title: The Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario (CAHO) Adopting Research to Improve Care (ARTIC) Program: Reach, Sustainability, Spread and Lessons Learned from an Implementation Funding Model.
abstract: Despite evidence on what works in healthcare, there is a significant gap in the time it takes to bring research into practice. The Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario's Adopting Research to Improve Care program addresses this research-to-practice gap by incorporating the following components into its funding program: strategic selection of evidence for implementation, education and training for implementation, implementation supports, executive champions and governance, and evaluation. Funded projects have been sustained (76% reported full sustainability) and spread to over 200 new sites. Lessons learned include the following: assess readiness, develop tailored implementation materials, consider characteristics of implementation supports, protect champion time and consider evaluation feasibility.
authors.affiliation: Manager, TIES (Team for Implementation, Evaluation, and Sustainability), Knowledge Translation Program, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Toronto, ON.
authors.forename: Julia E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.affiliation: Program Manager, Adopting Research to Improve Care (2011-2015), Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario, Toronto, ON.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grouchy
authors.affiliation: School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Senior Scientist, Centre for Practice-Changing Research, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON.
authors.forename: Ian D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Graham
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shandling
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON.
authors.forename: Winnie
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Doyle
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.
authors.forename: Sharon E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Straus
mesh_terms: D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009864:Ontario; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*