Connecting for Care is a collaborative project between the University of Manitoba (the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba) and the University of British Columbia, designed to collect data on how people with expertise in child development and rehabilitation engage in knowledge translation. The overall goal is to improve access to safe and effective health care for families. Findings will be used to implement strategies to move knowledge into action and support health care-to-family connections.  
 
Bear and cub; Morningstar DesignsThe study includes three phases: 

  1. A national survey for any health care providers, researchers, families, and knowledge translation personnel in Canada who work with or support children with disabilities and their families;
  2. Interviews with a subset of survey respondents; and 
  3. A national consensus process to generate recommendations to support knowledge translation (moving knowledge into action). 

Survey participants will be invited to be involved in Phase 2 and Phase 3. Any names included in the survey response will be deleted from all reports and data sets.  
 
This study is led by researchers Dr. Stephanie Glegg and Dr. Kristy Wittmeier, and Indigenous Wisdom Translator Symbia Barnaby, and Family Partner Carrie Costello. 

Connecting for Care is committed to cultural safety and doing no harm. We are receiving guidance from Knowledge Keepers to help leave everyone in a good way, and abide by the First Nations principles of Ownership, Control, Access, and Possession (OCAP, fnigc.ca).  
 
To participate and for more details on our commitment to decolonization, please check out our website.