Agenda

2023 Knowledge Translation Conference, sponsored by the Center on KTDRR “Tailoring Your Knowledge Translation Strategies for Your Intended Users”

November 6, 8, and 9, 2023
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Since 2013, the Center on Knowledge Translation for Disability and Rehabilitation Research (KTDRR), funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR, award #90DPKT001) has hosted a conference each fall focused on knowledge translation. Conference themes vary each year, and KTDRR staff strive to meet enduring and emergent training needs of their fellow NIDILRR grantees.

Our 2023 theme is “Tailoring Your Knowledge Translation Strategies for Your Intended Users.”

Follow us on Twitter.com: #KTDRR23  

Agenda

Day One: (Monday, November 6, 1–5 p.m. ET)
Time (Eastern) Session Presenter(s)
1:00–1:10 p.m. Welcome from Center on KTDRR Kathleen Murphy, Center on KTDRR
1:10–1:15 p.m. Welcome from NIDILRR Anjali Forber-Pratt, PhD., NIDILRR Director
1:15–2:15 p.m. Panel - The Power of Engagement: Start with the End-User

Tracy Neville, Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research

Emily Sudbrock, Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research

Dee Logan, Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research
2:15–3:15 p.m. Panel - Engaging Diverse Stakeholders

Alison Hoens, University of British Columbia (Canada) /Taylor Irvine

Michelle Zorrilla, PhD, MPH, The IMPACT Center
3:15–3:45 p.m. Break  
3:45–4:45 p.m. Panel - Knowledge Brokering

Dina Gaid, PhD, McGill University (Canada)

Kate Perepezko, University of Pittsburgh
4:45–5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks  


Day Two: (Wednesday, November 8, 2023, 1–5 p.m. ET)
Time (Eastern) Session Presenter(s)
1:00–1:10 p.m. Welcome from Center on KTDRR
1:10–2:10 p.m. Panel - Information Sharing

Ronessa Dass, McMaster University (Canada)/Susan Clarke-Tizzard

Erin Near, Responsible Gambling Council (RGC) (Canada)

Michelle A. Meade, Ph.D.
2:10–2:40 p.m. Break  
2:40–3:55 p.m. Panel - Rural Community Living Development (RCLD): Community-based participatory research with Rural Centers for Independent Living

Success and failure in disseminating a “publication snapshot”: Lessons learned from partnering with external organizations

Lillie Greiman, RTC Rural/Rayna Sage, RTC Rural/Sequoia Commins, RTC Rural

Krys Standley, University of Montana Rural Institute, RTC:Rural/Jeff Gutierrez, MA, RTC:Rural
3:55–4:55 p.m. Panel - Advances in Knowledge Translation: Principles and Practices

Marianne Farkas, CeKTER, Boston University

Marsha Ellison, CeKTER, UMass Chan Medical School
4:55–5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks  


Day Three: (Thursday, November 9, 2023 1–5 p.m. ET)
Time (Eastern) Session Presenter(s)
1:00–1:15 p.m. Welcome from Center on KTDRR
1:15–2:15 p.m. Panel - Rehabilitation Research Knowledge Translation

Linda Ehrlich-Jones, PhD, RN, FAAN, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Jenny Burns, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

John Abbate, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
2:15–3:15 p.m. Panel - Understanding and Respecting the Strengths of Your Target Audience

Sandra Vanegas, University of Texas

Regina Firpo-Triplett, MPH, MCHES, dfusion/ Lane Edwards, dfusion

AJ Tanksley, BA
3:15–3:45 p.m. Break  
3:45–4:45 p.m. Panel - Relationship Building

Scott Donia, MSc, Praxis Spinal Cord Institute (Canada)

Ana Paula Salazar, University of Montreal

Sabrina Tonima, Institute for Work & Health (Canada)
4:45–5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks