Category: Topic
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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
Summary The Healthy Aging in Older Adults Priority Setting Project is a research study to identify health topics that are important to older adults. The goal of this study is to develop and prioritize a list of research questions that aim to improve health and support healthy aging research for older adults. We will develop…
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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…
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World Health Organization technical assistance centre – Embedding rapid reviews in health systems decision-making
Summary The KT Program provided capacity-building and training to 58 researchers and policy-makers from low- and middle-income countries. Project Resources Funded By Principal Investigators Co-Investigator KTP Project Staff