Knowledge Translation

1. Knowledge Translation

2. CIHR’s mandate CIHR is Canada's major federal funding agency for health research. Its objective is to excel, according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge and its translation into improved health for Canadians, more effective health services and products and a strengthened Canadian health care system.

3. The Health Care System is our largest knowledge-based industry in Canada (113B & growing…) • How can we extract value from research to yield a more cost effective and efficient health system, improved health & enhanced economic benefits?

4. Knowledge Translation • Proof of Principle Program Grants • Centres for Health Innovation

5. Knowledge Translation Challenges for knowledge uptake: • Poor or scarce evidence • Inaccessible, irrelevant evidence • Few incentives to use evidence

6. Imperatives for successful KT • High quality evidence • User involvement in shaping the research agenda • Cultural shift • Conducive environments • Demonstration projects • Pipeline of knowledge flow • Creativity • Alignment of resources

7. Shared leadership Effective KT requires partnerships with: NGOs Professional associations Multiple levels of government Technology transfer office Other funding councils who also have a role in KT

8. Stakeholder audiences Policy Makers, planners and managers Health care providers and administrators General public and patient groups Private Sector Organizations Researchers

9. PEOPLE ‘Increasing capacity in KT’ RESEARCH ‘The study of KT’ ENVIRONMENT ‘The doing of KT’ Areas of focus

10. CIHR’s Role in KT To Date

11. Stimulating KT Research Bringing researchers and users together: • e.g., CAHRs and IHRTs Studying areas of KT: • The uptake of evidence • Assessing the needs of various users Creating Institute tools: • Interdisciplinary Capacity Enhancement grants (ICE) • ACADRE program

12. Developing People Opportunities to learn about effective KT: • Centre for Knowledge Transfer (Edmonton) • STIHR Initiative • Science-writer scholarships • Policy research graduate student prize

13. Innovative Environments Bring people and ideas together International importance of Centres or clusters as a tool for KT CIHR’s demonstrated interest in creating Centres e.g., Centres for Research Development

14. CIHR’s Future Strategic Role in KT

15. Stimulating Research: studying the strategies that promote knowledge uptake Continue to hold annual RFA competition of KT research Recommendation 1:

16. Developing People: involved in the study and application of KT Continue to support training awards in KT for students, post-doctoral fellows, young investigators and scholars as well as create unique training opportunities Recommendation 2:

17. Creating Innovative Environments: identifying the best evidence and developing methods of knowledge dissemination Creation of Centres for Health Innovation in partnership with federal, provincial and territorial agencies Recommendation 3:

18. CIHR Commercialization • Part of CIHR’s mandate is to: • encourage innovation; • facilitate the commercialization of health • research in Canada; and • promote economic development through • health research in Canada. 18

19. CIHR Focus on Institutions • Strengthen commercialization in our universities and hospitals by: • Supporting proof-of-principle research; • Building intellectual property management capability and infrastructure; and • Training personnel skilled in technology transfer and commercialization.

20. Proof of Principle program • Supports research to establish POP of an invention/discovery (IP) to ascertain or improve economic benefit. • Goal: • facilitate and improve the efficiency of the • transfer of knowledge resulting from CIHR • funded grants and awards.

21. Proof of Principle program • Description: • open to researchers with contributions in • the field relevant to the IP; • supports research; • supports tech transfer activities related to • a commercial plan (with TT offices); • awards up to $100 K for up to 12 mo.

22. Proof of Principle program • Peer Review Evaluation and Criteria: • Research and Technical Plan • Commercial Plan • business opportunity • IP protection strategy • market awareness • feasibility of plan

23. Proof of Principle program Proof of Principle program Overview of 2001/2002 N.B. 92% of the unsuccessful applications had inadequate commercial plans.

24. Poof of Principle Partnered Program • New in 2003 • Follow up to POP program • Must have investor support • Must be conducting peer reviewed research • 12 month, 100K grants

25. POP & POPP Programs • 2003/04 Launch; $4 M • Full applications due Oct. 1/03 • Funding Begins Jan/04 • 70 Letters of Intent received • 7 POPP LOI’s

26. Bridge gap between research, practice and policy • Promote a more evidence-based health system • Influence innovation through commercialization of health research Centres for Health Innovation Centres contributions:

27. Moving health research into action by: Creating clusters that break down boundaries: Bringing together partners: Public NGOs Disciplinary Provinces /territories Researchers Policy makers Industry Sectoral Geographic Health practitioners Centres: Design

28. Centres: Activity Knowledge synthesis – to understand the evidence - to synthesize and contextualize research, which includes: • existing evidence: • national and international reviews and studies • qualitative and experiential evidence • context and environment for policy and practice decision-making • economic analysis

29. Centres: Activity KT Activity – Design, implement programs for effective use of knowledge through: • creating opportunities for stakeholders to come together • disseminating new knowledge • implementing interventions – demonstration and pilot projects

30. Centres: Activity KT Research – to understand what works in KT through: • monitoring uptake of new recommendations • E.g. “which provinces changed policies?” • evaluating approaches – E.g.“which physicians adopted new practices - and why?” • evaluating effect – E.g.“what are the cost savings?”

31. What will success look like for the Centres by 2007? • Increased access to high quality relevant knowledge • Increased KT research activity • High volume of appropriate user access

32. What will success look like for the Centres by 2007? • Significant level of knowledge sharing among Centres • Strong linkages between CIHR Institutes & and the Centres for Health Innovation • Implementation of positive demonstration projects across the country

33. What do we need to make it happen? • Multi-disciplinary teams formed with users and researchers around the table • Incentives for people to use evidence • Strong links with government – tied to priorities

34. Implementation PHASE 1: Potential teams given development funds to create proposal 04/05 PHASE 2: Full funding of pilot centres (limited number) 05/06 PHASE 3: Funding of more Centres 06 and beyond

35. Estimated Costs • Development Phase: $1Million • Each Centre: $2 - 5M (depending on size) • Network Costs: $.5M

36. Appoint Steering Committee Consult with Partners Develop Centres Launch Centres for Health Innovation Next Steps

37. Improved health of Canadians PEOPLE Increasing capacity in KT RESEARCH The study of KT ENVIRONMENT The doing of KT Recommendation Implement Centres for Health Innovation Recommendation Annual RFA competition Recommendation Create Training Opportunities Conclusion =