A New Perspective on Emerging Knowledge Translation Practices Comment on "Sustaining Knowledge Translation Practices:...

Area of Science:

• Health Services Research
• Science and Technology Studies
• Knowledge Translation

Background:

• Borst et al. provided a critical interpretive synthesis on knowledge translation (KT) sustainability.
• This study offers an applied health services perspective on sustaining KT.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore key elements for sustaining knowledge translation (KT) practice.
• To highlight the dynamic and interdependent nature of health ecosystems in KT.
• To emphasize the role of diverse stakeholders in KT sustainability.

Main Methods:

• Critical interpretive synthesis.
• Applied health services research perspective.
• Analysis of strategic engagement with institutional rules and network activation.

Main Results:

• KT sustainability involves continuous network activation and strategic navigation of institutional rules.
• Non-researcher voices (clinicians, administrators, policy-makers, patients, carers, public) are vital for sustaining KT.
• Health ecosystems are dynamic, necessitating repeated moments for transformative learning in KT.

Conclusions:

• Sustaining KT requires ongoing adaptation and learning within interdependent health systems.
• Integrating diverse stakeholder perspectives enhances the effectiveness and sustainability of KT practices.
• Understanding KT sustainability is an iterative process, not a singular event.