The Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (IMHA) Knowledge Exchange Task Force: an innovative approach to knowledge translation.

This article will introduce the concept of Knowledge Translation (KT), as defined and used by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). The Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (IMHA), one of the 13 institutes under the umbrella of CIHR, has created the Knowledge Exchange Task Force (KETF) to research KT and to determine how to best develop and implement KT initiatives within the Canadian research milieu. Task Force goals, objectives and activities will be outlined and summarized in poster form. KETF Members, or Research Ambassadors, will be recognized, along with the names of their Parent Organizations. The paper will detail the process of KT, as defined by CIHR, and a promising KT project created by IMHA to build communication pathways between scientific researchers, consumers and multiple stakeholders with the ultimate goal of improving the quality of life of all Canadians.