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Knowledge translation in health care : moving from evidence to practice / edited by Sharon E. Straus, Jacqueline Tetroe, Ian D. Graham.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell/BMJ, 2009.Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 318 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781444311730
  • 1444311735
  • 1405181060
  • 9781405181068
  • 9781444311747
  • 1444311743
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 610 22
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Contents:
Knowledge Translation in Health Care: Moving from Evidence to Practice; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Section 1 Introduction; Section 2 Knowledge Creation; Section 3 The Knowledge-to-Action Cycle; Section 4 Theories and Models of Knowledge to Action; Section 5 Knowledge Exchange; Section 6 Evaluation of Knowledge to Action; Appendixes; Index.
Summary: Health care systems worldwide are faced with the challenge of improving the quality of care. Providing evidence from health research is necessary but not sufficient for the provision of optimal care and so knowledge translation (KT), the scientific study of methods for closing the knowledge-to-action gap and of the barriers and facilitators inherent in the process, is gaining significance. Knowledge Translation in Health Care explains how to use research findings to improve health care in real life, everyday situations. The authors define and describe knowledge translation, and outline strate.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Knowledge Translation in Health Care: Moving from Evidence to Practice; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Section 1 Introduction; Section 2 Knowledge Creation; Section 3 The Knowledge-to-Action Cycle; Section 4 Theories and Models of Knowledge to Action; Section 5 Knowledge Exchange; Section 6 Evaluation of Knowledge to Action; Appendixes; Index.

Health care systems worldwide are faced with the challenge of improving the quality of care. Providing evidence from health research is necessary but not sufficient for the provision of optimal care and so knowledge translation (KT), the scientific study of methods for closing the knowledge-to-action gap and of the barriers and facilitators inherent in the process, is gaining significance. Knowledge Translation in Health Care explains how to use research findings to improve health care in real life, everyday situations. The authors define and describe knowledge translation, and outline strate.

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