Grant: Operating Grant

Policy makers and mangers need to identify effective knowledge translation programs to improve the quality and outcomes of care for people with diabetes. There are a substantial number of studies testing different programs to improve quality and outcomes of care for people with diabetes. Systematic reviews summarise all the available evidence to support decisions by policy makers and managers. We have completed a systematic review of knowledge translation programs to improve the quality and outcomes of care for people with diabetes. We identified 142 randomised controlled trials. Unfortunately using current methods and published data, we were only able to make general recommendations for policy makers and managers about which knowledge translation programs to use. In the proposed study we will use new analytical methods (only now feasible due to increases in computing power) and approach authors of randomized trials for additional information to identify what programs and parts of programs are most likely effective in different settings. The resulting information should be of direct relevance to policy makers and managers developing knowledge translation programs to improve the quality and outcomes of care for people with diabetes. In addition, we will generate further knowledge about the value of these new methods.