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How does “knowledge translation” affect my clinical practice?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2015

Eddy S. Lang  and
David Johnson
Eddy S. Lang*
Affiliation:
University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
David Johnson
Affiliation:
University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
*
Emergency Medicine, Alberta Health Services, Unit 1633, 1632–14th Avenue NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1M7; eddy.lang@albertahealthservices.ca

Abstract

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Knowledge translation is emerging as an increasingly important area of research and practice aiming to remedy the disconnection between evidence-based clinical care and real-life practice. The discipline is informed by a large body of literature and practical tools, which can inform providers and leaders in health care. Front-line clinicians should be aware of the principles of knowledge translation and the evidence that defines successful and suboptimal strategies for introducing evidence-based care at the system level.

Keywords

evidence to actionimplementationknowledge translation
Type
Education • Enseignement
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 14 , Issue 3 , March 2012 , pp. 182 - 186
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2012

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