Scientist Knowledge Translation Training Workshop
Do your scientists, educators, policy and decision makers know how to translate knowledge? Could your Knowledge Translation (KT) professionals benefit from practical KT training? Do they understand why knowledge translation is important? Can they develop a KT plan for grant proposals?
This course was developed and evaluated through funding provided by the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation and the SickKids Research Institute. We acknowledge the Knowledge Brokering for Paediatric Healthcare Research Team, the Child Health Evaluative Sciences program of the SickKids Research Institute, the 77 scientists within SickKids on which this program was evaluated, and our research partners: Dr. Paula Goering and Ms. Dale Butterill from the Health Systems Research and Consulting Unit, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and Ms. Elaine Orrbine from the Canadian Association of Paediatric Health Centres.
Audience
Initially developed to help SickKids Scientists build their KT skills, the course is equally suited to KT professionals, clinicians, clinician-scientists, educators and decision makers. The material is universally applicable across sectors, job roles and geographic location.
Focus
This is a very practice-oriented course that covers:
- 1. The utility of KT, for researchers, educators, clinician-scientists and others
- 2. KT strategies and their evidence base
- 3. Developing a KT plan (practical, hands-on approach using tools)
- 4. Plain language communication
- 5. Communicating with different audiences
Course Learning Objectives
- Define KT and related terms
- Describe the role and importance of KT in our current social, political and research contexts
- Use KT planning tools and resources to begin developing a KT plan
- Identify communication strategies for reaching multiple audiences
- Outline and apply strategies for working with the media and engaging policy and decision-makers
