“…This is consistent with the literature which indicates that networking is gaining recognition as a valid tool for lifelong learning and that didactic or information only approaches to health education may not be sufficient to improve practice (Bodell et al. , 2009; Newton, Hofmeyer, Scott, Angus & Harstall, 2009; Prior, Guerin & Grimmer‐Somers, 2008; Teunissen & Dornan, 2008).…”
These findings yield some interesting insights into the way therapists think about and structure their professional learning, and provide direction to plan professional development activities based on self-identified need and preference.
“…This is consistent with the literature which indicates that networking is gaining recognition as a valid tool for lifelong learning and that didactic or information only approaches to health education may not be sufficient to improve practice (Bodell et al. , 2009; Newton, Hofmeyer, Scott, Angus & Harstall, 2009; Prior, Guerin & Grimmer‐Somers, 2008; Teunissen & Dornan, 2008).…”
These findings yield some interesting insights into the way therapists think about and structure their professional learning, and provide direction to plan professional development activities based on self-identified need and preference.
Many nurse researchers have designed strategies to assist health care practitioners to move evidence into practice. While many have been identified as "models," most do not have a conceptual framework. They are unidirectional, complex, and difficult for novice research users to understand. These models have focused on empirical knowledge and ignored the importance of practitioners' tacit knowledge. The Communities of Practice conceptual framework allows for the integration of tacit and explicit knowledge into practice. This article describes the development of a new translation model, the Multisystem Model of Knowledge Integration and Translation, supported by the Communities of Practice conceptual framework.
This field note presents reflections from the perspective of a knowledge mobilization (KMb) practitioner after 5 years of developing and delivering KMb services in a university-based environment. This field note is a “how to” based on experience from the field of KMb practice and places that experience in the context of academic literature. The paper concludes that KMb is not a single event or process but a system, a suite of services that work together to support the multi-directional connection of researchers with decision makers. The six KMb services that comprise the KMb system are informed by four broad KMb methods: producer push, user pull, knowledge exchange and co-production. Examples of each KMb service are provided along with key observations that allow others interested in developing institutional KMb support services to implement these services in their own context. The field note concludes with clear recommendations for individuals and organizations interested in developing their own system of KMb services.
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