From Evidence to Action:Addressing the Challenges to Knowledge

Translation in RHAs The Need to Know Team Meeting

October 17, 2005

Purpose of presentation

• Update of activities• Group work on issues arising

• Role and expectations of NTK reps• Communication plan for roll out• Broader consultation?• FEA advisory role between meetings

Relationship of NTK and FEA

• NTK primary contacts within each RHA• “KT experts”

• Expectations (time, activities, leadership) • Differences between NTK and FEA

• FEA advisory structure

Research Assistant

• Seconded from IRHA until Jan. 2008• .4 EFT for FEA project• Main roles

• Regional consultations & assessment activities• Literature reviews & development of RHA resource

list• Assist in development of assessment instrument• Support FEA Advisory Group & PIs• Project evaluation activities

Research Activities & Findings to Date

• Conducted phone interview with 15 NTK Team Members and 8 CEOs

• Variation in levels of enthusiasm for this project • between RHAs & within RHAs • both at the NTK Team level & CEO level

• Variation in suggested audiences for initial presentations • levels within the RHA & #’s of participants

• Variation in role expectations, NTK team

Upcoming Research Activities

• Complete NTK Team & CEO contacts• Literature review (ongoing)• Site visits (to incl. presentations &

interviews/focus groups) planned for:• Churchill• Burntwood• Central• NE Man• Parkland

Additional Consultations

• Provincial Networks• HPSEN, Planning, CHAN, Quality/Risk,

Mental Health, others??

• RHAM• Previous NTK Team members• Out of province programs (e.g. SEARCH)• Others??

Timelines (next 9 months)

• Consultation Phase – to January 2006• Site visits/presentations• Key informant interviews• Focus group discussions• Establish communication plans

• Development & implementation of assessment instrument – to June 2006• Draft assessment tool (based on initial findings)• Implementation of assessment tool in the regions

• Role of NTK reps• Feedback from implementation process

Communication Plan

• Objectives• To ensure that everyone who needs to be informed

about the project gets the needed information• Leadership role of NTK contact in identifying key

individuals/groups• Components

• List of stakeholders in RHAs (CEOs, Boards, decision makers, etc) & outside of RHAs (provincial networks, etc)

• Communication methods• Regular section in NTK newsletter• Other

• Plan of Action • RHA specific

FEA Contacts Roles & Responsibilities

• Review handout

Conclusion – What next??

• Reporting back of small group discussions

• Next steps