Developing a knowledge translation program for health practitioners: Allied Health Translating Research into Practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Front-line health practitioners lack confidence in knowledge translation, yet they are often required to undertake projects to bridge the knowledge-practice gap. There are few initiatives focused on building the capacity of the health practitioner workforce to undertake knowledge translation, with most programs focusing on developing the skills of researchers. This paper reports the development and evaluation of a knowledge translation capacity building program for allied health practitioners located over geographically dispersed locations in Queensland, Australia.

Methods

Allied Health Translating Research into Practice (AH-TRIP) was developed over five years with consideration of theory, research evidence and local needs assessment. AH-TRIP includes five compone

SUBMITTER: Young AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10012769 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature