Taking stock of current societal, political and academic stakeholders in the Canadian healthcare knowledge translation agenda

In the past 15 years, knowledge translation in healthcare has emerged as a multifaceted and complex agenda. Theoretical and polemical discussions, the development of a science to study and measure the effects of translating research evidence into healthcare, and the role of key stakeholders includin...

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Published in:Implementation science : IS 2007-10, Vol.2 (1), p.32-32, Article 32
Main Authors: Newton, Mandi S, Scott-Findlay, Shannon
Format: Article
Language:English
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Canada
Debate
Management
Medical care
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Services
Stakeholders
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Summary:In the past 15 years, knowledge translation in healthcare has emerged as a multifaceted and complex agenda. Theoretical and polemical discussions, the development of a science to study and measure the effects of translating research evidence into healthcare, and the role of key stakeholders including academe, healthcare decision-makers, the public, and government funding bodies have brought scholarly, organizational, social, and political dimensions to the agenda. This paper discusses the current knowledge translation agenda in Canadian healthcare and how elements in this agenda shape the discovery and translation of health knowledge. The current knowledge translation agenda in Canadian healthcare involves the influence of values, priorities, and people; stakes which greatly shape the discovery of research knowledge and how it is or is not instituted in healthcare delivery. As this agenda continues to take shape and direction, ensuring that it is accountable for its influences is essential and should be at the forefront of concern to the Canadian public and healthcare community. This transparency will allow for scrutiny, debate, and improvements in health knowledge discovery and health services delivery.
ISSN:1748-5908
1748-5908
DOI:10.1186/1748-5908-2-32