Selected Resources on Knowledge Translation
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Knowledge Translation (KT)
http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/26574.html
Overview of Knowledge Translation
http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/7518.html
Knowledge Translation Resource Materials
http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/8537.html
Knowledge Utilization (KU-UC) Database
HSRF/CIHR Chair on Knowledge Transfer and Innovation, Laval University
http://kuuc.chair.ulaval.ca/english/index.php
The KU-UC Database contains documents on knowledge transfer, innovation, and policy and management of health services, and is located at the bottom of this page.
Institute for Work & Health
Knowledge Transfer & Exchange
http://www.iwh.on.ca/kte/kte.php
A conversation about knowledge transfer
http://www.iwh.on.ca/kte/kte_profile.php
Knowledge Translation Program
Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
http://www.ktp.utoronto.ca/
About Knowledge Translation > Tools
A list of tools and strategies commonly used in knowledge translation.
http://www.ktp.utoronto.ca/whatisktp/tools/
Knowledge Translation
References recommended by participants of a retreat held at University of Toronto, June 2003.
http://www.cme.utoronto.ca/rdrb/bibkt.asp
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Translational Research
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/translat/home.htm
National Cancer Institute Center for Cancer Research (NCI-CCR)
Translational Research Initiative
http://ccr.cancer.gov/initiatives/TRI/
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
Regional Translational Research Centers (RTRCs)
http://nccam.nih.gov/rtrc/
Examples of Centers with a KT Focus
In an effort to advance KT, several academic programs and international organizations have established centers that conduct KT-related research, development, and dissemination activities, including the following:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Translating Research Into Practice (TRIP) Program
An initiative focusing on implementation techniques and factors associated with successfully translating research findings into diverse applied settings (http://www.ahrq.gov/research/trip2fac.htm
Campbell Collaboration (C2)
An international organization that conducts systematic reviews of education, social welfare, and social science research http://www.campbellcollaboration.org
Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR)
The major federal agency responsible for funding health research in Canada that has established charges for KT research, development, and dissemination http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/29529.html
Cochrane Collaboration
An international organization that conducts systematic reviews of health and medical research http://www.cochrane.org
Knowledge Translation Program (KTP) at the University of Toronto, Canada
A multidisciplinary academic program developed to address the gap between research evidence and clinical practice and the need to focus on the processes through which knowledge is effectively translated into changed practices http://www.ktp.utoronto.ca/aboutTheKTP/mission/
Knowledge Utilization Studies Program at the University of Alberta, Canada
A health research program focusing on nursing, the social sciences, and research utilization in the nursing profession http://www.nursing.ualberta.ca/kusp/
National Health Service (NHS) Centre for Reviews and Dissemination at the University of York
An organization that conducts systematic reviews of research and disseminates research-based information about the effects of interventions used in health and social care in the United Kingdom http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/welcome.htm
What Works Clearinghouse (WWC)
A clearinghouse established by the U.S. Department of Education's (ED's) Institute of Education Sciences to provide educators, policymakers, and the public with a central, independent, and trusted source of scientific evidence of what works in education http://w-w-c.org
Adapted from NCDDR's FOCUS: Technical Brief Number 10, What is Knowledge Translation?