Grant: Network Catalyst - Knowledge Translation

Enhanced quality of care for mothers and infants are priorities identified by the UN and the international health community. Together, interested stakeholders have come together to develop a potential strategy for meeting these goals. We propose to link a WHO-initiated group with knowledge translation researchers in Canada to create a multidisciplinary Network of individuals and organizations interested in advancing the quality of care in low and middle income countries, initially focused on maternal and infant health. This Network is focused on bringing together the researchers with the relevant knowledge users. It represents a unique opportunity to leverage research that is being led in Canada and to apply it to an international challenge. Specifically our objectives are to: 1.Develop an interdisciplinary collaborative network of partners and stakeholders (including clinicians, health care managers, researchers, members of the public) interested in improving maternal and infant health in low and middle income countries (LMIC) through effective knowledge translation (KT) 2.Develop a research agenda relevant to the needs of partners in LMIC and advance the science and practice of KT through understanding how to adapt, implement and evaluate guidelines that span community-level and hospital-based care, improvements in access to care and in the referral process in LMIC 3.Build capacity in the science and practice of KT across stakeholder groups in LMIC