Integrated knowledge translation with children and families: from innovation to sustainable implementation
April 28, 2023
Speaker
Dr. Sarah Macoun, Associate Professor, University of Victoria
Integrated knowledge translation (iKT) is a collaborative research model that aims to make research more useful and usable by engaging people who use research evidence, such as patients or policy makers, throughout the research process. For many researchers interested in exploring iKT, knowing who, when and how to engage can be daunting and the benefits not always apparent.
Sarah Macoun PhD, registered psychologist and associate professor of psychology at the University of Victoria, studies clinical interventions for children with neurodevelopmental disorders. Using the lifecycle of an intervention (Dino Island) as a case example, Sarah will talk through how researchers can use iKT to implement sustainable and accessible solutions in partnership with communities.
After this webinar, the audience will be able to:
- Define integrated knowledge translation and how it works.
- Understand key considerations for successfully partnering with knowledge users (e.g. patients, policy makers and health care providers) on research projects.
- Describe examples of implementation tools.
Speaker
Dr. Sarah Macoun PhD is a registered psychologist and associate professor of psychology at the University of Victoria. Sarah led the development, piloting, and validation of a cognitive intervention for children with neurodevelopmental disorders, called Dino Island. Dino Island is innovative — combining the appeal of tablet-based gaming with the effectiveness of an in-person, interventionist-child structure. A core aspect of Sarah’s research is its translation into outputs that positively and directly impact children and their families. Many of Sarah’s projects have involved coordination across multiple local and international sites; working with a variety of research teams and community partners.
Resources
Upcoming webinar
Dr. Shannon Freeman
Date
December 06, 2024
Aging well with open science: how a partnered approach to implementation can enhance equity and outcomes
In 2024, KT Connects is focusing on open science — the practice of making scientific inputs, outputs, and processes freely available to all with minimal restrictions. Learn more.
Webinar summary
Friday, December 6
12 – 1 p.m. PST
Can open science improve outcomes for older adults and caregivers in rural and northern communities?
The Centre for Technology Adoption for Aging in the North (CTAAN) works to make AgeTech—technology designed to support older adults—more accessible to older adults, caregivers and health systems in these communities. CTAAN is part of AGE-WELL, a national network focused on improving aging through technology. The centre tests, pilots and promotes solutions specifically designed to meet the needs of these regions.
Join Dr. Shannon Freeman, academic director of CTAAN, where she will share how open science supports engaged research, where researchers work alongside older adults, communities and health systems partners to ensure that their needs are met.
Dr. Freeman will give practical examples from CTAAN, including real-life AgeTech solutions where open science use is improving outcomes for older adults and caregivers in rural and northern communities.
Learning objectives
After this webinar, the audience will be able to:
- Understand how open science supports collaboration between researchers and communities
- Recognize the principles of engaged research and its role in addressing community needs
- Identify strategies and examples of how open science can be integrated into research priorities
Speaker’s bio:
Dr. Shannon Freeman is an associate professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC). She has expertise in the health and social care needs of older adults in rural and northern communities, including those living in the community and those living in long-term care. She led the way in developing UNBC’s Centre for Technology Adoption for Aging in the North, an AGEWELL national innovation hub. The centre focuses on improving, implementing and evaluating technology to support older adults in rural and northern communities. Dr. Freeman is a Health Research BC 2020-2025 Scholar.