Physical Therapy Knowledge Broker

		Alison Hoens is the Physical Therapy Knowledge Broker (PT KB). This position is jointly funded by several partner organization (The UBC Department of Physical Therapy, The Physiotherapy Association of British Columbia, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute).

What is Knowledge Translation?

The Canadian Institute of Health Research defines Knowledge Translation (KT) as the exchange, synthesis and ethically-sound application of researcher findings within a complex system of relationships among researchers and knowledge users. KT is critical in to reduce the gap between what is ‘known’ from research and what is ‘done’ in practice and to enhance the involvement of clinical practice in the research process. Consequently the PT KB role aims to facilitate both evidence-informed practice and practice-informed evidence.

Key objectives of the PT KB include:

To build awareness of KT opportunities in the BC PT community
To engage stakeholders (eg. clinicians, opinion leaders, researchers, administrators, professional organizations) in collaboration to enhance knowledge translation.
To develop resources and capacity for ‘evidence-informed’ decision making
To incorporate evaluation to ensure accountability