Grant: Knowledge Translation Supplement

The Cochrane Collaboration is the largest single producer of systematic reviews of the effects of health care interventions. Cochrane reviews are of comparable or better quality to other published systematic reviews and they are updated more often. The Canadian Cochrane Network and Centre funded by CIHR between 2005 and 2010 produced 171 new and 121 updated Cochrane reviews. This project will use reviews produced by the Cochrane Back, Musculoskeletal, Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Functional Disorders and Upper Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Disorders groups to develop a comprehensive suite of online continuing educational and professional development (CEPD) modules targeting Canadian family physicians and other healthcare professionals. CEPD is perhaps the commonest knowledge translation activity that Canadian family physicians participate in. The online modules will promote evidence based management of common gastrointestinal and musculoskeletal conditions to improve patient outcomes and efficient use of healthcare system resources. In addition, the development of the modules will strengthen the availability of high quality resources for Canadian family physicians and other healthcare professionals (especially for professionals in remote and rural settings that may have difficulties accessing traditional continuing professional development activities). Further it will build Canadian capacity to take a global leadership position in the further development of Cochrane educational activities. The modules will be produced in partnership with The Cochrane Collaboration, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing and the CME Office of the University of Ottawa.