Knowledge Translation in Health Care: Moving from Evidence to Practice

by Sharon E. Straus and Ian D. Graham

Book Overview

Health care systems worldwide are faced with the challenge of improving the quality of care.? Providing evidence from health research is necessary but not sufficient for the provision of optimal care and so knowledge translation (KT), the scientific study of methods for closing the knowledge-to-action gap and of the barriers and facilitators inherent in the process, is gaining significance. Knowledge Translation in Health Care explains how to use...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1405181060
• ISBN13: 9781405181068
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"