Putting Knowledge to Work/ Mettre le savoir en pratique CENTRE FOR KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER | CENTRE SUR LE TRANSFERT DES CONNAISSANCES Centre for Knowledge

Putting Knowledge to Work/ Mettre le savoir en pratique

CENTRE FOR KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER | CENTRE SUR LE TRANSFERT DES CONNAISSANCES

Centre for Knowledge TransferWork in Progress

Susan BabcockExecutive Director

KU’03 ColloquiumQuébec City, September 2003



Centre Background

National training centre in knowledge utilization and policy implementation, comprised of a consortium of universities, research institutes and health authorities.

Multiyear funding from Canadian Health Services Research Foundation, Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research and Canadian Institutes of Health Research.



Mission

To contribute to the improved transfer of knowledge for the betterment of health policy and health care services.



Mandate

Provide training to researchers & students to do knowledge transfer (KT) in the health sector

Train scholars in the field of KT with the aim of building capacity

Engage decision makers to maximize policy relevance of KT training & scholarship

Increase KT skills among healthcare managers and professionals to promote research/evidence based decision making



Centre Faculty

University of Alberta

Carole Estabrooks Karen Golden-Biddle

Nursing (PI)Business

University of Saskatchewan

Harley DickinsonBeth Horsburgh

SociologyNursing

University of Manitoba

Lesley DegnerMalcolm Smith

NursingBusiness

UniversitéLaval

Réjean LandryClémence Dallaire

BusinessNursing



Decision-maker Organizations & Affiliates

Capital Health, Edmonton Saskatoon District Health Winnipeg Regional Health Authority SEARCH Program, Alberta Institute for Health Economics Canadian Centre for Analysis of Regionalization

and Health, Saskatchewan Health Quality Council, Saskatchewan Manitoba Nursing Research Institute Régie régionale de la santé et des services

sociaux de Québec



Trainees - with stipends/all trainees receiving Centre support September 2003

Alberta SaskManitob

aLaval Other

Masters 1/5 3/3 --- 1/2 ---

PhD 3/5 1/4 2/2 4/4 0/1

Other 0/2 --- --- --- ---

Total 4/12 4/7 2/2 5/6 0/1

Total15/28



Trainees

Trainees are pursuing graduate degrees in Business, Political Science, Public Policy, Nursing, Sociology, Community Health and Organizational Analysis

In addition to these graduate students, there are a number of affiliates in disciplines as diverse as dental hygiene and oceanography who have participated in Centre courses and Institutes



Centre Offerings

Students are enrolled in graduate programs at their home universities and take a cognate minor in knowledge transfer, consisting of two courses plus participation the Annual Spring Institute.

INT D 690 Topics in Knowledge Utilization OA 640 Implementing Public Policy Other courses are under development



Research

KUPI Program Grant – 5 year CIHR program grant (Estabrooks, Golden-Biddle, Dickinson, Landry)

“Change” grant – 5 year CHSRF program grant (Golden-Biddle & Hinings)

Saskatchewan Regional Health Board study – HEALNet grant (Dickinson & Estabrooks)

National Survey of Knowledge Utilization – NHRDP grant (Landry & Amara)



Research

International Hospital Outcomes Study – AHFMR funded grant (Giovannetti, Estabrooks, et al.)

Determinants of Research Utilization study – AHFMR & CIHR grant (Estabrooks, Stevens, Lander, et al.)

Alberta extension of Landry’s National Survey of Knowledge Utilization – AHFMR grant (Birdsell, Estabrooks, Norton, et al.)



New Directions

Collaborative programs with regional health authorities

Linkages with CHSRF CADRE partners (training centres and chairs) and Canada Research Chairs in complementary fields

Innovative partnerships with decision-makers that enhance student training students and address needs of decision-makers and researchers vis à vis KT

Sessions on KT and grantsmanship



Contact

Centre for Knowledge Transfer

3rd floor Clinical Sciences Building

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta CANADA T6G 2G3

www.nursing.ualberta.ca/knowledgetransfer/

Phone: 780.492.2956

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