KT Canada

Summer Institute 2020
2020-06-17 - 2020-06-19
Given the evolving COVID-19 situation and in an abundance of caution, we have made the difficult decision to cancel this event. In place of the in-person meeting, we are currently exploring other ways we can connect by means of webinars, and potentially postponing to a later date. We will share more details on our plans in the coming weeks.
2020 KT Canada Summer Institute

InformationSpeakersApplyAgendaSponsorsGiven the evolving COVID-19 situation and in an abundance of caution, we have made the difficult decision to cancel this event. In place of the in-person meeting, we are currently exploring other ways we can connect by means of webinars, and potentially postponing to a later date. We will share more details on our plans in the coming weeks.
We are pleased to announce the Knowledge Translation (KT) Canada Summer Institute to be held in Ottawa from June 17-19, 2020. The purpose of this Summer Institute is to provide participants with the opportunity to increase their understanding of knowledge translation research as well as opportunities and challenges in this field. The Summer Institute will provide participants with the change to network with colleagues including national KT experts.

The theme of the 2020 Institute is: “Intersectionality and KT”.

The Summer Institute is aimed at graduate students, post-doctoral and clinical fellows, and junior faculty who study issues relevant to KT and those who want to learn more about how to advance their research skills in this area. We encourage applications from a wide range of disciplines that span all of CIHR’s research themes (clinical, health services, and population health).

Costs:
Trainee & fellow registration: $375
Junior Faculty registration: $925

Participants are responsible for covering their own travel and accommodation. We have secured a group rate for accommodations. Some meals will be covered by KT Canada during the event:
1st day: breaks
2nd day: breakfast, lunch, breaks
3rd day: breakfast, lunch, breaks

Dr. Carrie Bourassa
Dr. Carrie Bourassa, B.A., M.A., PhD: Scientific Director of the National Institute of Indigenous Peoples’ Health – Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Professor, Community Health & Epidemiology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan. She also is Scientific Director, Institute of Indigenous Peoples’ Health – Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR-IIPH). She is an adjunct in the Faculties of Education and Kinesiology & Health Studies at the University of Regina and is the Nominated Principal Investigator for the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) funded Morning Star Lodge established in 2010, based in Regina, as well as for the recently CFI-funded Cultural Safety, Evaluation, Training and Research lab that will be built by next summer, hosted at the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Carrie Bourassa spent over 15 years as a professor of Indigenous health studies in the Department of Indigenous Health, Education and Social Work at the First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv) in Regina. Through her role as Scientific Director of IIPH, she leads the advancement of a national health research agenda to improve and promote the health of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples in Canada. Dr. Bourassa is a member of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada and a public member of the Royal College Council of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. She is also a member of the International Research Advisory Board (IRAB) for the Health Research Council (New Zealand) and a member of the Health Quality Council Board of Saskatchewan. She was also appointed to the National Research Council of Canada Advisory Board (NRC) – Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre Advisory Board in May 2018. In 2012, Dr. Bourassa won the (Wee-e- chee-hee- way- shin-awn) Wiichihiwayshinawn Foundation Inc. Métis Award in Health and Science. Dr. Bourassa is Métis and belongs to the Riel Métis Council of Regina Inc. (RMCR, Local #34).

Dr. Melissa Brouwers
Dr. Melissa Brouwers is the Director of the School of Epidemiology and Public Health (SEPH) at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa. Prior to joining the University of Ottawa, Dr. Brouwers was a Professor in the Departments of Oncology (primary) and Health Research Methodology, Evidence and Impact (affiliate) at McMaster University where she also served as the Director of the Program in Evidence-based Care, the guidelines program for Cancer Care Ontario; the Director of the Centre for Evidence-based Implementation at Hamilton Health Sciences; and the Deputy Director of the Escarpment Cancer Research Institute. Dr. Brouwers holds a wealth of experience as a health services researcher with special interest in knowledge translation, implementation science and evaluation. Furthermore, she has a passion for graduate school education and international research collaborations. She obtained her PhD in Social Psychology from Western University.

Dr. Maoliosa Donald
Dr. Donald is the Senior Research Associate for the Roy and Vi Baay Chair in Kidney Research at the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary. She completed her PhD in Health Sciences and has been a Physical Therapist since 1992. Dr. Donald is passionate about interventions that support person-centered care, and innovations that address the evidence-practice gap for patients with chronic disease. Her current work involves understanding the needs of individuals with chronic kidney disease and investigating optimal strategies for supporting them and their families. She is actively involved in many professional activities including holding memberships with the Mixed Methods International Research Association and the International Institute for Qualitative Methodology, as well as being a mentor in Graduate Science Education and Community Health Science Mentorship Programs.

Dr. Nicole Etherington
Nicole Etherington is a Senior Research Associate in the Clinical Epidemiology Program at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI). Dr. Etherington completed her PhD in sociology at the University of Western Ontario in 2016, with a focus on gender and health. Dr. Etherington’s current research applies a social lens to clinical practice issues, focusing primarily on the multi-level factors shaping teamwork, provider occupational well-being, and patient outcomes in acute care.

Karine Morin
In early 2019, Karine Morin joined NSERC as Director, Policy and Interagency Affairs where she is responsible for the implementation of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion initiative. She recently returned to Ottawa after being an Executive Director at Alberta Innovates, overseeing a number of initiatives related to clinical research and ethics. Previously, she has served as Genome Canada’s Director of the “GE3LS” program, overseeing activities related to the ethical, environmental, economic, legal and social aspects of genomics research. Earlier, she was a Senior Ethics Policy Advisor at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). She also conducted research on ethical, legal and social issues related to genomics at the University of Ottawa’s Institute of Science, Society and Policy. Karine is a graduate of McGill University School of Law; she also completed a Masters in Law at the University of Pennsylvania, and worked in the US for more than 10 years. She has broad expertise in science policy, has published widely in bioethics and law, and has taught as an adjunct at several universities in the US and Canada.

Dr. Justin Presseau
Dr. Presseau is a Scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and Assistant Professor in the School of Epidemiology and Public Health and School of Psychology at the University of Ottawa. He is also Chair of the Canadian Psychological Association’s Health Psychology and Behavioural Medicine section. Dr. Presseau has been awarded early career awards from the UK Society for Behavioural Medicine, the International Society of Behavioral Medicine, and the European Health Psychology Society, a mid-career award from the Canadian Psychological Association, and is an Associate Editor for Implementation Science and Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being. Dr. Presseau’s research program operates at the intersection between health psychology and implementation science, drawing upon behaviour change theories and methods to design and evaluate theory-based strategies for promoting healthcare professional behaviour change to increase best practice and reduce non-evidenced healthcare.

Louise Zitzelsberger
In her career in KT, Louise has worked to create and implement the foundations for effective knowledge translation in organizations – from synthesis functions through to implementation and evaluation. Her current position is with Health Canada, on a KT Unit supporting staff and funding recipients to better integrate KT into funding proposals, work plans, and performance measurement. Her KT interests include understanding uptake of innovations at the organizational level in healthcare – in particular the processes around how knowledge is acquired, assimilated and applied.

Dr. Monica Taljaard
Monica Taljaard is a Senior Scientist in the Clinical Epidemiology Program at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) and Associate Professor in the School of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Ottawa. She received her PhD degree in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada, in 2006. Her main research interests are in the design, analysis and ethics of cluster randomized trials. As a methodologist with the Ottawa Methods Centre, she works with clinicians and researchers from a variety of backgrounds in the design and analysis of cluster randomized trials, standard clinical trials, and observational studies. She is Deputy Editor of Clinical Trials: Journal of the Society for Clinical Trials.

Olivia Magwood
Olivia Magwood is a Research Associate at the C.T. Lamont Primary Care Research Centre of the Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science (University of Ottawa ’16) and a Masters of Public Health (University of Guelph ’18). Her research interests include systematic review methods for disadvantaged populations, knowledge translation, evidence-based guidelines, and multi-stakeholder engagement. Her ongoing research projects include the use of technology to address youth mental health, implementation of evidence-based guidelines for homeless health, and approaches to screening and treating mental health conditions among refugees and migrants. Olivia presently volunteers as Editor-in-Chief for the Canadian Public Health Association’s online blog and as a Communications-Chapter Development Liaison for Women in Global Health, which aims to highlight women’s leadership in global health and advocates for gender equality in global public health.

Amanda Crupi
Amanda Crupi is the Manager of Knowledge Translation Strategies in the Science Policy Branch of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). In addition to supporting the integration of knowledge translation within science policies and funded research, Amanda’s team is also responsible for the delivery of CIHR’s flagship knowledge translation program: the Best Brains Exchange. Prior to joining CIHR, she worked with the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions as a Research and Policy Specialist where she managed two pan-Canadian knowledge networks focused on health services and policy research with a focus on occupational health and safety and pandemic preparedness. Amanda’s interest and excitement for the science and application of knowledge translation grew through her training at Dalhousie University where she obtained a Master’s of Applied Health Services Research.
The application deadline has been extended to Monday, March 9th, 11:59PM EST. Apply now.

You may find a draft version of the agenda here.

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KT Canada Scientific Meeting 2020
2020-05-06 - 2020-05-07
Given the evolving COVID-19 situation and in an abundance of caution, we have made the difficult decision to cancel this event. In place of the in-person meeting, we are currently exploring other ways we can connect by means of webinars, and potentially postponing to a later date. We will share more details on our plans in the coming weeks.

Conference InformationGuest SpeakersRegistration & Hotel BookingSubmit an abstractAgendaProgramSponsorsGiven the evolving COVID-19 situation and in an abundance of caution, we have made the difficult decision to cancel this event. In place of the in-person meeting, we are currently exploring other ways we can connect by means of webinars, and potentially postponing to a later date. We will share more details on our plans in the coming weeks.
The 2020 KT Canada Annual Scientific Meeting is being held on May 7th & 8th in Ottawa, ON at the Delta Hotel, 101 Lyon Street.
The theme is ‘Developing KT interventions in a complex health system’.
We will be posting additional information as it becomes available. For questions please contact Meghan.Storey@UnityHealth.to.
Claire Ludwig
Claire Ludwig is a PhD candidate at the School of Nursing, University of Ottawa. Her doctoral work is focused on patient engagement in research, specifically engaging frail and/or seriously ill patients as knowledge users. Her other research interests examine how patients and nurses negotiate the process of triage and self-management in cancer symptom management. Claire is a senior health care leader involved in the development, implementation and evaluation of large-scale programs aimed at improving patient and caregiver outcomes. Claire is also a patient with a cancer, currently in remission. She has served as a knowledge user on research projects as a healthcare administrator and as a patient advisor in the acute treatment and maintenance phases of her illness.

Dr. Carl May
Carl May is Professor of Medical Sociology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Carl’s research focuses on developing a richer understanding of the development and implementation of innovative healthcare technologies and other complex healthcare interventions. His contributions to this field include ethnographic and other qualitative studies of professional practice and health technologies in use, along with leadership of the development of Normalization Process Theory and Burden of Treatment Theory. These models are widely used to help understand the implementation of new technologies and ways of working in healthcare, and their impacts on patients, caregivers and professionals.

Dr. France Légaré
First trained as an architect, France Légaré practices family medicine in Quebec since 1990 and is a full professor in the Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine Department at Université Laval, Quebec. She is an internationally recognized leader in Shared Decision-Making (SDM) and Knowledge Translation research. In 2005, she obtained her PhD in Population Health from the University of Ottawa under the supervision of Dr. Annette O’Connor. The same year, she was awarded a grant as a clinical investigator by the Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ) for her research program entitled “Health professionals in primary care: From knowledge brokers to decision brokers.” From June 2006 to May 2016, Dr. Légaré held the title of Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Shared Decision Making and Knowledge Translation. As of June 1st 2016, she holds the title of Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Shared Decision Making and Knowledge Translation. She was also the Canadian Cochrane Network Site representative at Université Laval (the CHU de Québec Research Centre) from 1999 to 2013 and, from 2013-15, its inaugural scientific director. She now acts as its scientific co-director. Dre Légaré is nominated PI/co-PI on 35 grants (˃$16 M) and Co-I on 53 (˃$49 M) for a total of ˃$65 M in the past 7 years. She has published more than 350 papers with 327 PubMed indexed; her H index is 67 and she has ˃22 500 citations (Google Scholar). In both 2017 and2018, she was listed as one of the top 1% most cited scientists (Clarivate Analytics https://hcr.clarivate.com/ ) indicating that her work has been repeatedly judged by her peers to be of notable significance and utility. Her research program aims at implementing shared decision making in clinical practices with a focus on home care.

Dr. Justin Presseau
Dr. Presseau is a Scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and Assistant Professor in the School of Epidemiology and Public Health and School of Psychology at the University of Ottawa. He is also Chair of the Canadian Psychological Association’s Health Psychology and Behavioural Medicine section. Dr. Presseau has been awarded early career awards from the UK Society for Behavioural Medicine, the International Society of Behavioral Medicine, and the European Health Psychology Society, a mid-career award from the Canadian Psychological Association, and is an Associate Editor for Implementation Science and Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being. Dr. Presseau’s research program operates at the intersection between health psychology and implementation science, drawing upon behaviour change theories and methods to design and evaluate theory-based strategies for promoting healthcare professional behaviour change to increase best practice and reduce non-evidenced healthcare.

Jenny Leese
Jenny Leese is a PhD candidate in Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of British Columbia and a research trainee at Arthritis Research Canada. Her qualitative research in patient-oriented knowledge translation uses an ethics lens to develop e-health interventions with persons living with arthritis. Her work is supported by a Canadian Institutes for Research Doctoral Research Award.

Dr. Michael Strong
Dr. Michael J. Strong became the President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research in October, 2018. Prior to this, he served as the Dean of the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at Western University where he continues to hold an appointment as a Distinguished University Professor and a Scientist at the Robarts Research Institute. He undertook his medical training at Queens University in Kingston (1976 – 1982), neurology training at Western University (1982 – 1987), and postgraduate training at the Laboratory of Central Nervous System Studies (director – D. Carleton Gadjusek, Nobel Laureate) at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland under the supervision of Ralph M. Garruto, PhD (1987 – 1990).
He has published over 195 peer-reviewed articles and 29 chapters, edited 4 textbooks and given over 170 invited lectures nationally and internationally related to his research in ALS. Dr. Strong was awarded the Sheila Essay Award in 2005 and the Forbes Norris Award in 2008, and is the only Canadian to have received both international awards for ALS research. He was elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology in 2008. In 2009, he was elected a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.
His research has focused on understanding the cellular biology of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) including the role of altered RNA metabolism in the genesis of neuronal cytoplasmic inclusions and in the clinicopathological correlates of the frontotemporal spectrum disorder that can be associated with ALS. The latter has led to an appreciation for the role of alterations in tau protein metabolism in ALS.

Professor Nicolas Fernandez
Nicolas Fernandez is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine at the Université de Montreal. Recipient of a transplanted kidney in 2008, Nicolas learned to manage his dialysis treatments, both peritoneal and hemodialysis, over a period of eight years. This life transforming experience, combined with his academic career in educational research and teaching, allowed Nicolas to develop unique insights into self-management of chronic illness. His doctoral thesis was completed in large part during treatment sessions in the dialysis unit of his local hospital. Nicolas contributes regularly to initiatives aimed at integrating patient perspective into training of health professionals, health research and Quality Improvement in clinical settings.

Dr. Nicole Etherington
Nicole Etherington is a Senior Research Associate in the Clinical Epidemiology Program at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI). Dr. Etherington completed her PhD in sociology at the University of Western Ontario in 2016, with a focus on gender and health. Dr. Etherington’s current research applies a social lens to clinical practice issues, focusing primarily on the multi-level factors shaping teamwork, provider occupational well-being, and patient outcomes in acute care.

Dr. Ruth Ndjaboue
Ruth Ndjaboue completed her Masters in Psychology (2006, Cameroon) and Public health (2007, Belgium) and a PhD in Epidemiology (2016, Université Laval). She is currently completing a postdoctoral fellowship in Knowledge Translation (2017-present, Université Laval and University of Toronto), funded by Diabetes Action Canada and the International Society of Medical Decision Making. Her work has contributed to knowledge advancement of the psychosocial factors, chronic diseases, medical education, gender and social inequalities. Her interdisciplinary methodological expertise includes quantitative and qualitative methods and human-computer interaction. She focuses on developing innovative strategies to facilitate patient engagement and the use of information technology in healthcare research and education.
Registration is now open for the 2020 KT Canada Scientific Meeting!

Fees
Regular: $675
Students & Fellows: $365
Patients and Caregivers: Please contact Meghan directly: Meghan.Storey@unityhealth.to
The deadline to register is April 30th, 2020.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kt-canada-scientific-meeting-2020-tickets-87812801453

Venue/ Hotel Information
You may book a room at the Delta Hotel by using this link.
Please note that you must use the above link in order to get the conference room rate.
You must book your room before 4:00pm EST, Sunday, April 5th in order to receive the conference room rate.
The KT Canada Scientific Meeting is being held at the Delta Hotel at 101 Lyon St. in Ottawa on the 7-8th of May 2020.
Hotel website: Delta Hotels Ottawa City Centre
Hotel Address: 101 Lyon Street North, Ottawa, Ontario K1R 5T9
Phone: +1 613-237-3600

“Enjoy a luxurious stay within walking distance of many city centre attractions at Delta Hotels Ottawa City Centre. Ideally located in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, our modern, stylish hotel offers sleek, spacious hotel rooms and suites featuring pillow-top bedding, floor-to-ceiling windows and scenic city views. Enjoy complimentary Wi-Fi throughout our hotel. Dine at our Italian inspired bar and kitchen, Prova, our signature hotel restaurant. Maintain your fitness routine in our state-of-the-art gym, relax on our rooftop terrace or take a dip in our indoor, oversized saltwater pool. Those who are in downtown Ottawa, Ontario to host a meeting or social occasion will appreciate our complementary business center and flexible event venues that can accommodate up to 1,100 guests. Explore Ottawa city centre with ease – Shaw Convention Centre, the ByWard Market District, Rideau Canal and Parliament Hill are moments away. We can’t wait for you to visit us at our hotel in downtown Ottawa, Ontario.”

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Accessible guest rooms with 32” wide doorways
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Parking
On-site parking, fee: 6 CAD hourly, 25 CAD daily
Valet parking, fee: 35 CAD daily
Onsite Garage clearance is 6 feet. Contact the hotel for larger vehicle options. Abstract submission is now closed. To download the agenda for the 2020 KT Canada Scientific Meeting, click here. Coming soon… Coming soon…

Summer Institute 2019
2019-06-26 - 2019-06-28
2019 KT Canada Summer Institute

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We are pleased to announce the Knowledge Translation (KT) Canada Summer Institute to be held in Toronto from June 26 – 28, 2019. The purpose of this Summer Institute is to provide participants with the opportunity to increase their understanding of knowledge translation research as well as opportunities and challenges in this field. The Summer Institute will provide participants with the chance to network with colleagues including national and international KT experts.

The theme of the 2019 Institute is: “Evaluations in KT”.

The Summer Institute is aimed at graduate students, post-doctoral and clinical fellows, and junior faculty who study issues relevant to KT and those who want to learn more about how to advance their research skills in this area. We encourage applications from a wide range of disciplines that span all of CIHR’s research themes (clinical, health services, and population health).

Costs:
Trainee registration: $350
Junior Faculty registration: $900

Participants are responsible for covering their own travel and accommodation. We have secured a group rate at a nearby hotel. Some meals will be covered by KT Canada during the event:

1st day: breaks
2nd day: all meals (breakfast, lunch, group dinner, breaks)
3rd day: breakfast, lunch and all breaks

Guest Speakers

Dr. Andrea Tricco
Andrea Tricco completed a MSc in Epidemiology (2002-2004) and a PhD in Population Health (2005-2009). She is a Scientist in the Knowledge Translation Program of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital (appointed Sept 2011) and directs the Knowledge Synthesis Team. She is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health (appointed June 2014). Her research interests are related to responding to decision-makers (including policy-makers, healthcare providers, and patients) through knowledge synthesis. Her research also focuses on advancing the science of knowledge synthesis and she is leading research projects related to rapid reviews, network meta-analysis, and scoping reviews.
Dr. Tricco has published over 135 peer-reviewed articles. She currently holds a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Synthesis and the Ontario Ministry of Research, Innovation, and Science Early Researcher Award. She is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, BMC Medical Research Methodology, and Systematic Reviews; and sits on the editorial board for the BMC Medicine. She developed an online systematic review course that >335 students have completed, which is offered through the University of Toronto.
A sample of Dr. Tricco’s publications can be found here.

Dr. Anne Sales
Dr. Sales is a Professor and the Associate Chair for Educational Programs and Health System Innovation in the Department of Learning Health Sciences, University of Michigan Medical School. She is also a Research Scientist at the Center for Clinical Management Research at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. Her training is in sociology, health economics, econometrics, and general health services research. Her current work involves theory-based design of implementation interventions, including understanding how feedback reports affect provider behavior and through behavior change have an impact on patient outcomes, and the role of social networks in uptake of evidence based practices and implementation interventions. She has completed over 30 funded research projects, including a Partnered Evaluation Initiative funded by the VA Office of Nursing Services, evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of VA national nursing initiatives, and currently leads a VA Quality Enhancement Research Initiative Program focused on implementing goals of care conversations in VA long term care settings. She is co-Editor-in-Chief of Implementation Science, together with Michel Wensing of Heidelberg University in Germany. A full bibliography is available at https://www-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.proxy.lib.umich.edu/sites/myncbi/1dmFRRPeGbU55/bibliography/47758073/public/?sort=date&direction=descending.

Dr. David Johnson
Dr. David Johnson is Senior Medical Director for the Alberta Health Services Maternal, Neonatal, Child and Youth Strategic Clinical Network; a pediatric emergency physician and medical toxicologist; and a Professor of Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, and Physiology and Pharmacology in the Cummings School of Medicine, University of Calgary. His research interests are primarily focused on the management of common childhood respiratory emergencies, and ensuring primary health care professionals utilize ‘best evidence’ in managing these diseases.

Dr. Janet Curran
Dr. Janet Curran is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing and the Department of Emergency Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University. She is Co-Director of the Aligning Health Needs and Evidence for Transformative Change: Joanna Briggs Centre at the School of Nursing and she also holds a scientific appointment in pediatrics and emergency medicine at the IWK Health Centre. Dr. Curran’s program of research is focused on developing and evaluating interventions to improve transitions in care for children and their families/caregivers. She is the 2015 recipient of the Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC) Terry Klassen Young Investigator Award and the Dalhousie University Faculty of Health Professions Early Career Research Excellence Award. Dr. Curran’s program of research is supported by a CIHR New Investigator Award in Knowledge Translation and her research is directly informed by the inclusion of multiple stakeholders (patients, caregivers, clinicians, and administrators). Dr. Curran currently leads a CIHR-NSHRF funded multi-centred national study exploring best practice strategies for discharge communication in paediatric emergency practice settings.

Ms. Jess Rogers
Over the course of Jess’ career, she has built strong executive experience in leading effective teams, strategic planning and implementing operational policies and processes for organizations with a core mandate to design and execute knowledge translation activities. Prior to her current role as Manager of Knowledge Mobilization Strategy at the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, Jess lead the efforts at the Centre for Effective Practice for 10 years to develop appropriate methodologies for developing and adapting evidence-based clinical guidance for health care professionals. As the Director at CEP, she was also responsible for supporting diverse clients to tailor implementation approaches for various small and large scale projects ranging from Ontario’s provincial education approach to low back pain care to developing a Pan-Canadian Strategy for the development and dissemination of clinical guidance during a Pandemic. She also lead the first Academic Detailing/Educational Outreach programs funded by the Ontario Government in both primary care and long term care.

Dr. Linda Li
Dr. Linda Li is Professor and Harold Robinson / Arthritis Society Chair at the Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, and Senior Scientist at Arthritis Research Canada. She holds a Canada Research Chair in Patient-oriented Knowledge Translation, and is currently the Lead of the Knowledge Translation Methods Cluster of the BC SUPPORT Unit. Dr. Li’s research focuses on the help-seeking experience of people with arthritis. She evaluates the use of e-health tools in patient care and self-management. Recently, her work has expanded to studying the benefits of engaging patients and the public in health research.

Dr. Michelle Kho
Dr. Michelle Kho is an Associate Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Science at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada.
As a clinician-scientist, she also cares for patients in the St. Joseph’s Healthcare ICU in Hamilton. She holds a Tier II Canada Research Chair in Critical Care Rehabilitation and Knowledge Translation.
Dr. Kho is leading a clinical research program of very early in-bed cycling in mechanically ventilated patients to improve patient outcomes. Her research interests include novel early rehabilitation strategies to reduce weakness in ICU patients, knowledge translation, research methodology (systematic reviews, practice guidelines), and health services and outcomes research.

Dr. Monika Kastner
Monika Kastner is the Research Chair in KT and Implementation at North York General Hospital, affiliate Scientist with the KT Program at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, and Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. Monika’s research interests and goals are to make a positive impact on the health of older adults with the use of innovative eHealth technologies, and to advance the science and practice of KT and health services research. Currently, Monika is creating an eHealth application (KeepWell) that responds to the needs of older adults with multimorbidity and empowers them to make lifestyle changes to keep well.

Dr. Sharon Straus
Sharon E. Straus is a geriatrician and clinical epidemiologist who trained at the University of Toronto and the University of Oxford. She is the Director of the Knowledge Translation Program and Interim Physician-in-Chief, St. Michael’s Hospital; Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Toronto; Vice Chair, and Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto. She holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Translation and Quality of Care and has authored more than 400 publications and 3 textbooks in evidence-based medicine, knowledge translation and mentorship. She is in the top 1% of highly cited clinical researchers as per Web of Science. She holds more than $57 million in peer reviewed research grants as a principal investigator. She has received national awards for mentorship, research and education.

Louise Zitzelsberger
In her career in KT, Louise has worked to create and implement the foundations for effective knowledge translation in organizations – from synthesis functions through to implementation and evaluation. Her current position is with Health Canada, on a KT Unit supporting staff and funding recipients to better integrate KT into funding proposals, work plans, and performance measurement. Her KT interests include understanding uptake of innovations at the organizational level in healthcare – in particular the processes around how knowledge is acquired, assimilated and applied.
Applications for 2019 are now open. The application deadline has been extended to Friday, March 15th, 10am EST.
Apply NowYou may view the draft agenda here.

KT Canada Scientific Meeting 2019
2019-05-30 - 2019-05-31 | Winnipeg, Manitoba
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The 2019 KT Canada Annual Scientific Meeting is being held on May 30th and 31st in Winnipeg, Manitoba at the Delta Hotel.
The theme is ‘Advancing the science of integrated knowledge translation’
We will be posting additional information as it becomes available. For questions please contact Meghan Storey: storeym@smh.ca.

Additional Information
Workshop Materials: Activity Booklet and Resource Booklet
Floor Plan: Delta Winnipeg
Opening Ceremony

Keynotes:
Dr. Anita Kothari, Western University
Anita Kothari is an Associate Professor in the School of Health Studies at the University of Western Ontario. Her research focuses on understanding how to best support the use of research and knowledge in healthcare decision-making; within this domain, she concentrates on integrated knowledge translation (i.e., research co-production) particularly in public health systems and services. Her academic background involved training in health research methodology, population health, and health policy and services. She is a member of the College of the Royal Society of Canada.

Dr. Ian Graham, University of Ottawa
Ian Graham, PhD, FCAHS, FNYAM, FRSC is a Professor in the School of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Ottawa and a Senior Scientist at the Centre for Practice-Changing Research at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. From 2006 to 2012 he was seconded to the position of Vice President of Knowledge Translation at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. His research program focuses on understanding how engaging patients and other stakeholders in the research process (known as integrated knowledge translation) works and the impact it produces. He is co-originator of the Ottawa Model of Research Use; the Practice Guideline Evaluation and Adaptation Cycle; the Knowledge to Action framework; and a founding member of the international ADAPTE collaboration.

Panelists:
Dr. Ahmed Abou-Setta, University of Manitoba
Dr. Abou-Setta is Director of Knowledge Synthesis, George and Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation (University of Manitoba) and Manitoba SPOR SUPPORT Unit. He leads and supports patient-oriented research including clinical practice guidelines, systematic reviews, and overviews of reviews. His work has been featured in JAMA, BMJ, CMAJ, Annals of Internal Medicine, Cochrane and WHO publications. In addition, Dr. Abou-Setta is leading innovative research into methods for improving and streamlining the systematic review process. Furthermore, Dr. Abou-Setta is regularly involved in training of students and clinical professionals through an array of consultations, teaching, and collaborative research on knowledge synthesis projects.

Carolyn Shimmin, University of Manitoba
Carolyn Shimmin is the Patient and Public Engagement Lead at the George and Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation (CHI), Manitoba’s SPOR SUPPORT Unit. In this role, she is responsible for all patient/public engagement in health research programs and services offered at the Centre, including the PE Lunchtime Learning Series, the PE Champions Program, the Funding Award to Support Patient/Public Engagement in Health Research, and the CHI Patient Engagement Collaborative Partnership. With a bachelor’s degree combined honours in journalism and political science and a masters degree in gender studies, Carolyn is a big proponent of using a social justice and health equity lens in patient/public engagement and writes and speaks about the importance of incorporating a trauma-informed intersectional analysis in order to build truly inclusive and safe spaces within patient and public engagement in health research.

Dr. Charmayne Dubé, University of Manitoba
Dr. Charmayne Dubé has been employed in the field of intellectual disabilities for 30 years and continues to be passionate about improving quality of services and ultimately, quality of life for individuals who are supported in the community. She is the Senior Director of Resource Services within New Directions, a non-profit organization, and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Rehabilitation Sciences in Manitoba.
Dr. Dubé completed an undergraduate degree in Medical Rehabilitation (Occupational Therapy), a Master of Science (Family Social Sciences) degree, and her Doctoral program in Applied Health Sciences through the University of Manitoba.

Dr. David Johnson, University of Calgary
Dr. David Johnson is: Senior Medical Director for the Alberta Health Services Maternal, Neonatal, Child and Youth Strategic Clinical Network; a pediatric emergency physician and medical toxicologist; and a Professor of Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, and Physiology and Pharmacology in the Cummings School of Medicine, University of Calgary. His research interests are primarily focused on the management of common childhood respiratory emergencies, and ensuring primary health care professionals utilize ‘best evidence’ in managing these diseases.

Dr. Joyce Dogba, Laval University
Dr. Joyce Dogba is trained as a physician in Togo. She holds a Master degree in health economics and a PhD in Public Health. She is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Family and Emergency Medicine at Laval University. Her research agenda comprises evaluation of collaborative practices with patients-users in research and the education of health professionals. She is also interested in advancing stakeholders engagement science regarding how to meaningfully involve the underserved including immigrants in patient-oriented research. Joyce Dogba is a co-lead on patient engagement within the SRAP/SPOR Network in Diabetes and Related Complications.

Dr. Michelle Driedger, University of Manitoba
S. Michelle Driedger is a Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba and a proud member of the Manitoba Metis nation. Her broad areas of research interests include risk communication in primary care and public health, risk perception, and knowledge translation under conditions of uncertainty. Drawing primarily on qualitative and participatory methods, she is particularly interested in how risk communicators can meaningfully engage public audiences to enable informed decisions about health recommendations, including protective behaviours, that can be adopted for themselves and their family. Her research explores these aspects with both general population and Metis contexts. She has some current funded studies looking at vaccine hesitancy, health priorities of Indigenous youth, and patient-provider communication around non-recommended tests and procedures

Dr. Julianne Sanguins
Julianne Sanguins is the Research Program Manager in the Health & Wellness Department at the Manitoba Metis Federation, an Assistant Professor in the University of Manitoba’s Department of Community Health Sciences, and an Adjunct Scientist with the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy. Julianne is an RN and holds a PhD in Nursing. The Research Program Manager with the Manitoba Metis Federation-Health & Wellness Department (MMF-HWD) since 2006, she has been involved in numerous studies in which the aim has been to develop knowledge of the health of Metis in Manitoba. As part of a dedicated team of researchers, they conducted the first population-based provincial study that compared the health of Metis to all others Manitobans. The two-year study (known as the Metis Atlas) was funded by Manitoba Health and was published in June 2010. As a result of that study provincial chronic disease surveillance program of the Metis population was launched. The Metis Atlas has also identified new areas of research and several qualitative and quantitative studies have been completed. Moreover, the study provided quantitative evidence for health policy planning and program adaptation. She continues to work with the Manitoba Metis Federation Health & Wellness Department managing all aspects of the academic needs of studies, including directly supervising research staff.

Thomas Beaudry, Collaborator – Patient/Caregiver in Patient Engagement & Knowledge Translation; George & Fay Yee, Centre for Healthcare Innovation
Residing in Winnipeg, Manitoba, a proud Indigenous man; a proud father of three, two young men and a young woman, and a mishoom of 2 boys. A graduate of the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER), with a certificate in Environmental Protection, with the focus on environmental-related issues concerning Indigenous peoples and communities.
Health of the land is inseparable from the health of the people and vice versa. A healthy environment, such as water, ensures healthy people.
A goal of his is the collaboration between environmental and healthcare fields, by being a “bridge,” a facilitator in these fields and with Indigenous people in order to assist with creating a way for healthy people and communities.

Margo Powell, Abilities Manitoba
In March 2015, Margo Powell assumed the role of Executive Director at Abilities Manitoba.
Margo began working in the disability sector in the early 1990’s. She has worked for small and large community organizations both in Winnipeg and rurally. Her experience also includes running a provincial organization.
Margo is a proud alumni of the Disability and Community Support Program at RRC and has her degree in Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies from the University of Calgary. Her experience also includes teaching the Foundations Course for RRC and sitting on the original Staffing Stabilization Committee. She was also the community representative on the MDC transition team 10 years ago and has taught Vulnerable Person’s Act training. Margo is passionate about inclusion, equality, community living and quality of life.
Registration is now open for the 2019 KT Canada Scientific Meeting!

Fees
Regular: $650
Students & Fellows: $350
Patients and Caregivers: Please contact Meghan directly: StoreyM@smh.ca
The deadline to register is May 27th.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kt-canada-scientific-meeting-2019-tickets-54718234713

Venue/ Hotel Information
You may book a room at the Delta Hotel by Marriott by using this link.

Please note that you must use the above link in order to get the conference room rate.

You must book your room before April 30th in order to receive the conference room rate. If you receive a message of “No availability” – please call the toll-free number, 1-844-294-7309, to speak with a reservation agent, who should be able to help accommodate.

The KT Canada Scientific Meeting is being held at the Delta Hotel by Marriott on the 30-31 of May 2019.

Hotel website: Delta Hotel by Marriott
Hotel Address: 350 St Mary Avenue, Winnipeg R3C 3J2 Canada
Phone: 1 204-942-0551

‘Whether traveling for leisure or business, Delta Hotels Winnipeg ensures your desires are accommodated for. With a location in the heart of downtown and a connection to the city’s skybridge, out hotel makes it easy to access RBC Convention Centre and BellMTS Place. Spend time shopping at Polo Park, or feed your love of the arts at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. End your day of adventures in our rooms and suites boasting pillowtop beds. The balance of work and play is perfected with our free high-speed Wi-Fi, wall-mounted TVs and large ergonomic desks. In the morning, be sure to visit Urban Bean, our coffeehouse featuring Starbucks® drinks. Savour a healthy, hearty meal and cocktail at Blaze Restaurant & Lounge. In your free time, work out at our Odyssey Fitness Center with cardio equipment, enjoy a scenic swim in our rooftop pool or make a splash any time of the year at our indoor pool. Visit Manitoba’s capital city for work or fun and let Delta Hotels Winnipeg exceed your expectations every season.’

Other hotels in the area: The Alt Hotel and the Radisson are alternate options which are walking distance to the Delta.
Alt hotel: https://www.althotels.com/en/winnipeg/
Radisson: https://www.radisson.com/winnipeg-hotel-mb-r3c0b8/mbwinnip?s_cid=os.amer-ca-rad-MBWINNIP-gmb
The Fairmont and Fort Garry are also not too far away:
Fairmont: https://www.fairmont.com/winnipeg/
Fort Garry: https://www.fortgarryhotel.com/

Accessibility
For more information, please call the general manager of the hotel: +1 204-942-0551

Accessible guest rooms have 32 inch wide opening
Adjustable height hand-held shower wand
Bathroom vanity in guest rooms for lower heights
Bathtub grab bars
Bathtub seat
Closed-caption TV
Flashing door knocker available
Grab bars in bathroom
Hotel has on site accessible self-parking
Lowered electrical outlets
*No transfer showers available
Route to accessible guest rooms is accessible
Self-operating lifts or sloped entry
Service animals allowed for persons with disabilities
TTY/TTD compatible
Telephone for hearing impaired
Toilet seat in guest rooms
Roll-in shower

Room Cancellation Policy
Guests have 48 hours prior to arrival date to cancel or make any changes to their reservation without penalty to their credit card. Should they not cancel and not arrive, then 1st nights room and taxes will be billed to their credit card number as a no show charge.

Catering
Breakfast and lunch as well as snacks and refreshments during breaks are provided for all attendees on 30-31 May.

Parking
Off-site parking, fee: 20 CAD daily
On-site parking, fee: 18 CAD daily
Valet parking, fee: 24 CAD daily
Onsite garage clearance 1.8 meters-contact hotel for large vehicle options/Offsite parking at RBC Convention Centre.
Abstract submission is now closed. The agenda for the Scientific Meeting can be found here.
The full program can be found here.

Summer Institute 2018
2018-06-27 - 2018-06-29
2018 KT Canada Summer Institute
InformationSpeakersApplyAgendaSponsorsWe are pleased to announce the Knowledge Translation (KT) Canada Summer Institute to be held in Toronto from June 27 – 29, 2018. The purpose of this Summer Institute is to provide participants with the opportunity to increase their understanding of knowledge translation research as well as opportunities and challenges in this field. The Summer Institute will provide participants with the chance to network with colleagues including national and international KT experts.

The theme of the 2018 Institute is: “KT Interventions”.

The Summer Institute is aimed at graduate students, post-doctoral and clinical fellows, and junior faculty who study issues relevant to KT and those who want to learn more about how to advance their research skills in this area. We encourage applications from a wide range of disciplines that span all of CIHR’s research themes (clinical, health services, and population health).
Guest Speakers
Dr. Melissa Brouwers
Dr. Melissa Brouwers is a Professor and Lead of Health Services Research in the Department of Oncology, McMaster University; Deputy Director and Scientist, Escarpment Cancer Research Institute, McMaster University; associate member in the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University and the Provincial Director (Scientific) of the Program in Evidence-based Care (PEBC), Cancer Care Ontario (CCO).
She holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Western Ontario. Melissa is an active and leading member of various national and international health services research groups with a special focus on practice guidelines including the Principal Investigator of the AGREE Enterprise – a research program aimed to improve the quality and implementability of guidelines; the Knowledge Translation Lead of the CanIMPACT project – a national program of research aimed to improve outcomes for people affected by cancer; and a member of the KT-NET Advisory Committee of the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR). She is also the McMaster University co-lead for the National KT-STIHR (Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research) grant and a member of KT Canada.

Dr. Heather Colquhoun
Heather Colquhoun, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.) is an Assistant Professor in the Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy Department at the University of Toronto. She has over 29 years of experience as an Occupational Therapist and researcher. Her research focuses on the science of knowledge translation (KT). In particular, the identification, prioritization and closing of evidence-to-practice gaps in healthcare.

Dr. Janet Curran
Dr. Janet Curran is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing and the Department of Emergency Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University. She is Co-Director of the Aligning Health Needs and Evidence for Transformative Change: Joanna Briggs Centre at the School of Nursing and she also holds a scientific appointment in pediatrics and emergency medicine at the IWK Health Centre. Dr. Curran’s program of research is focused on developing and evaluating interventions to improve transitions in care for children and their families/caregivers. She is the 2015 recipient of the Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC) Terry Klassen Young Investigator Award and the Dalhousie University Faculty of Health Professions Early Career Research Excellence Award. Dr. Curran’s program of research is supported by a CIHR New Investigator Award in Knowledge Translation and her research is directly informed by the inclusion of multiple stakeholders (patients, caregivers, clinicians, and administrators). Dr. Curran currently leads a CIHR-NSHRF funded multi-centred national study exploring best practice strategies for discharge communication in paediatric emergency practice settings.

Dr. Sophie Desroches
Dr Sophie Desroches, PhD, RD, is an Associate Professor at the School of Nutrition of Laval University, in Quebec City, Canada. She is also a research scientist at the Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods of Laval University. Her research program aims to identify, develop and evaluate knowledge translation strategies that will optimize adherence to dietary advice. She is the lead author of the Cochrane systematic review “Interventions for enhancing adherence to dietary advice for preventing and managing chronic diseases”. Her more recently funded research projects have explored the use of social media, and more specifically blogs, as knowledge translation strategies to enhance adherence to evidence-based dietary advice for preventing and managing chronic diseases.

Dr. David Johnson
Dr. David Johnson is: Senior Medical Director for the Alberta Health Services Maternal, Neonatal, Child and Youth Strategic Clinical Network; a pediatric emergency physician and medical toxicologist; and a Professor of Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, and Physiology and Pharmacology in the Cummings School of Medicine, University of Calgary. His research interests are primarily focused on the management of common childhood respiratory emergencies, and ensuring primary health care professionals utilize ‘best evidence’ in managing these diseases.

Dr. Krystina Lewis
Krystina B. Lewis is a cardiovascular nurse and PhD candidate in Nursing program at the University of Ottawa. She will commence a position as Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Ottawa in July 2018. Her doctoral studies focused on the design, development, and preliminary evaluation of a decision support intervention for patients facing implantable cardioverter-defibrillator replacement. Using an integrated knowledge translation approach, patients, family members, and healthcare professionals as knowledge users were engaged as research partners in the research process, including development of the decision support intervention.

Dr. Julia Moore
Dr. Julia E. Moore leads the Team for Implementation, Evaluation and Sustainability (TIES) at the Knowledge Translation (KT) Program in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital. Dr. Moore has coordinated or managed over 65 grants and contracts about applying KT in health care, education, and mental health. She manages a team of 20 research coordinators and research assistants. She holds a PhD from the Pennsylvania State University in Human Development, where she focused on the implementation of preventive interventions.

Dr. Byron Powell
Byron J. Powell is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Gillings School of Global Public Health and a Research Fellow at the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research and the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research and scholarship focuses on 1) identifying contextual determinants of implementing evidence-based practices in routine care; 2) identifying, selecting, and tailoring implementation strategies to address determinants of effective implementation; and 3) advancing research methodology in implementation science.

Dr. Justin Presseau
Dr. Presseau is a Scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and Assistant Professor in the School of Epidemiology and Public Health and School of Psychology at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Presseau has been awarded early career awards from the UK Society for Behavioural Medicine, the International Society of Behavioral Medicine, and the European Health Psychology Society and is an Associate Editor for Implementation Science and Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being. Dr. Presseau’s research program operates at the intersection between health psychology and implementation science, drawing upon behaviour change theories and methods to design and evaluate theory-based strategies for promoting healthcare professional behaviour change to increase best practice and reduce non-evidenced healthcare.

Ms. Andrea Proctor
Prior to joining the Vector Institute as the Director of Health Care Engagement in July 2017, Andrea was a manager in the Research, Analysis and Evaluation Branch in the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care where she worked to ensure that the development of provincial programs and policies was informed by evidence. She played a key role in the development of the Ontario Health Innovation Council’s final report, and helped to establish the office of the Chief Health Innovation Strategist. Andrea holds a PhD in Psychology from Northwestern University, with a concentration in cognitive psychology and psycholinguistics.

Dr. Laura Weeks
Dr. Laura Weeks is a methodologist and evidence synthesis expert with over ten years’ experience acquired through her work with academia, CADTH, AHRQ and the Cochrane Collaboration. She currently manages a team of health technology assessment methodologists at CADTH, Canada’s pan-Canadian Health Technology Assessment agency. With her team she develops, supports and promotes the use of high-quality scientific methods across all health technology assessments, in addition to strategies to enhance uptake of assessment results. Her specific methodological interests include clinical systematic reviews, health technology assessments, rapid reviews, qualitative research, and patient engagement. Laura obtained her PhD in Community Health Sciences from the University of Calgary in 2009.

Mr. Mike Campo
Dr. Monika Kastner
Dr. Janet Squires
Dr. Linda Li

Applications for 2018 are now closed. Many thanks to all who applied!
The draft agenda is available here.
A huge thank you to our sponsors who are helping make this event possible.
Gold Level

Silver Level

KT Canada Scientific Meeting 2018
2018-06-07 - 2018-06-08
Conference InformationGuest SpeakersRegistration & Hotel BookingSubmit an abstractAgendaProgramSponsors
Advancing the methods of patient-oriented knowledge translation research – June 7-8, 2018
The 2018 KT Canada Annual Scientific Meeting is being held on June 7th & 8th in Vancouver, BC, with the theme “Advancing the methods of patient-oriented knowledge translation research”.
We will be posting additional information as it becomes available. For questions please contact Meghan Storey: storeym@smh.ca. Guest Speakers
Dr. Nick Bansback, University of British Columbia
Nick Bansback is trained in health economics and decision science. He is an Associate Professor at the School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, the Co Lead of the BC SUPPORT Unit Health Economics and Simulation Modelling Methods Cluster, and a CIHR New Investigator. His research seeks to maximize value in health care – both the value the patients derive from their own decisions, and the value the whole population derives from the decisions around the public investment in health.

Dr. Melissa Brouwers, McMaster University
Dr. Melissa Brouwers is a Professor and Lead of Health Services Research in the Department of Oncology, McMaster University; Deputy Director and Scientist, Escarpment Cancer Research Institute, McMaster University; associate member in the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University and the Provincial Director (Scientific) of the Program in Evidence-based Care (PEBC), Cancer Care Ontario (CCO).
She holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Western Ontario. Melissa is an active and leading member of various national and international health services research groups with a special focus on practice guidelines including the Principal Investigator of the AGREE Enterprise – a research program aimed to improve the quality and implementability of guidelines; the Knowledge Translation Lead of the CanIMPACT project – a national program of research aimed to improve outcomes for people affected by cancer; and a member of the KT-NET Advisory Committee of the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR). She is also the McMaster University co-lead for the National KT-STIHR (Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research) grant and a member of KT Canada.

Dr. Clayon Hamilton, University of British Columbia
Dr. Clayon Hamilton is a MSFHR-funded postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of British Columbia and at Arthritis Research Canada, where he does Knowledge Translation Research. He obtained a masters and PhD in Health and Rehabilitation Science from Western University. His research focuses on supporting ‘Patient Engagement in Research’ as a form of the Integrated Knowledge Translation (IKT). Presently, he is using a combined qualitative and quantitative study design to explore the phenomenon of meaningful patient engagement in research, and to develop and test a measure to evaluate for degrees of meaningful patient engagement in research.

Ms. Alison Hoens, BC SUPPORT Unit
Alison Hoens is the Knowledge Translation Specialist for the Methods Clusters at the BC SUPPORT Unit on secondment from her positions as (1) the Knowledge Broker for the Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia and (2) the Research, Education and Practice Coordinator for Physiotherapy at Providence HealthCare. Alison lives with rheumatoid arthritis and autoimmune gastroparesis and is the mother of a 19 year old daughter who was recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Her passion for patient engagement in research is founded on the combination of her training and experience as a researcher, clinician, knowledge broker/translation specialist, patient, and caregiver for multiple family members of different generations living with chronic disease.

Dr. Tammy Hoffmann, Bond University (Australia)
Tammy is Professor of Clinical Epidemiology at the Centre for Research in Evidence-Based Practice, Bond University in Australia. She directs the Centre for Evidence-Informed Health Decisions, with her research spanning many aspects of shared decision making, evidence-based practice, knowledge translation, informed health decisions, and minimising waste in research. Her clinical qualification is as an occupational therapist and in 2017 she became an inaugural Fellow of the Occupational Therapy Australia Research Academy.
She has over 200 publications, including multiple articles in leading journals such as JAMA, BMJ, JAMA Internal Medicine, CMAJ, and BMC Medicine. Tammy is also the lead author of a widely used inter-disciplinary evidence-based practice book (Evidence-Based Practice across the Health Professions), that is now in its 3rd edition. She is currently leading international initiatives in two main areas: 1) to more closely align shared decision making and evidence-based practice, and assist patients and the public to make evidence-informed decisions about health, and 2) to improve the reporting and uptake of effective non-pharmacological interventions into practice (including development of the TIDieR statement).

Ms. Cheryl Koehn, Arthritis Consumer Experts
Ms. Cheryl Koehn is an arthritis advocate, community leader, published author and rheumatoid arthritis survivor for 29 years. Ms. Koehn has dedicated her life to helping others living with arthritis as well as people with other chronic diseases. She is the founder and president of Arthritis Consumer Experts, a national, patient-led organization that provides science-based information and education programs in both official languages to people with arthritis. She served as Co-Chair of the Summit on Standards for Arthritis Prevention and Care, and Co-Founded the Best Medicines Coalition, and was the two-time Chair of the Better Pharmacare Coalition.
Ms. Koehn served as the immediate past consumer representative Board Member of the Arthritis Alliance of Canada, is a past board member of the Arthritis Research Canada, and served in a leadership capacity on numerous other national organizations and committees. As one of North America’s leading arthritis advocates, Ms. Koehn provides a patient perspective on arthritis health and policy issues across Canada to governments, private payers, healthcare professionals, and media. She is frequently invited to speak at national and International arthritis and health-related conferences. With her team at Arthritis Consumer Experts, Ms. Koehn has led the development of numerous information and education innovations to the arthritis community, including the ArthritisID and Arthritis ID PRO iPhone apps, the blog site Arthritis Broadcast Network, the annual report card on provincial formulary performance for inflammatory arthritis medications, Canada’s Best Workplaces for Employees Living with Arthritis Award, and most recently, JointHealth Education, a series of on-line “courses” graduating today’s modern arthritis patient.

Dr. Ainsley Moore, McMaster University
Ainsley Moore (MD, MSc, CFPC) is a family physician and Associate Professor of Family Medicine at McMaster University. Her clinical, teaching and research focus on preventive health includes an appointment with the Canadian Task Force for Preventive Health Care.

Dr. Dawn Stacey, University of Ottawa
Dawn Stacey RN PhD holds a Research Chair in Knowledge Translation to Patients and is a Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Ottawa. She is a Senior Scientist and Scientific Director of the Patient Decision Aids Research Group at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. She is an invited member of the College of the Royal Society of Canada in recognition of her research. Her research program focuses on: a) patient decision aids; b) decision coaching; c) implementation of evidence into practice; d) telephone-based care, and e) interprofessional approaches to shared decision making. She has given over 100 invited national and international presentations. For more information visit her research program website http://decisionaid.ohri.ca.

Dr. Deborah Marshall, University of Calgary
As a Canada Research Chair, Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology, Dr Marshall’s research programme is focused on the assessment of the value of health care interventions through measurement of patient preferences, cost-effectiveness analysis, and simulation modeling of health care delivery systems. She has experience in technology assessment agencies, academia and pharmaceutical and diagnostics industry research settings in Canada, the United States, and Europe. Dr. Marshall is the co-lead of the Economics platform for UCAN CANDU – Canada-Netherlands Personalized Medicine Network in Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatic Disease funded by the CIHR Personalized Medicine in Inflammation Network.

Registration is now open for the 2018 KT Canada Scientific Meeting.

Fees:
Regular: $650
Students & Fellows: $350

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kt-canada-scientific-meeting-2018-tickets-42763651232

Venue/ Hotel Information
You may book a room at the Coast Coal Harbour by using this link: https://aws.passkey.com/e/49545545
Please note that you must use the above link in order to get the conference room rate.

The KT Canada Scientific Meeting is being held at the Coast Coal Harbour Hotel on the 7-8 June 2018.

Coast Coal Harbour Hotel is situated right near the Vancouver Harbour, a stone’s throw from the beautiful Stanley Park. Our downtown location offers convenient access to the Gastown district, the renowned shopping on Robson Street, and the incredible array of arts and entertainment that Vancouver has to offer.
Each of the guest rooms at our downtown Vancouver hotel features floor-to-ceiling windows, 55” flat screen TVs and traditional welcoming origami cranes, a symbol of hospitality. These high quality amenities are signature features of APA Hotel in Japan and unique to APA’s Urban Style Hotel concept. Here, comfort and peace of mind is paramount.

Accessibility
Coast Coal Harbour Hotel is pleased to offer state-of-the-art accessible rooms, including roll-in showers and strobe lights in case of emergencies for the hearing impaired. We also have widened door frames and a wheelchair accessible layout, all to bring the comforts of home to your travels.

Coast Coal Harbour Hotel
1180 West Hastings Street
Vancouver BC, V6E 4R5
Ph: 604.697.0202
Fax: 604.697.0123

Room cancellation
Must cancel 48 hours prior to 4:00PM the day of arrival to avoid penalty. Cancellation fee of 1 night’s room and tax at confirmed rate.

Catering
Breakfast and lunch as well as snacks and refreshments during breaks are provided for all attendees from the 7-8 June.

Parking
Valet parking $34.88 per night. Abstract submissions have now closed. Many thanks to all who applied!A draft of the agenda is available.
The program for the KT Canada Scientific Meeting is available here. A huge thank you to our sponsors who are helping make this event possible.
Gold Level

Knowledge Translation (KT) Basics
2017-10-16 09:00 - 2017-10-17 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, 209 Victoria St, Toronto, ON M5B 1T8, Toronto, ON, m5b 1b4, Canada
Knowledge translation (KT) is a bridge between research and real-world practice in an effort to strengthen health systems and improve health outcomes. But how do you apply evidence? At the KT Program, we believe that we can implement change in the health system better by thinking about change differently. Our approach to KT is rooted in theory and science, but our application of KT is uniquely pragmatic and focused on real-world impact. Our approach to training involves empowering individuals and organizations in the health system with knowledge and support on how to do KT.
Workshop OverviewRegistration InformationApplication Instructions
Knowledge Translation (KT) Basics is a 2-day workshop on the fundamentals of implementing change using best practices in KT. In KT Basics, participants will learn how to:

Identify key KT definitions
Assess and prioritize implementation needs
Use appropriate methods to assess the quality of available evidence
Define the scope of change and ideal practices to be implemented
Identify key processes that inform the selection of implementation strategies

This workshop will benefit anyone interested in learning more about how KT can be applied to their own work. Professionals and full-time graduate students involved in all dimensions of health (e.g., acute care, long-term care, public health, mental health, etc.) are welcome to attend.
Note: this workshop will not focus on best practices in disseminating evidence/end-of-grant KT.

If you would like to discuss whether this workshop aligns with your learning goals and needs, please contact Melissa Courvoisier. Dates and Location
Dates: October 16 & 17, 2017 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET
Location: Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada

Cost
Registration for the KT Basics workshop is $850.00 CAD per person.
There are a limited number of spots reserved for students. Registration for full-time graduate students is $425.00 CAD per person.
The cost includes participation in the 2-day in-person workshop, food (coffee/tea, snacks, and lunch), and access to take-home resources. Travel to and from Toronto and accommodation during the workshop is not included.

To apply, please fill out the KT Basics workshop application form on the KT Basics website.
Application deadline: August 18, 2017 11:59 PM ET

KT Canada Summer Institute
2017-06-26 14:00 - 2017-06-28 13:00 | Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, 209 Victoria St, Toronto, ON M5B 1T8, Toronto, ON, m5b 1b4, Canada
We are pleased to announce the Knowledge Translation (KT) Canada Summer Institute to be held in Toronto from June 26-28, 2017. The purpose of this Summer Institute is to provide participants with the opportunity to increase their understanding of knowledge translation research as well as opportunities and challenges in this field. The Summer Institute will provide participants with the chance to network with colleagues including national and international KT experts.

Applications are now open for the KT Canada Summer Institute.

The theme of the 2017 Institute is: “Patient oriented research”
The Summer Institute is aimed at graduate students, post-doctoral and clinical fellows, and junior faculty and research staff who study issues relevant to KT and those who want to learn more about how to advance their research skills in this area. We encourage applications from a wide range of disciplines that span all of CIHR’s research themes (biomedical, clinical, health services, and population health).

KT Canada Scientific Meeting 2017
2017-06-15 - 2017-06-16 | Quebec City, Quebec, Quebec City, QC, Canada
Conference InformationAbstract SubmissionAgendaProgram
KT in primary care – June 15 and 16, 2017
Join us in Quebec City on June 15 and 16, 2017. We invite you to join the discussion on KT IN PRIMARY CARE through attendance at the KT Canada Annual Scientific Meeting

Highlights:
Guest Speakers Includes:

Robbie Foy: “Implementation Research in Primary Care”
Dr. Foy is Professor of Primary Care at the Leeds Institute of Health Sciences and a general practitioner in inner-city Leeds. His field of work, implementation research, aims to inform policy decisions about how best to use resources to improve the uptake of research findings by evaluating approaches to change professional and organisational behaviour. His former posts include a clinical senior lectureship at Newcastle University, and an MRC training fellowship in health services research based jointly between the Universities of Edinburgh and Aberdeen. He also admits to being a trained public health physician. He was a 2006-7 Harkness / Health Foundation Fellow in Health Care Policy, based jointly between the Veteran’s Administration and RAND in Los Angeles. He was Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the open access journal, Implementation Science, until 2015.

Professor Michael Kidd: “Lessons from around the world on Knowledge Translation in Primary Care”
Dr. Kidd is a family doctor, primary care researcher and medical educator. He served as president of the World Organization of Family Doctors from 2013-2016, and as president of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners from 2002-2006. He is currently Professor of Global Primary Care at Flinders University based in Adelaide in Australia. In May 2017 he will take up the position of Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. Michael has wide-ranging research and education interests in global health, primary care, digital health, health policy, the education of health professionals, safety and quality in primary care, the primary care management of HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmissible infections, and the role of case reports in contemporary health care. In the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2009 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia for service to medicine and education in the areas of general practice and primary health care.

Dr. Sabrina Wong: “Engaging Practices in Improving the Science and Reporting of Performance in Primary Care”
Dr. Wong is a Registered Nurse and health services researcher located at the University of British Columbia Centre for Health Services and Policy Research and School of Nursing Dr. Wong’s research focuses on primary health care, specifically how structures (e.g., models of care) and processes (e.g., interprofessional teamwork, interpersonal communication) can enhance the delivery and organization of health services. She is a recognized leader in research involving patient-reported quality of care, her work contributes to informing practice and system level interventions that seek to decrease health inequities among Canadian residents, including people who face multiple disadvantages in accessing and using the health care system such as those who have language barriers and live in poverty. Her current major research projects include overall leadership and responsibility for the community based primary health care innovation team grant, “Transforming Primary Health Care Through Performance Measurement and Reporting; chairing the Indicator Working Group across the 12 primary health care innovation teams, working on setting up the British Columbia Primary and Integrated Health Care Innovation Network, and the growth and sustainability of the pan-Canadian CPCSSN.

Panel discussions:
SPOR in primary care
Practice-Based Research Networks (PBRNs)

Abstract submission deadline: March 19, 2017 11:59 PM ET
Please submit your abstracts here.
Please note that this is a draft agenda which we will be continually updating.
We are currently working on posting the program, please check back shortly.

KT Canada National Seminar Series – January 2017
2017-01-12 12:00 - 13:00
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KT Canada National Seminar Series – December 2016
2016-12-08 12:00 - 13:00
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End of Grant KT Workshop
2016-11-15 09:00 - 16:00 | St Michael’s Hospital, 209 Victoria St, Toronto, ON, Canada
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KT Canada National Seminar Series – November 2016
2016-11-10 12:00 - 13:00
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KT Canada National Seminar Series – October 2016
2016-10-13 12:00 - 13:00
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KT Canada National Seminar Series - September 2016
2016-09-08 12:00 - 13:00
KT Canada Presents: Jeremy Grimshaw

Title:
Increasing value and reducing waste in knowledge translation and implementation research

Learning Objectives:

To introduce the concept of research waste which limits value and progress of current research
To understand sources of waste in knowledge translation and implementation research
To discuss potential solutions to reduce waste in knowledge translation and implementation research.

Jeremy Grimshaw received a MBChB from the University of Edinburgh, UK. He trained as a family physician prior to undertaking a PhD in health services research at the University of Aberdeen. He moved to Canada in 2002. His research focuses on the evaluation of interventions to disseminate and implement evidence-based practice. Jeremy is: a Senior Scientist in the Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Health Research Institute; a Full Professor in the Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa and a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Health Knowledge Transfer and Uptake. He is a Corresponding Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Time:
13:00 – 14:00 AT
12:00 – 13:00 ET
11:00 – 12:00 CT
10:00 – 11:00 MT
9:00 – 10:00 PT

Broadcasting Locations:
To view broadcasting locations, click here.

To Register:
This session is offered by WEBEX from St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. All registration requests must be sent to Gail Klein: KleinG@smh.ca by Wednesday, September 7th at 12:00 PM ET.
To register a site: please identify one person who will be in attendance and provide their email address to Gail Klein. To register as an individual; please email Gail Klein.
PLEASE NOTE THAT EVERYONE MUST REGISTER TO ATTEND AS YOU NEED TO BE INVITED INTO THE WEBEX SESSION.
Technical requirements: You need a computer with Google Chrome and a telephone or computer microphone or headset.

Questions?
To add a site and for more information, please contact Gail Klein: KleinG@smh.ca

End of Grant KT Workshop
2016-06-15 08:00 - 12:30 | Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michaels, Hospital, 209 Victoria St, Rm. 216, Toronto, Ontario, M5B1T8, Canada
We are pleased to offer our End of Grant Knowledge Translation (KT) Course on June 15th, 2016 (8am – 12:30pm) at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. This half day course is designed to provide grant writers with the needed tools to write the KT portion of their grant applications. Course attendees will use their own grants to develop an end of grant KT plan.

Speakers include:

Kim Barnhardt, Communications and Partnerships Strategist, Canadian Medical Association Journal
Jessie McGowan, PhD, Adjunct professor, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa; Associate Editor, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Dr. Sharon Straus, Director and Principal Investigator, Knowledge Translation Program, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital; Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto

Topics covered:

A framework for end of grant KT
Assessing impact of research – how to use and interpret bibliometrics and altmetrics
Approach to media and social media

Register:
To register email Gail Klein with a one page summary of the project you will be working on for your end of grant KT plan. Space is limited and registration is on a first come first serve basis. Registration is complete once your payment is received.

Cancellation policy:
Refunds will not be issued for cancellations received after June 3, 2016. A processing fee of $60 will be retained on all cancellations. Requests for cancellation must be made in writing. Registrations are not transferable. KT Canada reserves the right to cancel events. Registrants will be notified at the earliest possible date in the event of a cancellation. Registration fees for events cancelled by KT Canada will be refunded; however KT Canada will not be liable for any loss, damages or other expenses that such cancellations may cause.

KT Canada Scientific Meeting 2016
2016-06-13 - 2016-06-14 | DoubleTree by Hilton, 108 Chestnut St, Toronto, ON, M5G 1R3, Canada
Join us in Toronto on June 13 and 14, 2016. We invite you to join the discussion on SCALING UP AND SUSTAINABILITY through attendance at the KT Canada Annual Scientific Meeting.

Abstract Submission:
We invite interested people to submit an abstract on advancing KT science. Please specify your presentation preference: Oral, Poster or Workshop.
Deadline: for abstract submission is March 4, 2016 at 11:59 PM ET

Highlights:

Speakers include:

Dr. France Légaré, Chairholder, Canada Research Chair in Implementation of Shared Decision Making in Primary Care, Full Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Université Laval
Prof. Sandy Middleton, Director, Nursing Research Institute, St Vincent’s Health Australia (Sydney) and Australian Catholic University (ACU)
Dr. Enola Proctor, Shanti K. Khinduka Distinguished Professor, Washington University in St. Louis

KT Consultation sessions (proposalsubmission required) with Ian Graham, Jeremy Grimshaw, Brian Haynes, David Johnson, France Légaré, Sumit (Me2) Majumdar, Enola Proctor, Sharon Straus, Cynthia Vinson
Panel discussion on challenges in scale and spread of complex interventions with Lee Fairclough (HQO), Michael Hilmer (MOHLTC), and Cynthia Vinson (NCI)

Cost:
$500 CAD $300 CAD for students and fellows. HST will be added to all registrations

Registration:
Registration deadline is June 6, 2016.
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The Agenda is now available.

Questions?
Questions about the abstract submissions, program or meeting in general: Gail Klein
Questions related to registration and cancellation can be directed here.

KT Canada National Seminar Series - April 2016
2016-04-14 12:00 - 13:00
KT Canada Presents: Anna Gagliardi

Title:
Patient-mediated knowledge translation (PKT) interventions for clinical encounters

Objectives:

Learn about a variety of approaches and strategies for engaging patients in their own health care
Understand how those approaches and strategies have been employed for patients with arthritis or cancer
Identify outcomes associated with these interventions
Discuss gaps in knowledge that warrant further research

Anna Gagliardi
is a Scientist at the University Health Network’s Toronto General Hospital Research Institute and an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto. She held a five-year Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Investigator salary award from 2008 to 2013 to specialize in knowledge translation. Currently Anna’s research focuses on how: (1) clinical practice guidelines can be better-designed to support health care decision-making by consumers and health professionals; (2) multidisciplinary teamwork can be supported to improve satisfaction with, and the efficiency of health care delivery; (3) higher risk implantable medical devices can be monitored to prevent or minimize patient harm; and (4) person-centred care can be implemented and evaluated.

Time:
13:00 – 14:00 AT
12:00 – 13:00 ET
11:00 – 12:00 CT
10:00 – 11:00 MT
9:00 – 10:00 PT

Broadcasting Locations:
To view broadcasting locations, click here.

To Register:
This session is offered by WEBEX from St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. All registration requests must be sent to Gail Klein: KleinG@smh.ca by Wednesday, April 13th at 12:00 PM ET.
To register a site: please identify one person who will be in attendance and provide their email address to Gail Klein. To register as an individual; please email Gail Klein.
PLEASE NOTE THAT EVERYONE MUST REGISTER TO ATTEND AS YOU NEED TO BE INVITED INTO THE WEBEX SESSION.
Technical requirements: You need a computer with Google Chrome and a telephone or computer microphone or headset.

Questions?
To add a site and for more information, please contact Gail Klein: KleinG@smh.ca
