Synopsis

Too often research evidence fails to inform practice or policy, and opportunities to improve children’s health and wellbeing are lost. The Melbourne Children’s Knowledge Translation and Research Impact Project, funded by the RCH Foundation, seeks to better understand campus KT and impact needs, and has developed and piloted strategies to advance knowledge translation, implementation and research impact.

This Grand Round will share insights, challenges, and campus implications of efforts to make a difference to children health.

Speakers

Professor Sharon Goldfeld is Director of the Centre for Community Child Health at The Royal Children’s Hospital, Theme Director of Population Health and Co-Group Leader of Policy & Equity Research at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute.

Ms Vikki Leone is Manager, Knowledge Translation at the Centre for Community Child Health at The Royal Children’s Hospital, and Policy & Equity Research Group at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute.

Mr Ken Knight is Program Lead, Knowledge Translation and Impact at the Centre for Community Child Health and Policy & Equity Research Group at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute.

Professor Ed Oakley is Chief of Critical Care at The Royal Children’s Hospital, and Researcher in the Paediatric Emergency Medicine Centre of Research Excellence at the MCRI.