title: Evidence-informed healthcare through integration of health research.
abstract: A foundational element of modern healthcare is an evidence-based practice. However, the conduct of research to generate evidence and the subsequent application of research findings are viewed by many Canadian healthcare organizations as separate from healthcare delivery. This mindset impedes effective translation of knowledge into practice. In this article, underlying issues that enable this disintegrated model to persist are described, and strategies to help healthcare organizations achieve integration of research are summarized.
authors.affiliation: Research and Capacity Building, Vancouver Island Health Authority, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. rebecca.barnes@viha.ca.
authors.forename: Rebecca O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Barnes
authors.affiliation: Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.affiliation: Centre for Health Leadership and Research, School of Leadership Studies, Royal Roads University, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lindstrom
authors.affiliation: Research and Capacity Building Program, Vancouver Island Health Authority, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Trytten
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Medical Affairs and Research and Capacity Building Program, Vancouver Island Health Authority, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: M C J
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Wale