Contributors
Home > About PEN > ContributorsLeaders and experts in knowledge translation of health evidence and its application in practice have been consulted in the design of this innovative service. DC acknowledges the following contributors who have provided valuable input into the design and implementation of PEN.
- The Centre for Health Evidence (CHE), affiliated with the University of Alberta, is one of the leaders in Canada and the international scene on knowledge translation and evidence-based decision-making.
- MarketLink Solutions, a leading-edge technology innovator designed the electronic platform for PEN that ensures finding and accessing authoritative guidance, related evidence and educational tools is a seamless process for users.
- DC Expert Advisory Committee guided key decisions on practitioners' needs, topic selection, service promotion. Members of the Advisory Group include Beth Armour, Janet Chappell, Liz DaSilva, Elaine Eppler, Kristyn Hall, Brenda Hotson, Cathy Seward. The DC Project Management Team includes Lynda Corby, Marsha Sharp and Jayne Thirsk and PEN Content Manager - Beth Armour.
- The DC Networks and countless member volunteers identified practice questions, gathered the evidence, authored and reviewed the content in PEN, ensuring its validity and integrity. Their contributions are acknowledged explicitly in association with each knowledge pathway.
- The British Columbia Ministry of Health Services is gratefully acknowledged for funding the partnership between Dietitians of Canada and Dial-A-Dietitian Nutrition Information Society, and BC Cancer Agency for enhancing the development of the PEN service. Susan Ross, Consultant is acknowledged for her keen insight and proposal expertise which brought these partners together.
- The Ministry of Health Promotion's (MHP) is gratefully acknowledged for the development and piloting of a call centre staffed by Registered Dietitians. The call centre will draw on the DC PEN portal to provide evidence-based advice to Ontarians.
- The DC Gerontology Network, DC Paediatric Nutrition Network, DC Dysphagia Network are gratefully acknowledged for their financial contribution to the respective Knowledge Pathways.
- The Public Health Agency of Canada is acknowledged for the financial contribution to the Diabetes and Nutritional Assessment Knowledge Pathway. The views expressed in these Knowledge Pathways are not necessarily those of Public Health Agency of Canada.
- Dietitians of Canada acknowledges the funding contribution from the Canadian Council on Learning to support the evaluation of the PEN service.
- Department of Applied Human Nutrition, Mount Saint Vincent University, Nova Scotia is acknowledged for their leadership in implementation of the PEN evaluation.
- Administrative support for Kristyn Hall to conduct a critical review and synthesis of the evidence for the Pediatric Obesity pathway was provided by the Calgary Health Region. This support demonstrates the key role that Health Care Administrators can play in facilitating knowledge translation and exchange by supporting their staff to contribute their expertise to developing PEN content.