Knowledge Management
April 2012 marks the beginning of the Partnership’s second five-year mandate and the next phase of implementing Canada’s national cancer strategy. The priorities and initiatives for the next five years are outlined in our 2012-2017 strategic plan, Sustaining Action Toward a Shared Vision. Our website will soon be updated to reflect the activities supporting the strategic plan. The information below reflects the priorities and accomplishments of our work between 2007 and 2012.
Accelerating the adoption and application of best-available evidence in cancer
A key aspect of the Partnership’s mandate is to make new and existing knowledge about cancer widely accessible. By capturing and synthesizing new ideas and evidence-based information, the Partnership works to encourage and support the adoption and sharing of cancer control knowledge across the Canadian health system. Sharing information this way requires a combination of approaches, collaboration across jurisdictions and enabling technologies to ensure strategies are in place to support the uptake and adoption of new practices.
To enable this work, the Partnership has developed tools, such as cancerview.ca and the Cancer Risk Management Model, that combine timely knowledge and the innovative use of technology. These tools also:
- Leverage expertise found in Canada and abroad
- Facilitate collaboration across jurisdictions to support evidence-informed decision-making in cancer control
- Support health-care professionals, who are the foundation of the drive to improve care and services across Canada
By widening the knowledge net, the Partnership ensures that people who have experienced a cancer diagnosis, as well as their families, find appropriate support resources to help manage their own care. Spreading knowledge also helps to ensure that health-care professionals can make the best and most timely use of current and emerging information to improve quality, care delivery and cancer outcomes.
