Knowledge Translation in Health Care Moving from Evidence to Practice

Name: Knowledge Translation in Health Care Moving from Evidence to Practice
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ISBN: 9781405181068

ISBN-10: 1405181060

ISBN-13: 9781405181068

Edition: 2009

Authors: Ian D. Graham, Sharon Straus, Jacqueline Tetroe, Straus

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Knowledge translation is increasingly relevant in todayrsquo;s health economic-aware environment. This primer on knowledge translation gives those in the field help on enhancing capacity and facilitating the implementation of knowledge into practice. This guide offers an accessible, concise introduction to a hot topic in evidence-based medicine theory and practice.

Book details

List price: $89.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Limited
Publication date: 4/9/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.76" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Contributors


Foreword


Preface



Introduction



Knowledge to action: what it is and what it isn't




Knowledge Creation



The K in KT: knowledge creation




Knowledge synthesis




Knowledge translation tools




Searching for research findings and KT literature




The Knowledge-to-Action Cycle



The action cycle




Identifying the knowledge-to-action gaps




Adapting knowledge to a local context




Assessing barriers and facilitators to knowledge use




Selecting KT interventions



Selecting, tailoring, and implementing knowledge translation interventions




Educational interventions




Linkage and exchange interventions




Audit and feedback interventions




Informatics interventions




Patient-mediated interventions




Organizational interventions




Monitoring and evaluating knowledge



Monitoring knowledge use and evaluating outcomes of knowledge use




Framework for evaluating complex interventions




Sustaining knowledge use




Case examples




Theories and Models of Knowledge to Action



Planned action theories




Cognitive psychology theories of change




Educational theories




Organizational theory




Quality improvement




Knowledge Exchange



Knowledge dissemination and exchange of knowledge




Evaluation of Knowledge to Action



Methodologies to evaluate effectiveness of knowledge translation interventions




Economic evaluation of knowledge-to-action interventions







Approaches to measurement




Knowledge management and commercialization




Ethics in knowledge translation



Index