Category: Method
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Royal Society of Canada working group on health research system recovery
Summary The Royal Society of Canada Working Group on Health Research System Recovery, in partnership with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), led an international knowledge exchange initiative to develop actionable recommendations to strengthen Canada’s health research system post-COVID-19 pandemic. This initiative involved a series of knowledge exchange sessions and surveys with leadership from…
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The assessment of rapid antigen testing for SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A and B in congregate living settings
Summary This project aimed to evaluate the barriers, facilitators, and economic impact of implementing multiplex rapid antigen testing for COVID-19 and Influenza across congregate living settings in Toronto. Congregate living settings included long-term care homes, retirement homes and shelters. In addition, we explored the accuracy of the multiplex rapid antigen test against the nasopharyngeal (NP)…
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Evaluating the impact of resource navigators to support long-term care and retirement home staff during and beyond COVID-19
Study Recruitment Materials https://redcap.smh.ca/redcap/surveys/?s=HMMMHM3KJ4J7AETW Summary The aim of this project is to better understand how best to provide support to long-term care home (LTCH) and retirement home (RH) staff during and beyond the pandemic to ensure their health and wellness. Participating will involve the completion of two surveys (at the start and end of your…
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Pandemic Pregnancy Guide
Summary The KT Program assisted the Pandemic Pregnancy Guide (PPG) team with the administration and analysis of a survey of current and former PPG followers that aimed to understand their experience with and use of the account in the past, and determine what content followers would be interested in going forward. Project Resources Funded By…
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What happened and why? Case studies to determine the extent of equity-lens driven decision-making in response to COVID-19 in Canada and Sierra Leone
Summary The study’s purpose stems from a critical need to address a pressing issue in public health. The current prevalence of homogeneous and uniform public health policies (PHPs) at the population level inadvertently exacerbates underlying inequalities, resulting in inequitable outcomes across various contexts. Recognizing the significance of this problem, it becomes imperative to explore an…
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Knowledge translation workbook
Summary The KT Program designed a practical workbook to support implementers to do practical knowledge translation. Our workbook was designed using key theories, models and frameworks including the knowledge-to-action model. Implementers are prompted to complete fillable worksheets to design, implement and evaluate evidence-based strategies. Building upon over a decade of capacity building at the KTP,…
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Assessing barriers and facilitators to the diagnosis and treatment of iron deficiency anemia among pregnant patients
Summary The project objective is to identify patient and provider barriers and facilitators to the diagnosis and treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) in pregnancy. Initial iterations of IRON MOM will provide a baseline understanding for this formative evaluation. Patient and clinical experts will form the project’s Steering Committee, and will be consulted throughout the…
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Models of care
Summary The Knowledge Translation Program and Healthcare Excellence Canada (HEC) identified innovative and promising models of care that were implemented in long-term care homes (LTCHs) during the COVID-19 pandemic and provided suggestions on best practices that could be integrated into LTCHs to potentially improve resident care. The project included a quantitative survey and semi- structured…