By Genevieve Creighton and Gayle Scarrow
2. Gayle Scarrow (biography)
Knowledge translation encompasses all of the activities that aim to close the gap between research and implementation.
What knowledge, skills and attitudes (ie., competencies) are required to do knowledge translation? What do researchers need to know? How about those who are using evidence in their practice?
As the knowledge translation team at the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, we conducted a scoping review of the skills, knowledge and attitudes required for effective knowledge translation (Mallidou et al., 2018). We also gathered tools and resources to support knowledge translation learning.