Grant: Dissemination Events - PA: Integrated Knowledge Translation

We are proposing to host a Summer Institute (SI) in Knowledge Translation (KT) for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. The overall aim of the 2011 KT SI is to provide an opportunity for dissemination and exchange on integrating the practice and science of KT and evaluating the impact and in particular to: •Enhance understanding of different approaches to integrating the science and practice of KT •Develop an understanding of how to evaluate KT interventions in the field •Investigate the contributions of different disciplinary and methodological approaches in KT •Network with other junior researchers and mentors to facilitate collaborations •Understand how KT science can be used in the field to create measureable and sustainable differences in health outcomes and improvements in health systems •Experience a supportive training environment that is respectful of the perspectives, tools and approaches of all disciplines.