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September 18, 2018

What you'll find
 
In Alberta (or online)
1. The KT Alberta Blog: evidence connecKTion!
2.  BC Support Unit: Webinar 
3.  McMaster Health Forum: Webinar
4. Canadian Implementation Network Survey

5.  APNM Nutrition Translation Award

KT Alberta
Announcing the launch of the KT Alberta Blog: evidence connecKTion!
 

KT Alberta would like to thank everyone who contributed to our poll and we are pleased to announce the launch of evidence conneKTion! We welcome all current members of the KT community of practice in Alberta and anyone interested in KT to join us in our continued efforts to connect and share information and ideas. To check out our blog, click the image below:
 

BC Support Unit
Engagement, Evaluation and Beyond Citation: A fireside chat with NIHR's Simon Denegri, OBE 

Presenter: Simon Denegri | October 2, 2018 | 05:00 P.M. to 06:00 PDT

On October 2, Can-SOLVE CKD, in partnership with the BC SUPPORT Unit, will host a special live broadcast discussion with Simon Denegri, an international expert on patient engagement in health research.

Join Simon and a panel of Can-SOLVE CKD Network members for this exciting event. We will be sharing stories of our experiences with patient-oriented research and discussing topics such as:

  • Democratizing health research through patient engagement
  • Evaluating patient engagement (why is it important and who is it really for?)
  • How can we meaningfully share our research discoveries beyond the covers of traditional research journals?
Reposted from the event registration webpage.
 
Click here to register!

McMaster Health Forum
Top Ten Lessons Learned from the Forum's Efforts to Support  Evidence-Informed Policy Making 

Presenter: John Lavis | September 19, 2018 | 09:00 A.M. MT

There is a growing international focus on evidence-informed policymaking and a corresponding demand from policymakers, stakeholders and researchers who want to find and use the best available research evidence covering a wide range of health and social system program and services area.

Want to hear more? Join the webinar as John Lavis, Director of the McMaster Health forum, shares his insights into strengthening health and social systems and key lessons learned from the Forum's efforts to support evidence-informed policymaking.

Reposted from the event registration webpage.
 
Click here to register!

Canadian Implementation Network Survey 
Gauging Interest in Establishing a National Network

Stemming from the growing global interest on the importance of effective evidence implementation, Canadian implementation experts are exploring the value of establishing a network and what purpose it may serve here in Canada.

If you or any of your colleagues are interested and want to contribute, please follow the link below to find out more information and to fill out a brief survey.

Click here for more information or to fill out the survey!

APNM Nutrition Translation Award

The Canadian Nutrition Society, in conjunction with the editorial board of the Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism (APNM), are calling for award submission proposals with a knowledge translation focus. The selected author will prepare an invited review and receive an honorarium. 

The theme for this years APNM Nutrition Translation Award is 'Sex-Specific Responses to Nutrition.'

DEADLINE: September 30, 2018

The selected applicant will be notified November 1, 2018. Final review to be submitted to APNM by January 31, 2019. Please note that the theme and deadline have been modified from the original website posting. 

More information on the APNM Nutrition Translation Award
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