Experiences of knowledge brokering for evidence-informed public health policy and practice: three years of the Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy

Abstract

Despite a burgeoning literature on, and widespread interest in, knowledge translation and exchange in public health, few articles provide an account of the actual experiences of knowledge brokerage organisations. The Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy (SCPHRP) was formed in 2008 to: identify public health interventions that equitably address major health priorities; foster collaboration between public health stakeholders; and build capacity for collaborative intervention research. We describe the model used by SCPHRP and lessons learnt over three years. Intermediate evaluation of the SCPHRP model provides early indications of success in terms of achieving the organisation's aims.

Evaluating the effectiveness of knowledge brokering in health research: a systematised review with some bibliometric information

“…This is similar to Frost et al . who noted that the Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy (SCPHRP) acting as KB was successful in bringing together academics, health care professionals, the voluntary sector, educationalists and policymakers in a Scottish forum that encouraged knowledge translation …”

“…It was reported that the coordinators at the centre, acting in the position of knowledge brokers, developed strategies that brought the researchers and policy group members in perspectives with each other. This is similar to Frost et al 26 who noted that the Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy (SCPHRP) acting as KB was successful in bringing together academics, health care professionals, the voluntary sector, educationalists and policymakers in a Scottish forum that encouraged knowledge translation. 26 In Burkina Faso, Hamel and Schrecker 27 elucidated that the Burkina Faso Public Health Association brokered knowledge between researchers and the Burkinabe people by transferring research findings for use in promoting public health.…”

How practitioner-led research could have greater impact: the importance of considering knowledge mobilisation holistically

“…Investigations of knowledge mobilisation processes have been dominated by discussions of boundary spanning and knowledge brokering (Bielak, Campbell, Pope, Schaefer, & Shaxson, 2008;Cooper, 2014;Currie & White, 2012;Dobbins et al, 2009;Frost et al, 2012;Hargadon, 2002;Kislov, Hodgson & Boaden, 2016;Knight & Lightowler, 2010;Lomas, 2007;Meyer, 2010;Schlierf & Meyer, 2013;Waring, Currie, Crompton, & Bishop, 2013;Ziam, Landry, & Amara, 2012). In much of the literature knowledge brokers are characterised as being 'in between worlds'.…”

The Game of Knowledge Brokering

“…Literature on evidence-informed policies points to "knowledge brokering" as a promising strategy for bridging this know-do gap between research and decisionmaking process (Dobbins et al, 2009;Frost et al, 2012;Lomas, 2007;Meyer, 2010;Olejniczak et al, 2016).…”