CIHR Operating Grant: Health Systems, Ethics and Knowledge Translation Research on the Implcations of H1N1

Assessing Knowledge Translation Tools used during H1N1 to improve Transferability of Health Research Systems [Pending funding]

Total amount requested: $95,002.00

Principal Investigator:

• Dr. Janice E. Graham

Co-Applicants:

• Dr. Alexander Borda-Rodriguez
• Dr. Scott Halperin
• Dr. Farah Huzair

This research project will procude an analytical framework for assessing which knowledge translation (KT) tools work best, under which conditions and with what limitations. The framework extends the work of Lavis et al. (2003) with a qualitative analysis of what is transferred, to whom, by whom, how and with what effect. We ask: i) what KT activities were important during the H1N1 pandemic between federal, provincial (Nova Scotia) and local levels; ii) what were the tools associated with different activities and iii) how effectivewere they with regard to real world conditions and the target population? This work will support research on public health and health care system responces to the H1N1 outbreak to inform future planning and decision-making.