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Healthc Manage Forum. 2015 Mar;28(2):75-78. doi: 10.1177/0840470414562637. Epub 2015 Jan 28.

Evidence-informed healthcare through integration of health research.

Healthcare management forum

Rebecca O Barnes, B J Holmes, R Lindstrom, C Trytten, M C J Wale

Affiliations

  1. Research and Capacity Building, Vancouver Island Health Authority, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. [email protected].
  2. Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
  3. Centre for Health Leadership and Research, School of Leadership Studies, Royal Roads University, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
  4. Research and Capacity Building Program, Vancouver Island Health Authority, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
  5. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Medical Affairs and Research and Capacity Building Program, Vancouver Island Health Authority, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

PMID: 25838578 DOI: 10.1177/0840470414562637

Abstract

A foundational element of modern healthcare is an evidence-based practice. However, the conduct of research to generate evidence and the subsequent application of research findings are viewed by many Canadian healthcare organizations as separate from healthcare delivery. This mindset impedes effective translation of knowledge into practice. In this article, underlying issues that enable this disintegrated model to persist are described, and strategies to help healthcare organizations achieve integration of research are summarized.

© 2015 The Canadian College of Health Leaders.

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