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SUMMARY:KT Canada Scientific Meeting 2018
DESCRIPTION:  \nConference InformationGuest SpeakersRegistration & Hotel BookingSubmit an abstractAgendaProgramSponsors\nAdvancing the methods of patient-oriented knowledge translation research – June 7-8\, 2018\nThe 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”. \nWe will be posting additional information as it becomes available. For questions please contact Meghan Storey: storeym@smh.ca. Guest Speakers\nDr. Nick Bansback\, University of British Columbia\nNick 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. \n  \nDr. Melissa Brouwers\, McMaster University\nDr. 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). \nShe 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. \n  \nDr. Clayon Hamilton\, University of British Columbia\nDr. 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. \n  \nMs. Alison Hoens\, BC SUPPORT Unit\nAlison 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. \n  \nDr. Tammy Hoffmann\, Bond University (Australia)\nTammy 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. \nShe 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). \n  \nMs. Cheryl Koehn\, Arthritis Consumer Experts\nMs. 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.\nMs. 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. \n  \nDr. Ainsley Moore\, McMaster University\nAinsley 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. \n  \nDr. Dawn Stacey\, University of Ottawa\nDawn 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. \n  \nDr. Deborah Marshall\, University of Calgary\nAs 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. \n  \n  \n  \nRegistration is now open for the 2018 KT Canada Scientific Meeting. \n  \nFees: \nRegular:  $650 \nStudents & Fellows:  $350 \n  \nRegister here:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kt-canada-scientific-meeting-2018-tickets-42763651232 \n  \n  \nVenue/ Hotel Information \nYou may book a room at the Coast Coal Harbour by using this link: https://aws.passkey.com/e/49545545 \nPlease note that you must use the above link in order to get the conference room rate. \n  \nThe KT Canada Scientific Meeting is being held at the Coast Coal Harbour Hotel on the 7-8 June 2018. \n  \nCoast 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. \nEach 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. \n  \nAccessibility \nCoast 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. \n  \nCoast Coal Harbour Hotel \n1180 West Hastings Street \nVancouver BC\, V6E 4R5 \nPh: 604.697.0202 \nFax: 604.697.0123 \n  \n  \nRoom cancellation \nMust 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. \n  \nCatering\nBreakfast and lunch as well as snacks and refreshments during breaks are provided for all attendees from the 7-8 June. \n  \nParking\nValet parking $34.88 per night. Abstract submissions have now closed. Many thanks to all who applied!A draft of the agenda is available. \n  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.\nGold Level \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
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SUMMARY:Summer Institute 2018
DESCRIPTION:2018 KT Canada Summer Institute\n 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. \n  \nThe theme of the 2018 Institute is: “KT Interventions”. \n  \nThe 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). \n Guest Speakers\nDr. Melissa Brouwers\nDr. 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). \nShe 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. \n  \nDr. Heather Colquhoun\nHeather 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. \n  \nDr. Janet Curran\nDr. 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. \n  \nDr. Sophie Desroches\nDr 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. \n  \nDr. David Johnson\nDr. 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. \n  \nDr. Krystina Lewis\nKrystina 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. \n  \nDr. Julia Moore\nDr. 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. \n  \nDr. Byron Powell\nByron 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. \n  \nDr. Justin Presseau\nDr. 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. \n  \nMs. Andrea Proctor\nPrior 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. \n  \n  \nDr. Laura Weeks\nDr. 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. \n\nMr. Mike Campo\nDr. Monika Kastner\nDr. Janet Squires\nDr. Linda Li\n    \nApplications for 2018 are now closed. Many thanks to all who applied!\nThe draft agenda is available here.\n  A huge thank you to our sponsors who are helping make this event possible.\nGold Level \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nSilver Level \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
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