Assignment: Problem Statement & Knowledge Gap
Purpose/Objectives: Develop the skills to identify and define a problem/knowledge gap in healthcare. Review the literature to frame the problem within the Biomedical Research Translational Continuum. Develop a foundation for the development of a knowledge intervention in order to improve policy, process, operations and/or health outcomes.
There are three main parts to this assignment.
Part I: (2 to 3 pages double spaced) Identify and describe a problem in healthcare that you would like to address. Clearly explain the problem and its significance. Use evidence from the literature to support the background outlining your problem and its significance.
Part II: (see chart template below) Conduct a mini-scoping review in order to further define the problem and identify knowledge gaps to be addressed. Present your strategy for and results of your scoping review in the tables as shown below.
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Database
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Search Terms
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Additional Limits
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Results
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Summarize at least 5 (five) articles from your scoping review as per the table below:
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Author(s) and Year
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Discipline
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Stakeholders
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Study Design
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Outcomes/ Measures/Results
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Translational Chasm
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Part III: (3 to 4 pages double spaced) Based on the scoping review, identify the current knowledge along the Biomedical Research Translational Continuum. Provide justification for where you think the knowledge is currently present along the translational continuum (e.g. T1-
T4). Explain the following:
(1) How can you use the knowledge where it currently stands within the current translational chasm to drive change? Briefly describe how you might move knowledge to action.
(2) Identify the knowledge gap. What is the new knowledge need to move along the translational spectrum? How can you create new knowledge along the translational continuum?
What disciplines and/or stakeholders should be involved?