implementation of change in healthcare organisations involves multiple professional and organisational groups and is often impeded by professional and organisational boundaries that present relativel...
Citation: Implementation Science 2012 7:97
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