Abstract Background Knowledge translation (KT) is challenging to carry out and assess. The content of a program developed foster KT activities pertaining the Elder Abuse Suspicion Index (EASI)©, tool help identify elder abuse, described, along with reporting analysis some its outcomes. Methods Enquiries about use EASI were encouraged through completion structured questionnaire available on an w...

BACKGROUND For health technology assessment (HTA) to be more policy relevant and for health technology-related decision-making to be truly evidence-based, promoting knowledge translation (KT) is of vital importance. Although some research has focused on KT of HTA, there is a dearth of literature on KT determinants and the situation in developing countries and transitional societies remains larg...

BACKGROUND In the ongoing effort to develop and advance the science of knowledge translation (KT), an important question has emerged around how theory should inform the development of KT interventions. DISCUSSION Efforts to employ theory to better understand and improve KT interventions have until recently mostly involved examining whether existing theories can be usefully applied to the KT c...

Objective: CVD is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity, and nutrition is an important lifestyle factor. The aim of the present systematic review was to synthesise the literature relating to knowledge translation (KT) of dietary evidence for the prevention and treatment of CVD into practice in populations with or at high risk of CVD. Design: A systematic search of six electronic databases ...

There is increasing evidence that the application of knowledge in developing countries is failing. One reason is the woeful shortage of health workers, but as this is redressed, it is also crucial that we have an evidence base of what works to minimize the "know-do gap." The World Health Organization and other international organizations are actively building momentum to promote research to det...

This article discusses the work of Borst et al in which they suggest ‘sustaining work’ as a term that covers efforts actors to sustain use health research policy and practice through three practices. I two these, contexting institutionalizing, need be further unpacked understand how why are important for sustaining knowledge translation (KT). To contribute here, discuss KT processes organizatio...

In 2008, Fineout-Overholt, Stillwell, and Kent commented that educating clinicians and students about evidence-based practice (EBP) can be challenging because, for many, a cognitive paradigm shift is required. Problem solving is commonplace in practice and for the past decade efforts have been made to encourage clinicians to question practice and to base their decisions on a sound evidence base...

A recent International Journal of Health Policy and Management (IJHPM) article by Fadi El-Jardali and colleagues makes an important contribution to the literature on health system strengthening by reporting on a survey of healthcare stakeholders in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) about Systems Thinking (ST). The study’s main contributions are its confirmation that healthcare stakeholde...

Abstract The importance to bridge the gap between research and policy making has been widely recognised. Also, in field of Burden Disease, this exists. There are various terms used define dynamic process synthesising, exchanging applying generated knowledge into making. These among other interchangeably terms: translation, utilization, implementation science, transfer or exchange, here referred...