Learning Journal Topic This learning journal is designed to give you an opportunity to document your reflections on,and engagement with, the concepts of knowledge translation covered in this course....

LEARNING JOURNAL
    4th March, 2019
Introduction to Knowledge Translation
Today I had come across the very new term knowledge translation. In our studies, we come across many technical terms, some of which remain in our memory some we forget. Learning about the knowledge translation has made a deep impact on me as it can help me in developing the person-centred quality care for my patients, which is the very foundation on any healthcare studies. Our priority is “fulfilling the need of the patients by giving quality care”.
As suggested by Gagliardi et al. (2015), knowledge translation also known as KT can be defined as exchanging, synthesising and ethically applying knowledge by researchers and users while interacting to accelerate the benefits of research by improving healthcare services and products. As noted by Bornbaum et al. (2015), it is helpful in strengthening of the healthcare system. This term was first used by Canadian Institute of Health research in 2000. This has changed the scenario of health care system from knowing the knowledge to implying the knowledge in the field. As noted by Kitson and Harvey (2016), knowledge translation is now used in decision making to ensure that the treatment or care given to the patient is better. The knowledge translation is not specific to doctors and registered nurses. It has involved people from various expertise depending upon the needs, for example, researchers, clinicians, policymakers and public. The type of knowledge being translated are clinical, policy and biomedical.
I have learned the importance of knowledge translation and the way I can implemented it in my practice. As mentioned by Brownson (2018), failure in the use of research-based evidences to make the informed decision can cost the life of the patients. The policies made without proper information from research become useless in implementation. Making random policies without proper research is an amateur step. Many practice audits have revealed that care providers do not consistently apply the high-quality evidence-based approach consistently in taking care of service seekers. As mentioned by Rogers and Michael (2017), knowledge translation is a tool, which empowered the healthcare sector to make informed and efficient decisions. It guides the care providers to apply the healthcare technique or procedure based on high-quality evidences revealed in reputed research paper. Healthcare sector is a multilevel system, which are dependent on each other. A sole element of this system cannot make
eakthrough change but a sole system can make a big disaster. Every person related to healthcare system, people who have direct and indirect influence on the system must use knowledge translation in their daily practice.
    12th March, 2019
Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services (PARIHS) framework or i-PARHIS
I have notices that knowledge translation drives the person to those factors, which people hardly noticed. For example, it has been revealed from studies that medicines are overly prescribed to the children suffering from respiratory disorders. This fact can be used by informed doctors while prescribing the medicines to the patients below...