How should academic researchers work with Indigenous communities to produce new knowledge that addresses community needs? The Indigenous Community Research Partnerships open access, online training resource aims to build capacity in researchers to develop authentic, respectful research partnerships. We connected with Dr. Janet Jull, Assistant Professor at Queen’s University, to learn more about this resource.   Tell me how it […]

The IKTRN Newsletter – an update from the Integrated Knowledge Translation Research Network, including a message from Dr. Anita Kothari; information on the IKTRN casebook volume 4 and a new IKT case notes report; details on the IKT Guiding Principles for spinal cord injury research; an interview with IKTRN post-doctoral fellow Tram Nguyen on comparing […]

With the science of integrated knowledge translation (IKT) only beginning to emerge, how do we teach others about IKT? Since 2019, the IKTRN has published four casebooks. These casebooks include 35 examples of real-world teams using an IKT approach, providing detail on what they did, what worked well and what was challenging. Dr. Anita Kothari, […]

What is scaling science? How does it relate to integrated knowledge translation (IKT)? To answer these questions, we talked with Rob McLean, an IKTRN member, recent PhD graduate from Stellenbosch University (under the supervision of members Jimmy Volmink and Ian Graham), and co-author of the new book Scaling Impact: Innovation for the Public Good.  In […]

The IKTRN Newsletter – an update from the Integrated Knowledge Translation Research Network, including a message from Dr. Ian Graham; information on our recent IKTRN interim report; a new resource on IKT with patients; an update on how the IKTRN is creating more opportunities for trainees; an interview with IKTRN member Anita Kothari on using […]

The IKTRN Newsletter – an update from the Integrated Knowledge Translation Research Network, including a message from Dr. Ian Graham; information on our current call for cases for volume 4 of the IKTRN casebook series; an update from the IKTRN Trainee Committee; an interview with IKTRN Trainee Member Rob McLean on scaling science; and recent […]

If you are a researcher who spends a lot of time on knowledge translation, what does your curriculum vitae (CV) look like? What should it look like? These are questions asked in a new study* by IKTRN members Laura Boland, Alison Hutchinson, Anita Kothari, Ian Graham, Dawn Stacey and others. They investigated how health researchers […]

The IKTRN Newsletter – an update from the Integrated Knowledge Translation Research Network, including a message from Dr. Ian Graham; information on our two new IKTRN casebooks and our recent call for cases; an interview with IKTRN trainee Emily Ramage; a feature on reporting KT activities in academic CVs; recent IKT publications; and key numbers […]

In 2018, the IKTRN invited the authors of its concept paper series to discuss the implications of their work and outline an IKT research agenda. Participants at the Integrated Knowledge Translation State of the Science Colloquium identified seven categories of activity where investment was required to advance the field of IKT: theory, methods, process, promoting […]

In October-November 2016, the Collaborative Healthcare Improvement Partnerships Thematic Group (CHIPS) of The Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) ran a competition inviting trainees to share their experiences using an integrated knowledge translation (IKT) approach in their work. With several submissions received from across the nation, Christine Cassidy from the east coast […]