The “17 year gap”: its origin, evolution and relevancy
April 22, 2022
Speaker
Alison Hoens - Knowledge Broker, Clinical Professor, and Research Associate at UBC, Arthritis Research Canada, CHEOS
Gayle Scarrow - Director of Knowledge Translation at Michael Smith Health Research BC
This session will explore some key concepts of the literature related to the frequently cited “17-year gap between research discovery and implementation”. Gayle Scarrow and Alison Hoens will highlight their learnings from the methods and messages derived from a selection of the literature and invite participants’ perspectives on the interpretation and implications of this literature.
Learning Objectives:
- to have an understanding of how “the 17-year gap” was calculated
- to have an understanding of literature since the publication of the “17-year gap”
- to appreciate nuances in the literature which influence interpretation of, and implications of, literature related to “the gap”.
Resources
- Presentation Slides (PDF)
- Testing the Waters Before Diving In-- Determining the Type of Knowledge Gap and the Readiness of Knowledge to Fill It
- Clinical trials are the gold standard for informing clinical practice. How can decision sciences improve their real-world impacts?
- Clinician-Scientists in Canada: Barriers to Career Entry and Progress
Upcoming webinar
Dr. Kelly Cobey
Date
September 27, 2024
Shifting research assessment to open science and beyond
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, September 27
12 – 1 p.m. PST
In this webinar, Dr. Kelly Cobey will provide an overview of national and international science policy related to open science. She will discuss why implementing open science has been relatively slow in Canada and share considerations to drive improvements.
She will talk about the academic incentives and rewards used in the Canadian research system, explaining why they can be ineffective to help most funders or institutions reach mission-driven goals. She will use examples to highlight instances where the system could be improved to align with patient preferences.
Learning objectives
After this webinar, the audience will be able to:
• describe limitations of the current system of incentives and rewards in research
• describe what open science is and factors that impact its implementation
• identify relevant Canadian science policies and frameworks related to open science and research assessment
Speaker bio
Dr. Kelly Cobey is a scientist at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute where she leads the Metaresearch and Open Science Program. She is also an associate professor in the School of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Cobey has interests in topics including the implementation of open science, the reporting quality of research, data management and sharing best practices, research reproducibility, and patient engagement in research. She is active in the national and international global science policy community. She presently serves as the co-chair of Declaration On Research Assessment (DORA) and is a current member of the Council of Canadian Academies expert panel on dual-use research of concern (DURC). She actively consults to provide her expertise to federal agencies and academic institutions.