Bridging an allied health ‘know-do’ gap on delivering community-based group health programs with technology: an integrated knowledge translation approach
Jaclyn Bishop, Western Alliance Research Translation Coordinator, Ballarat Health Services Dr Claire Quilliam, Rural Nursing and Allied Health Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
Dr Rosemary King, Lecturer- School of Health, Federation University
Associate Professor Anna Wong Shee, Associate Professor Allied Health, Ballarat Health Services & Deakin University
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Integrated Knowledge Translation (iKT)
Knowledge transfer
‘End of grant KT’
Co-production
‘integrated KT’
KT continuum
Canadian Institutes of Health Research: https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/29529.html
Aim and method
Knowledge-users from two health services Researchers from five universities
Context
• Common urgency for knowledge
• Relevancy more imperative
• Pressure to adopt telehealth
• Limited prior research opportunities for early career staff
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Mechanisms
• Team development
• Activities slanted towards
• knowledge production
• researcher-led
• Flexible involvement
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Outcomes
• Affirmation of changes already made
• Intention to use
• Exemplar of knowledge-user engagement
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Practice and research implications
• Rapid and remotely delivered iKT can work
• Greater focus on implementation and practice change
• Rural research structure
Dr Quilliam and A/Prof Anna Wong Shee are supported by the Australian Government Department of Health Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training program