Timeline
| Case abstracts due | March 18, 2005 |
| Case review and selection for complete cases | Early April |
| Invitation for complete cases | Early April |
| Complete cases due | May 27, 2005 |
| Publication | Fall 2005 |
Background
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research's (CIHR) principal objective is to excel, according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge and its translation into improved health for Canadians, more effective health services and products and a strengthened Canadian health care system. The Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (IHSPR), one of CIHR's thirteen Institutes, is dedicated to supporting outstanding research, capacity-building and knowledge translation initiatives designed to improve the way health care services are organized, regulated, managed, financed, paid for, used and delivered, in the interest of improving the health and quality of life of all Canadians.
CIHR's vision of successful Knowledge Translation (KT) is the exchange, synthesis, and ethically-sound application of knowledge within a complex set 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. Successful KT strategies can include linkage and exchange, communication and education, policy change and practice improvement initiatives, and so on. Objectives of such strategies include informing research priorities, building collaborations and partnerships, and disseminating research results to support the development of evidence-based policies and management practices. There is increasing interest amongst health services organizations, individual researchers and decision-makers, many of whom have expressed interest in experiences that inform and educate and that lead to a greater understanding of KT and its better practices, including but not limited to improved programs and policies. In addition, the public, the media, and parliamentarians are interested in compelling evidence of the utility of health services and policy research. Furthermore, students seek mechanisms to help them identify careers where they can make a difference to the health of Canadians and their health care system.
The IHSPR KT Casebook therefore, has been designed to offer first-hand cases of health services and policy knowledge translation experiences that illustrate examples of the collaborative development and practical use of health services and policy research evidence. Such a publication will go beyond dissemination of research findings to explore successful, and less-than-successful experiences, including interactions, collaborations, uses and impacts of research. The cases will provide insight into "critical success factors" for KT-interested constituents in the health services and policy community.
The specific objectives of the casebook are to:
The casebook will be produced and distributed in paper and electronic formats to health services and policy communities including decision-makers, researchers, health professionals, students, parliamentarians, the media and other agencies with an interest in KT. IHSPR is in discussions with Longwoods Publishing Corporation about possible inclusion of selected cases in appropriate journals, including the new health services and policy journal, Healthcare Policy, that was announced in the fall of 2004.
Eligibility
Case abstracts of KT experiences are invited from individuals, teams, or organizations working in health care services and policy, particularly in the areas identified in Listening for Direction II. Teams may include decision-makers, researchers and/or practitioners who have collaborated to, for example, inform research priorities, build partnerships, disseminate research results and/or test interventions to inform evidence-based policies and management practices. CIHR's General Guidelines for All CIHR Programs, shall apply to areas such as Ethics, Official Language Policy, and Access to Information and Privacy Acts. Case abstracts may be submitted in the official language of choice.
Submission
Case abstracts should be written in narrative style, using plain language, and should be approximately 250 words in length. Abstracts should be submitted electronically to Michelle Gagnon (mgagnon@cihr-irsc.gc.ca) by March 18, 2005. After review by the committee, those selected for full case submissions are expected to submit cases of approximately 1500 words by May 27, 2005. Submitted complete cases will be professionally edited. Original case contributors will retain authorship and will be appropriately cited by CIHR. CIHR retains full rights to copy, distribute and make cases available in print, electronic, and other formats; and to use the cases at any time in any of its publications.
Case abstracts (full cases will be a more complete description of these content areas - a case template will be provided) should briefly outline the following:
approximately / up to 75 words to include:
approximately / up to 175 words to include:
Case abstracts will be reviewed by the IHSPR KT Working Group comprised of members of the Institute's Advisory Board according to the following criteria:
For more information, contact:
Michelle Gagnon
Assistant Director
Partnerships and Knowledge Translation
Institute of Health Services and Policy Research
Institute of Population and Public Health
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
410 Laurier Avenue West, 9th floor, Address Locator 4209A,
Ottawa, ON K1A 0W9
Phone: 613-952-4538
Email: mgagnon@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Submit case abstract electronically by March 18, 2005 to:
Michelle Gagnon (mgagnon@cihr-irsc.gc.ca)
