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AGENDA: (1:00 - 5:00 PM ET each day)

Mon., Oct. 26: Understanding Your Audiences and Their Needs

Time (Eastern) Session Presenter
1:00 – 1:05 p.m. Overview and Welcome Kathleen Murphy, Center on KTDRR
1:05 – 1:15 p.m. Updates from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) John Tschida and Pimjai Sudsawad, NIDILRR
1:15 – 1:20 p.m. Welcome from American Institutes for Research (AIR) Dwayne Norris, American Institutes for Research
1:20 – 2:20 p.m. Engaging Stakeholders in Rehabilitation Research: Literature vs. Reality Chantal Camden, Sherbrooke University
Keiko Shikako-Thomas, McGill University
2:20 – 2:40 p.m. Translating Research Findings for Uptake and Use by Various Stakeholders James Leahy, KT4TT (SUNY Buffalo)
2:40 – 3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Practical KT: Ensuring Relevance and Use Becky Matter and Mark Harniss
ADAKT Center (Univ of Washington)
4:00 – 4:50 p.m. Interactive Discussion NIDILRR Grantees and Participants
4:50 – 5:00 p.m. Wrap up Day 1 Kathleen Murphy


Wed., Oct. 28: Environments, Formats, and Strategies

Time (Eastern) Session Presenter
1:00 – 1:10 p.m. Day 1 Review, Day 2 Overview Ann Outlaw, KTDRR
1:10 – 2:10 p.m. Knowledge Translation Planning Template Melanie Barwick, The Hospital for Sick Children
2:10 – 2:30 p.m. Technology Transfer Planning Template Jennifer Flagg, KT4TT (SUNY Buffalo)
2:30 – 2:50 p.m. Break
2:50 – 3:50 p.m. Planning Your Social Media: Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center Tools that Can Help Deeza-Mae Smith, MSKTC, AIR
Tiffany Brewer, AIR
Amber Hammond, AIR
Allison Todd, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
3:50 – 4:50 p.m. Interactive Discussion NIDILRR Grantees and Participants
4:50 – 5:00 p.m. Wrap up Day 2 Ann Outlaw


Fri., Oct. 30: Policy and Outcomes

Time (Eastern) Session Presenter
1:00 – 1:10 p.m. Day 2 Review, Day 3 Overview Joann Starks, KTDRR
1:10 – 2:10 p.m. Barriers to and Facilitators of the Use of Evidence by Policymakers Kathryn Oliver, University of Oxford
2:10 – 2:25 p.m. Break
2:25 – 3:25 p.m. Linguistic and Conceptual Barriers that Hamper Effective Communication with Policymakers and Implementers Joseph P. Lane, KT4TT (SUNY Buffalo)
3:25 – 3:45 p.m. Break
3:45 – 4:45 p.m. Interactive Discussion and Conference Reactors NIDILRR Grantees and Participants
4:45 – 5:00 p.m. Wrap up and Adjourn Joann Starks