Grant: Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant: Knowledge Translation

There is a growing awareness globally about the "know-do" gap - that is, about the challenge of ensuring that available knowledge is actually used to inform decision-making and programming. The global health research community has recently turned towards the policy brief as a prominent means for bridging the "know-do" gap, typically done by researchers as an end-of-grant product designed for dissemination. However, some leading-edge thinking and experience has seen the policy brief become an invaluable integrated Knowledge Translation (iKT) process opening up new worlds of deliberation that is at once policy- and research-informed. To highlight and provide practical training on policy briefs and turning research into action, we will offer a workshop at the Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research's 1st Annual Global Health Research Learning Forum in Ottawa, Canada on October 25, 2009. This innovative Learning Forum will bring together new and experienced members of the global health research community to stimulate dialogue, build linkages, and strengthen capacities in global health research. The workshop will be held twice during the Learning Forum with each session lasting 1 ½ hours. Based on the CCGHR Learning Forum planning team expectations, this workshop anticipates between 30-50 participants per session (a total of 60-100 participants).