Informatics and knowledge translation activities in the healthcare sector

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2013-11-20

Authors

Mallidou, Anastasia

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InspireNet

Abstract

Knowledge translation is the means for evidence-based practice in healthcare, which is the overarching goal for better quality of care and patient/client safety, for reducing expenses in the health system, and for enhancing patient, provider and system outcomes. Informatics is the essential resources for making research findings (an element/component of evidence) accessible to healthcare professionals and for supporting knowledge utilization activities at the point of care. The value of available evidence within the clinical practice environment is a fundamental tool for implementing evidence-based practice.

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Dr. Anastasia Mallidou is an Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University of Victoria. She completed her doctoral studies at the University of Alberta supported by the Hellenic States Scholarship (IKY) and postdoctoral fellowship supported by the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF) and the former Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR). Her research interests include health services research (e.g., the impact of work environment on safety practices, residential care facilities for older people), knowledge translation/utilization, leadership, systematic reviews, health policy, and interdisciplinary education and practice.

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Mallidou, A. (2013). Informatics and knowledge translation activities in the healthcare sector. [Webinar Recording].