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July 20, 2009Canadian Medical Association Journal1,012 citationsOpen Access

Defining knowledge translation

SSSharon E. StrausJTJacqueline TetroeIGIan D. Graham

Key Points

  • The objective is to define knowledge translation and address its importance in improving health care quality and safety.
  • Literature review on health care challenges
  • Analysis of existing health care systems and their performance
  • Discussion on the impact of knowledge translation
  • Identified major challenges facing health systems globally
  • Highlighted the critical need for improved quality of care
  • Discussed strategies to reduce adverse events in health care settings

Abstract

We cannot pick up a magazine or surf the Internet without facing reminders of the challenges to health care and the “sorry state” of health systems. 11 All health care systems are faced with the challenges of improving quality of care and reducing the risk of adverse events. 22 Globally

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Straus et al. (2009) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e076ff778f938530c11efehttps://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.081229
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