@article { author = {El-Jardali, Fadi and Fadlallah, Racha}, title = {A Call for a Backward Design to Knowledge Translation}, journal = {International Journal of Health Policy and Management}, volume = {4}, number = {1}, pages = {1-5}, year = {2015}, publisher = {Kerman University of Medical Sciences}, issn = {2322-5939}, eissn = {2322-5939}, doi = {10.15171/ijhpm.2015.10}, abstract = {Despite several calls to support evidence-informed policy-making, variations in uptake of evidence into policy persist. This editorial brings together and builds on previous Knowledge Translation (KT) frameworks and theories to present a simple, yet, holistic approach for promoting evidence-informed policies. The proposed conceptual framework is characterized by its impact-oriented approach and its view of KT as a continuum from the evidence synthesis stage to uptake and evaluation, while highlighting capacity and resource requirement at every step. A practical example is given to guide readers through the different steps of the framework. With a growing interest in strengthening evidence-informed policy-making, there is a need to continuously develop theories to understand and improve the science of KT and its implementation within the field of policy-making.}, keywords = {Evidence-Informed Policy,Knowledge Translation (KT),Research Utilization,Lebanon}, url = {https://www.ijhpm.com/article_2938.html}, eprint = {https://www.ijhpm.com/article_2938_f83560f497c9cb32516034f932731d4d.pdf} }