title: The Canadian Cardiovascular Society and knowledge translation: turning best evidence into best practice.
abstract: Care gaps, the discrepancy between processes of care recognized as best practice and care provided in usual clinical practice, exist in cardiovascular disease. Knowledge translation, the process of turning best evidence into best practices, has the potential to reduce care gaps. As the national voice for cardiovascular physicians and scientists, the Canadian Cardiovascular Society is committed to knowledge translation. The present article describes how knowledge translation builds on the constructs of continuing medical education and continuing professional development; what can be done to improve knowledge translation; and what the Canadian Cardiovascular Society is currently doing about this.
authors.affiliation: CHaUQ-HSS, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Guy J L
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Tremblay
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Drouin
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: Céline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Monette
authors.forename: Danielle F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Côté
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Reid
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D009864:Ontario; D018794:Problem-Based Learning / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012955:Societies, Medical