RT Book, Section A1 Mente, Andrew A1 Anand, Sonia A2 McKean, Sylvia C. A2 Ross, John J. A2 Dressler, Daniel D. A2 Brotman, Daniel J. A2 Ginsberg, Jeffrey S. SR Print(0) ID 56196414 T1 Chapter 73. Knowledge Translations to Clinical Practice T2 Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine YR 2012 FD 2012 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-160389-8 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56196414 RD 2024/03/29 AB A major aim of evidence-based medicine is to protect patients from ineffective or harmful treatments while ensuring that appropriate treatments are offered. In an ideal world, once a treatment is rigorously evaluated, results are incorporated into clinical guidelines which, in turn, inform health care delivery policies. However, the process that leads to effective sustainable solutions to health problems is in fact nonlinear, and different forms of evidence are needed at different stages by different parties. Knowledge translation is a complex and multidimensional concept that demands a comprehensive understanding of its mechanisms, methods, and measurements, as well as of its influencing factors at the individual and contextual levels—and the interaction between both those levels.