Category: Method
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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…
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Healthy aging in older adults – Priority setting
Study Recruitment Materials If you are an adult 65 years and older, caregiver or healthcare provider and have a health topic or question about healthy aging that is important to you, let us know by participating in our 5-minute survey: https://knowledgetranslation.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eRucX2hqBmR5DBc Recruitment End Date Summary The Healthy Aging in Older Adults Priority Setting Project is…
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Implementation of the Comparison of Outcomes and Access to Care for Heart Failure (COACH) trial
Summary The KT Program supported implementation of the COACH intervention, which included a point-of-care risk assessment tool and a rapid ambulatory transitional heart failure clinic, across ten acute care hospitals in Ontario. We identified barriers and facilitators to implementation of the COACH intervention and used theoretical mapping to recommend strategies to sites to leverage facilitators…