ABOUT THE CARE TO KNOW CENTRE

The Care to Know Centre (CTKC) is the national knowledge exchange network of Saint Elizabeth Health Care. The CTKC is founded on a collaborative approach that seeks to mobilize input and to create effective linkages and exchange amongst individuals, caregivers, researchers, policy and management stakeholders. Our aim is to identify and investigate new models, procedures and policies to ensure a shared approach for quality health care is achieved.

Our philosophy is to encourage the development of new knowledge and partnerships to support capacity building and shared learning to improve health services, inform public policy, optimize resources and achieve transformative change.

Nicole Beben
Executive Director, Care to Know Centre
p: 905-968-6546
e: nbeben@saintelizabeth.com
Christine Stewart
Community Animator, Care to Know Centre
p: 905-968-6519
e: christinestewart@saintelizabeth.com

MISSION

The Care to Know Centre will harness the knowledge of leaders including clients, decision-makers, care providers and researchers to transform and promote a unique client-focused health care experience.

The CTKC is founded on a collaborative approach that seeks to mobilize input and to create effective linkages and exchange amongst clients, caregivers, researchers, policy and management stakeholders.

Our aim is to identify and investigate new models, procedures and policies to ensure a shared approach for quality health care is achieved.

VISION

The Care to Know Centre will act as a change catalyst of client-focused care through partnerships as well as knowledge generation and exchange initiatives that mobilize client perspectives to improve and influence health experiences, practices and policies for Canadians.

Guided by our advisory committee, we seek to implement social innovation strategies that incorporate broad experiences and evidence into effective, applied decision-making impacting an individual’s point of care through to systems approaches.

 

OBJECTIVES

The Care to Know Centre:

  • Collaborates with clients, families, researchers and health stakeholders to identify and select essential research questions, projects and issues about health experiences.
  • Partners with clients, in Canada and around the world, in an on-going dialogue about what is needed to transform their health experience and disseminate that information to stakeholders and decision-makers to transform the experiences.
  • Funds consumer-focused applied research projects of excellence, in addition to pursuing the Centre’s own research initiatives and conducting research and consultation for others.
  • Assembles, mobilizes, disseminates and acts on evidence to transform practice and policy.

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