IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE
QI INITIATIVES
Implementation Science:
The study of methods to promote the systematic uptake of clinical research findings and other evidence-based practices into routine practice (e.g. knowledge mobilization, knowledge translation). It includes the study of influences on healthcare professionals and organizational behaviour (adapted from the Journal of Implementation Science).
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Goal:
To improve the quality (e.g. effectiveness, reliability, safety, appropriateness, equity, efficiency) of healthcare.
PROJECTS
Sexual Health
Sexual health is a basic human right that can often be disrupted after a spinal cord injury (SCI), stroke or acquired brain injury (ABI). Many people with these diagnoses have questions about their sexuality that are often not addressed in rehabilitation. In 2017-2018 a team of clinicians, researchers and persons with lived experience of SCI identified this as a gap in care and developed a new sexual health practice for SCI rehabilitation at Parkwood Institute.