Abstract
A large gap exists between the completion of clinical research demonstrating the benefit of new treatment interventions and improved patient outcomes resulting from implementation of these interventions as part of routine clinical practice. This gap clearly affects patient safety and quality of care. Knowledge translation is important for addressing this gap, but evaluation of the most appropriate and effective knowledge translation methods is still ongoing. Through describing one model for knowledge translation and an example of its implementation, insights can be gained into systematic methods for advancing the implementation of evidence-based interventions to improve safety, quality, and patient outcomes.
- knowledge translation
- patient safety
- quality of healthcare
- evidence-based practice
- outcome assessment (healthcare)
- respiration, artificial
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
Footnotes
- Correspondence: Dale M Needham MD PhD, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1830 East Monument Street, 5th Floor, Baltimore MD 21205. E-mail: dale.needham{at}jhmi.edu.
Dr Needham presented a version of this paper as the 25th Philip Kittredge Memorial Lecture at the 55th International Respiratory Congress of the American Association for Respiratory Care, held December 5–8, 2009, in San Antonio, Texas.
The author has disclosed no conflicts of interest.
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