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Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (IMHA)

Knowledge Exchange Task Force (KETF)

KT Advances and Initiatives Update

Cy Frank, M.D.
Scientific Director,
CIHR Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis
Department of Surgery
Heritage Medical Research Building
University of Calgary
3330 Hospital Drive NW
Calgary, AB T2N 4N1

A knowledge translation based upon a presentation made to the IMHA - KETF, November 29, 2005 Toronto, ON.

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Knowledge Exchange Task Force (KETF)

Building partnerships and pathways of communication

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Review of Meetings So Far...

• Renew acquaintances and make new ones
• Review of CIHR and IMHA
• Definition(s) of KT definition and KT frameworks
  • Model presented by Maria Judd ("the Ottawa model")
  • Canadian Health Services Research Foundation Communication (CHSRF) Communication Notes:
  • Step by step notes on how to create a dissemination plan
• KETF member dissemination activities:
  • Sharing examples of best practices in "KT"
• New information on Chronic Pain:
  • Crafting Pain Message(s) as a group

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"the exchange, synthesis and ethically-sound application of research findings within a complex set of interactions among researchers and knowledge users... an acceleration of the knowledge cycle; an acceleration of the natural transformation of knowledge into use."

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1. Make KT a priority - make time to understand it, do it and/or teach it to others!!
2. Understand the process (KT framework)
3. Define the content
   - Pick a topic you CARE about!
4. Synthesize "the evidence"
5. Target a specific audience
6. Create a customized KT plan and messages
7. Implement the plan
8. Evaluate its impact

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IMHA Quality of Life Research Award Winner 2004-2005

Dr. James Wright, Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto)

Title of Research: Investigating Physician Bias as a Possible Explanation for Gender Disparity in the Utilization of Knee Arthroplasty Surgery

Research category: Musculoskeletal (MSK) Rehabilitation-Tissue Injury, Repair and Replacement

Example KT Summary: Dr. Wright and his colleagues plan to examine how a patient's gender affects a physician's decision-making behaviour. Researchers plan to send men and women with comparable levels of arthritis into physicians' offices to establish their recommendations for total knee replacement surgery. Through Dr. Wright's efforts, we hope to gain important information necessary to design and subsequently test strategies that can be used to improve the delivery of total joint replacement surgery.

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KETF Current Focus: KT in Pain Research (Physical and Psychological Pain)

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