KT Connects: Knowledge Translation Webinar Series - Colleen McGavin
Date and time
Location
Online
Description
The Michael Smith Foundation of Health Research and Arthritis Research Canada have partnered to co-develop and host a series of monthly expert-led, beginner-level KT training webinars with the goal of developing a sustainable resource for researchers and trainees to learn knowledge and skills that will enable them to develop KT practice in their work.
This webinar is co-presented with the BC SUPPORT Unit.
Title: Patient-Oriented Research: The intersection of patient engagement and knowledge translation
Learning objectives:
- Understand the various meanings of the term patient engagement
- Appreciate how engaging patients as partners in health research can contribute to more effective knowledge translation and increase the likelihood that research will lead to positive changes in policy and practice.
Bio:
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Arthritis Research Canada (ARC) conducts consumer-driven clinical research and trials related to arthritis prevention, diagnosis, prognosis and quality of life issues. ARC is dedicated to understanding, advancing and sharing knowledge about the causes of arthritis, and addressing issues that are impacting people with arthritis right now. Find out more at www.arthritisresearch.ca.
The Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research empowers British Columbia’s (BC) best and brightest health researchers to pursue world-class innovation and stretch the bounds of what health research can achieve. The Foundation helps BC’s health research community discover solutions to our greatest health challenges; connect knowledge and action on provincial priorities; and engage partners to improve the research enterprise. Learn more at www.msfhr.org.