| dc.description.abstract | The internship was performed at the Division of Medical Education (DME); the author worked as a Research Assistant on The Knowledge/Transfer/Exchange Project. which is within the Faculty of Medicine. Canadian Institute of Health Research defines Knowledge translation as “the exchange, synthesis and ethically-sound application of knowledge - within a complex system of interactions among researchers and users - to accelerate the capture of the benefits of research for Canadians through improved health, more effective services and products, and a strengthened health care system” (Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 2005). Current literature shows knowledge translation and knowledge transfer refer to the same process of spreading information; however knowledge translation is used in health care. The terms knowledge transfer and knowledge translation are used interchangeably in certain instances in this report. The internship started January 3, 2007 and was completed April 4, 2007. The main responsibilities consisted of searching online databases for research papers on Knowledge Translation (KT) and reviewing the articles for writing reports. The author’s key responsibilities were creating a document analysis concerning issues on how to address knowledge translation to health professionals in clinical settings, factors influencing KT in organizations, how to effectively convey new health knowledge and research results to the general public, performing a literature review on knowledge translation models and how gender and socio-economic status affects KT activities. The scope of work for the internship was completed and reports were delivered to the Project Coordinator. The reports submitted include the following: Knowledge Translation Strategy Development, Structures Necessary to Support Knowledge Transfer and Related Activities and Strategies to Communicate Research Results to the General Public. Future work on the KT project could focus on updating the reports delivered at the end of the internship with new information. More work could also be done on managing medical knowledge management, and performing research with health professionals to find the KT strategies that work best for them and why. The author obtained a good understanding of KT activities by working on the project. | en_US |
