Knowledge Translation in Health Care: Moving from Evidence to Practice

Citation

(2009), "Knowledge Translation in Health Care: Moving from Evidence to Practice", International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Vol. 22 No. 6. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijhcqa.2009.06222fae.002

Knowledge Translation in Health Care: Moving from Evidence to Practice

Article Type: Recent publications From: International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Volume 22, Issue 6

Edited by Sharon Straus, Jacqueline Tetroe and Ian Graham,Wiley-Blackwell,April 2009,ISBN: 978-1-4051-8106-8

Keywords: Quality care improvement, Evidence based healthcare, Knowledge translation in healthcare

Health care systems worldwide are faced with the challenge of improving the quality of care. Providing evidence from health research is necessary but not sufficient for the provision of optimal care and so knowledge translation (KT), the scientific study of methods for closing the knowledge-to-action gap and of the barriers and facilitators inherent in the process, is gaining significance.

Knowledge Translation in Health Care explains how to use research findings to improve health care in real life, everyday situations. The authors define and describe knowledge translation, and outline strategies for successful knowledge translation in practice and policy-making. The book is full of examples of how knowledge translation models work in closing the gap between evidence and action.

Written by a team of authors closely involved in the development of knowledge translation this unique book aims to extend understanding and implementation worldwide. It is an introductory guide to an emerging hot topic in evidence-based care and essential for health policy makers, researchers, managers, clinicians and trainees.

Contents include:

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  What is knowledge to action and why do we need it?;

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  Knowledge creation;

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  The action cycle;

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  The knowledge to action (KTA) cycle: case examples;

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  Theories and models of KTA: planned action theories;

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  Dissemination and exchange of knowledge;

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  Methodologies to evaluate effectiveness of KTA interventions; and

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  Ethics in KTA.