Category: Knowledge synthesis

  • KT Canada Seminar Series – Strategies for involving patients and the public in scaling – Dr. Roberta de Carvalho Corôa

    KT Canada Seminar Series – Strategies for involving patients and the public in scaling – Dr. Roberta de Carvalho Corôa

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    As part of KT Canada’s mandate, we have developed and hosted the first, expert-led seminar series dedicated to current and emerging topics in knowledge translation (KT). Reception to the series has been impressive, as we continue to establish links to researchers, health care professionals, policy makers and trainees.

  • Knowledge To Action Model

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    The evidence to practice gap is the gap between research evidence being produced to being used in practice. Research has shown that this time gap can be more than 17 years!1, 2 This often means that patients are not receiving care in line with the best available scientific evidence. Using knowledge translation methods can significantly…

  • Right Review

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    Right Review is an open-access tool, designed by the Knowledge Translation Program, to support decision-making related to evidence synthesis methods. The Knowledge Synthesis team at the KT Program has been collaborating with Dr. Barbara Clyne (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) to update this tool to include information for researchers and decision-makers about qualitative and…

  • WHO Rapid Review Guide

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    Overview Policy-makers require valid evidence to support time-sensitive decisions regarding the coverage, quality, efficiency, and equity of health systems. Systematic reviews and other types of evidence syntheses are increasingly employed to inform policy-making and produce guidance for health systems. However, the time and cost to produce a systematic review is often a barrier to its…

  • Systematic Review Process Map

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    This tool was developed by the St. Michael’s hospital KT program. We have a defined and rigorous process for all our systematic reviews. This process map tool takes you through the steps to conduct a systematic review. Download the process map here.

  • Synthesi.SR

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    Synthesi.SR is an online tool developed by the Knowledge Translation Program to assist reviewers with screening titles/abstracts and full-text reports of relevant studies to be included in knowledge synthesis.