Integrated knowledge translation (IKT) is a model of collaborative research, where researchers work with knowledge users who identify a problem and are in a position to act on the research findings.
When doing IKT, researchers and knowledge users both shape the research process by determining the research questions; deciding on the methodology; collecting data; developing tools; interpreting findings; and disseminating the research results.
For more information, please visit the Canadian Institutes of Health Research website.
About Our Logo 
All knowledge translation activities try to bridge knowledge gaps. For this reason we chose a bridge, represented in perspective, to be one of the dominant elements of our logo. The two arches of the bridge also make up the bodies of the two partners in all integrated knowledge translation projects, knowledge users and researchers. Each is given its own colour to convey the idea that these distinct areas of expertise are essential to IKT.