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- Title
Reflecting on backward design for knowledge translation.
- Authors
Smith, Neale; Cornelissen, Evelyn; Mitton, Craig
- Abstract
In a recent Editorial for this journal, El-Jardali and Fadlallah proposed a new framework for Knowledge Translation (KT) in healthcare. Many such frameworks already exist; thus, new entrants to the field must be scrutinized in regard to their unique contributions to advancing understanding and practice. The El-Jardali and Fadlallah framework focuses on policy-level discussions, a relatively under-studied issue to date. Their framework usefully incorporates both priority setting questions at the front-end (which KT efforts get undertaken and which do not) as well as evaluation questions at the back-end (how do we show that more evidence-informed decisions are actually better ones?). Their framework also emphasizes capacity building among both decision-makers and researchers. This is an area worthy of additional attention, particularly because it is likely to be far more challenging than El-Jardali and Fadlallah allow.
- Subjects
HEALTH services administration; DISEASES -- Management; MEDICAL care laws; SOCIAL medicine; SCIENTIFIC literature
- Publication
International Journal of Health Policy & Management, 2015, Vol 4, Issue 8, p541
- ISSN
2322-5939
- Publication type
Opinion
- DOI
10.15171/ijhpm.2015.92