Apr 12 2023, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Virtual

Join us for a workshop on knowledge translation (KT) at Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH). In this session, Sonia Hardern and Eric Liow will offer their lens into navigating and facilitating KT activities within VCH's clinical, operational and research environments. They will provide a general overview of KT and identify the different opportunities to integrate KT throughout the research journey. They will also review resources available to support KT within VCH and highlight important institutional considerations.

This workshop is part of our VCHRI Research Training Series. This series is designed to support the acquisition of advanced skills, techniques and knowledge and lead to enhanced practices in the conduct of research.

Learning objectives 

In this workshop you will learn:

  • about the different definitions for KT in health care and practice
  • how to describe different KT activities and approaches for different stages of research
  • what resources are available to support KT at VCH
About the speakers
Sonia Harden started her career as a research coordinator with the Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences before taking on roles in decision support and quality improvement with Providence Health Care. For the last five years, she has co-led the Home for Us initiative which focused on shifting the culture of long-term care from an institutional to a social model. She is dedicated to using creative methods to foster communities where residents, families and staff feel safe to work together to create change. Sonia holds a Master of Health Administration from the University of British Columbia and is a graduate of the BC Patient Safety and Quality Council’s Quality Academy.
Eric Liow has been with VCHRI since 2015, where he began coordinating various professional development training and internal awards grant programs. He transitioned into the role of research facilitator to support the growth and expansion of research within the Richmond and coastal communities in 2018. In this role, he continues to support operational and clinical staff to move their ideas into practice. Eric holds a Master of Science in pharmaceutical science from the University of British Columbia where his research investigated the unlicensed provision of antimalarial medications to manage childhood malaria in a rural district of Uganda.

Registrants will receive information on joining the virtual event two days prior to the event date.