Dietetics:Management Leadership/Knowledge Translation 2022
Relevance of topic to dietetics student learning
Why Knowledge Translation is Important
- It’s an essential part of being a Dietitian
- Effective communication through knowledge translation can help ensure we are providing client-centred care
- Building trust and rapport with a client is an integral part of developing a strong patient-provider relationship
- Knowledge translation can also be useful when communicating with other members of your allied-health team
ICDEP Linkages v3.0
- Management and Leadership: 4.04 Undertake knowledge translation
- 4.04a Identify foods and nutrition knowledge relevant to others
- 4.04b Reframe knowledge into a format accessible to others
- Knowledge Translation also requires Professional Practice & Communication and Collaboration competencies to be effective
Summary of key principles
Key Takeaway Points
- Knowledge translation is important to ensure dietitians are providing client-centered care, building trust and rapport with clients, and communicating with allied-health professionals
- Consider your clients' Stage of Change, age, culture, language, education level, goals and desires for treatment, state of health
- Use plain language as much as possible with clients
- Knowledge translation techniques to use include: interactive education, toolkits, digital games, “elicit-provide-elicit”
- Avoid profession-specific acronyms, jargon and information overload when speaking to other allied-health professionals
- DESC Script is a strategy to help settle disagreements between colleagues, and remember that the ultimate goal is patient safety
Presentation Slides
File:FNH 480 Knowledge Translation Presentation.pdf
Describe the resource: Slideset from student-led presentation
Online resources for further learning
Elicit-Provide-Elicit, Oregon Public Health
Knowledge Translation Techniques, Alberta Health Services
Plain Language Course, Government of BC
Plain Language Guidelines, Government of Canada
Related Dietetic Wiki page - Assessing Patient Needs and Understanding
Student authors
Hannah Bailey, Joanne Chu, Shayne Dhak, Cody Gee, Mackenzie Gentek, Toni Vandenbrink, Lizzie Yan
March 11, 2022