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KUSP researchers publish opinion piece in Calgary Herald: "Unbefriended" seniors are the forgotten population
Stephanie Chamberlain, KUSP doctoral student, and Dr Carole Estabrooks published an opinion piece in the Calgary Herald titled "Unbefriended" seniors are the forgotten population
Commentary: The Canadian Dementia Challenge
Ensuring optimal care and services for those at risk or with dementia throughout the country. By Howard Feldman and Carole Estabrooks
KUSP FYI: April 18, 2017
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13 Canadian Health Heroes You Need to Know: #6 Carole Estabrooks
Carole Estabrooks is one of Reader's Digest Canada's 13 Canadian Health Heroes You Need to Know
December 12th edition of the KUSP FYI is now out!
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brainXchange Online Event - Advice Seeking in Long Term Care
brainXchange, Alzheimer Society of Canada and the CCNA proudly present: Advice Seeking in Long Term Care: Harnessing Your Professional Networks for Care Improvement
November 21, 2016 KUSP FYI is now out!
November 21, 2016 KUSP FYI is now out!
November 7, 2016 KUSP FYI is now out!
November 7, 2016 KUSP FYI is now out!
September 22, 2016 KUSP FYI is now out!
Find out what's new in the world of KT, QI, and Aging.
New Publication
Factor structure, reliability and measurement invariance of the Alberta Context Tool and the Conceptual Research Utilization Scale, for German residential long term care
New TREC Publication
Burnout in the nursing home health care aide: A systematic review
August 22, 2016 KUSP FYI is now out!
August 22, 2016 KUSP FYI is now out!
Carole Estabrooks named to Order of Canada
Dr Estabrooks adds one of Canada's highest honours to her list of accolades
https://kuspfyi.wordpress.com/2016/06/20/june-20-2016/
Jun 20, 2016 KUSP FYI is now out!
November KUSP FYI is now out!
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New paper published online today at BMC-Health Services Research
Assessment of variation in the Alberta Context Tool: The contribution of unit level contextual factors and practice specialty in Canadian pediatric care settings.
New KUSP Article in the current issue of "Health Care Management Review"
Staff, space, and time as dimensions of organizational slack: A psychometric assessment. Mallidou AA, Cummings GG, Ginsburg LR, Chuang YT, Kang S, Norton PG, et al. Health care management review 2011 July/September;36(3:252-264
An interesting and useful article for researchers
Making Numbers Meaningful: What is "Number Needed to Treat and How Can it be Used to Inform Healthcare Decision?
Designing for Diffusion........an excellent article in the KT field!
Recently published article on the diffusion and dissemination of research findings.
Carole Estabrooks one of 5 successful CRC renewals at U of A
Congratulations Dr. Carole Estabrooks, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Translation!
Congratulations to Janet Squires RN, MN! Janet successfully defended her PhD thesis on November 16, 2010
"An Assessment of the State of Measurement Science underpinning Research Utilization in Nursing".
Dr. Carole Estabrooks receives the CAFA Distinguished Academic Award for 2010
Carole Estabrooks, a University of Alberta nursing professor and holder of the Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Translation, received the award for her innovative and influential approach in translating knowledge from the research setting into real-world applications for practical improvements in nursing and health services delivery, especially elder care.
Susan Slaughter (PI) awarded a CIHR (Institute of Aging ) Grant for MOVE study
Susan Slaughter, (PI) has been awarded a grant from CIHR Institute of Aging "Mobility of Vulnerable Elders (MOVE): Translating knowledge to health care aides in long-term care facilities".
The fifth annual Institute of Aging Summer Program in Aging, SPA 2010
The fifth annual Institute of Aging Summer Program in Aging, SPA 2010, will take place at Jasper Park Lodge in Jasper, Alberta from June 13th to 17th. Along with the Canadian Institutes of Health Rese
CIHR Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI) grant awarded to OPTIC
Greta Cummings (Co-PI and nominated PI) and Joanne Konnert (Co-PI and principal decision-maker) were awarded a CIHR Partnerships for Health System Improvement grant (PHSI) with British Columbia's Inte
AHFMR Knowledge Transfer/Exchange Research Grant awarded!
Carole Estabrooks, Ali Hutchinson (post doctoral trainee) and Greta Cummings (Alberta provincial lead) received an AHFMR Knowledge Transfer/Exchange Research Grant to evaluate feedback processes in a
Health Canada funding awarded to undertake a Safer Healthcare Now (SHN!) project looking at Quality and Safety in Elder Care
Carole Estabrooks, Peter Norton, Greta Cummings and Lisa Cranley (postdoctoral trainee) have received Health Canada funding to undertake a Safer Healthcare Now (SHN!) project looking at Quality and Sa
Congratulations to our Postdoctoral Fellow, Lisa Cranley
Lisa has been awarded the Elizabeth Dickson Knowledge Translation Fellowship Prize by CIHR in recognition of being the top ranked applicant in Canada in her competition. She has also received a CIHR F
KUSP Welcomes New Postdoctoral Fellow
KUSP is pleased to welcome Lisa Cranley from the University of Toronto as another postdoctoral fellow.
KUSP Trainee Honored by Establishment of Dental Public Health Service Awards
KUSP is proud to report the establishment of the Sandra J. Cobban Dental Health Merit and Service awards. These awards will recognize contributions made to dental public health by individuals or
KUSP welcomes Postdoctoral Fellows!
KUSP would like to announce the arrival of two postdoctoral fellows in the fall of 2008. Susan Slaughter, arriving in October, was recently awarded the first ever Elizabeth Dickson Knowledge
Convocation 2008
Congratulations to all our students and staff who are convocating on June 5, 2008! Hannah Jerke, BScN - Honors Program Neha Batra-Garga, MSc (Psychiatry) Lesa Chizawsky, MN Kathy O'Leary
Elder-care research awarded $4.7 million
Edmonton ? Elderly people in long-term care facilities are often vulnerable and lack advocates for their health and well being