Knowing Sharing Doing The first National Knowledge Translation

Knowing, Sharing Doing: The first National Knowledge Translation Conference in Rehabilitation May 4 -5, 2016 School of Physical & Occupational Therapy Faculty of Medicine, Mc. Gill University

Knowledge Exchange • Enables collaborative problem-solving between researchers and knowledge users • Interaction allows for mutual learning, and fosters knowledge dissemination and implementation in the real life context

Knowledge Translation • A dynamic and iterative process: synthesis, dissemination, exchange, application – knowledge is put into practice – moving research from the lab or from published work to the people/organizations who can use the knowledge • Goal of improving the health of Canadians, through more effective services, products and health systems

First Canadian Conference on KT in Rehabilitation Conference Highlights • Showcases success stories in ü New methodologic advances the exchange between ü Strategic initiatives to build KT rehabilitation researchers in Rehabilitation and targeted knowledge ü Implementation science as users to ensure best applied to rehabilitation practices and policies ü Stakeholder engagement to (patients, policymakers)

Richard & Edith Strauss Canada Foundation • Our ambitious (Strauss funded) KT program has been a key strategic initiative – to link research, education and practice, which are all fundamental to our mission – to rapidly bring new evidence into practice, and to respond to the knowledge needs of frontline clinicians • where users (clinicians, graduate students) seek information and work with our SPOT researchers to respond to these knowledge needs • Gained expertise ++ in KTE at SPOT

It takes a team • Sponsors: Richard and Edith Strauss Canada Foundation; SPOT; CRIR; OEQ; CAOT • Invited speakers: Simon French; France Légaré; Michael Wilson; Melanie Barwick; Dahlia Kairy; Aliki Thomas; Nicole Szajcz-Keller; Linda Li; Vincent Dumez; Damien Contandriopoulos • Oral, KT café and poster presenters • Dean Eidelman • Session chairs: Andre Bussières; Laurie Snider; Simon French; Sara Ahmed • Evaluators: Edith Strauss Committee, Nancy Forget, Marie-Christine Hallé • Organizing Committee: members of Edith Strauss Rehabilitation Research Projects; with a special thanks to Barbara Shankland

A big team • Volunteers: Owis, Mushira, Zachary, Dina, Chandhana • SPOT Administrative staff: Paulina Zacchia • La Plaza: Natali Sakaryan (venue; catering)/Paul Nantel (AV) • Photographer: Owen Egan • Videography: Jorge (Horhé) Zavagno

And great leadership • Dr. Sara Ahmed – Chair, Edith Strauss (KT) Steering Committee • Drs. Anita Menon & Diana Zidarov – Co-directors, of the Strauss KT project

“To knowledge is not to be wise …. but to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. ” - Charles Spurgeon