Knowledge Translation Stories
New discoveries are made through research. These new discoveries are often shared in scientific publications and with other researchers to encourage collaborations and plans for future research. At SickKids, researchers recognize the importance of sharing and discussing new findings with many different groups, including other researchers, parents, health-care professionals, policy makers and society as a whole.
Research findings should be communicated so everyone understands and uses the information to improve health and health-care services. For example, parents should be aware of the most current research to advocate on behalf of their children, and health-care providers need to be aware of the most of the recent research that affects how they deliver health care.
This section will share research and assist everyone to understand, learn and benefit from the new research discoveries. This way SickKids seeks to build on research discoveries and encourage their use in the real world.
Read our knowledge translation stories and learn what the research findings mean for parents and children, health-care professionals, policy makers, and society at large.
- Anna Taddio - Help eliminate pain in kids - HELPinKIDS
I realized that I needed to work on actually bringing the science of pain management into the real world. - Katherine Boydell - Using dance to communicate research on psychosis
Dance is a powerful medium for communicating emotion and telling stories. - Pamela Fuselli -Keeping Canadian children safe one message at a time
I think we have an opportunity in the next 10 years to really make an impact on injury and get the message out there that injuries are preventable. - Stanley Zlotkin – Micronutrients for children in developing countries
Fighting iron-deficiency anaemia, the most prevalent nutrient deficiency in the world today, affecting as many as 1.5 billion people. - David Jaffray – More precise radiation therapy
Developing systems that generate images at the time of therapy and guide the treatment delivery. - Rosemary Tannock – Multimedia resources for teachers
Investigating cognitive mechanisms and treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and co-occurring disorders.