Dr. Terri-Lynn MacKay and Dr. Lisa Petermann

Assistant Research Professor, University of Nevada

Senior Consultant Clinical Engagement, Alberta Health Services

Knowledge Translation

in Gambling Research

Terri-Lynn Mackay and Lisa Petermann

February 2nd, 2014

An RG training program is

delivered to casino employees and

researchers study whether

employee knowledge increased

A research team studies a sample

of patients in a treatment facility to

determine whether their treatment

protocol is effective in treating

problem gamblers

Where am

I?

You’re 30 yards

above the

ground in a

balloon

You must be a

researcher

Yes. How

did you

know?

Because what you

told me is

absolutely correct

but completely

useless

You must be a

policy maker

Yes, how

did you

know?

The problem

7

Purpose

Knowledge Translation

• Integration of research into a more concise overview

• Examples: systematic reviews, meta-analyses and practice guidelines

Synthesis

• Tailoring the message to meet the audience

• Examples: briefing notes, toolkits, and translating research in plain language to stakeholder groups

Dissemination

• interaction between stakeholder groups

• Example: researchers and policy makers working collaboratively to apply knowledge in real world setting.

Exchange

Identification

Records identified through database searching

(n = 1070)

Additional records identified through grey

literature search and via gambling listserv

(n = 93)

Search Terms

Knowledge transfer, knowledge exchange, knowledge translation, knowledge

mobilization, knowledge sharing, knowledge distribution, knowledge diffusion,

information sharing, diffusion of innovation, action research, audit and feedback,

communities of practice, knowledge broker, opinion leader, continuing education,

information dissemination, implementation research, research utilization, and evidence

based practice

+

gambling (search as gambl*), gaming, pathological gambling, and problem gambling

Key Findings

Consensus Building (13/24)

Collaboration/co-design (10/34)

Tools and tactics (8/34)

Trans-disciplinary translation (3/34)

Consensus Building

Collaboration/Co-Design

Tools and Tactics

Trans-Disciplinary Translation

Lightbulb Learnings

Learning from Other Areas

KT and Gambling: Moving the

Marble

1) What key areas in the gambling field are most ready for

KT?

2) What is one thing you can commit to doing that would

facilitate KT in your current work?

3) What are the potential barriers to successfully conducting

KT in the gambling field?

Acknowledgements & Contact InfoContact:

Terri-Lynn MacKay, Ph.D.

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

terrilynn.mackay@unlv.edu

We would like to acknowledge:

The Alberta Gaming Research Institute

Ms. Christie Hurrell, Knowledge Resource Service, Alberta Health Services

Dr. David Hodgins, University of Calgary

Dr. Trudy Smit Quosai, Research, Knowledge Translation and Exchange, OPGRC

Lisa Petermann, Ph.D.

EXEP Consulting Inc.

lisa@exep.ca

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