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Table 3 KT support needs identified by participants

From: A descriptive qualitative examination of knowledge translation practice among health researchers in Manitoba, Canada

Type of need

Example

Resources

 Funding

KT-specific grants, subsidies

 Expertise/personnel

KT consultants or team members, communications specialists, clinical research associates, statisticians

 Time

Protected time (academic appointments)

Support

 Recognition

Promotion and tenure

 Education and training

Workshops, info sessions, webinars, ‘KT 101’, graduate courses, skills assessments for team members

 Leadership and mentoring

Institutional leaders, aggressive and active involvement in KT

 Institutional/cultural changes

Improved KT infrastructure (e.g.: access to information), structural changes (e.g.: pay-for-performance healthcare model)

Opportunities

 Collaboration and networking

Facilitated networks, provider engagement, large consortiums

 Experience in KT

Hands-on KT, engaging in process, experiencing KT successes

Research

 Advance the science of KT

Finding gaps, context-specific KT strategies, evaluation and maintenance of KT strategies, systems research

Promotion of KT

 Increased awareness, communication, discussion of KT

Regular events, social media development opportunities, understanding roles and expectations between researchers and stakeholders