March 11th Knowledge Translation Canada: National Seminar Series

Greetings colleagues! Please join us for Knowledge Translation Canada National Seminar Series Session #7 on Thursday, March 11th from 1000-1100 MT, with Dr. Onil Bhattacharyya. This session is entitled: "Making guidelines easier to follow: bridging best evidence and a clear message" Dr. Bhattacharyya is a clinician Scientist at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital and assistant professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. He is a career scientist with Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, a member of the Canadian Diabetes Association’s (CDA) executive committee. His main research interests are knowledge translation, quality improvement in diabetes, aboriginal health and global health. His project is part of the KT Canada Collaborative, and seeks to explore the relationship between the characteristics of guidelines and their uptake. ****Learning Objectives: Following the presentation, participants will: a. Understand the realist review approach to conducting a literature review around the concept of implementability; b. Identify the characteristics of a guideline which affect their uptake in practice; c. Learn about a process being undertaken to develop and evaluate a tool to enhance implementability of guidelines. The session poster and evaluation form can be downloaded from: www.ktclearinghouse.ca/ktcanada ***Please note the telehealth site registration deadline for this session: March 4, 2010 5 PM ET*** Session evaluation forms and all KT Listserve requests can be sent by email or fax to the attention of: Gail Klein, KT Canada Research Manager (Toronto Site) and Training Program Coordinator LiKaShing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital 30 Bond Street (Location 193 Younge Street, 6th Floor) Toronto, ON M5B 1W8 (416) 864.6060 ext 7890 (416) 864.6057 fax email: kleinG@smh.toronto.on.ca Save the Dates! Winter 2010 - April 8th, 2010 - Dr. Ian Graham, Canadian Institutes of Health Research; May 13th, 2010 - Dr. Terry Klassen and Lisa Hartling, University of Alberta. All session materials are available at the KT Clearinghouse site including a link to both live and archived webcasts of the series sessions (Current Session ID 8066171): http://ktclearinghouse.ca/ktcanada ****Registration This session is offered by Telehealth (videoconference) from St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, Canada. OTN sites: Please reserve your studio and ask your coordinators to email events@otn.ca for North/GTA region, or east.scheduling@otn.ca for East region, or west.scheduling@otn.ca for West region if you need assistance. OTN Telemedicine coordinators can also self-schedule by clicking on the following link: https://schedule.otn.ca/tsm/portal/nonclinical/details.do?request.requestId=8066171 Non-OTN sites: please contact Brad McMillan at its-videoconf@uwo.ca to make connection arrangements. ******Within Alberta Health Services - Calgary Health, please submit an online Telehealth Booking request to the Telehealth Department to request a site connection, or email: telehealth.support@albertahealthservices.ca *********** Registration deadline: March 4, 2010 5 PM ET *********************************************************** Archives: All Knowledge Translation National Research Network Seminars are available by LIVE and ARCHIVED WEBCAST, except where noted. Sessions can be viewed at: http://webcast.otn.ca (Search: Knowledge Translation Canada Rounds; 3-5 days post session). Slides, session posters and evaluation forms for this and previous sessions are available at: http://ktclearinghouse.ca/ktcanada. Telemedicine broadcasting made possible by The Joseph L. Rotman Institute of Science and Values at the University of Western Ontario and SACHYN (Southern Alberta Child and Youth Health Network). See you there! Homepage: http://mailman.ucalgary.ca/mailman/listinfo/knowledgetranslation-l