In a recent Editorial for this journal, El-Jardali and Fadlallah proposed a new framework for Knowledge Translation (KT) in healthcare. Many such frameworks already exist; thus, new entrants to the field must be scrutinized in regard to their unique contributions to advancing understanding and practice. The El-Jardali and Fadlallah framework focuses on policy-level discussions, a relatively und...

this study aimed to develop indicators for evaluating the implementation of the framework convention on tobacco control (fctc) in iran. we used the “grounded theory” framework. totally, 265 policy-makers, stakeholders, and community members were recruited by purposeful sampling in 2008. after analyzing the gathered data, 251 indicators, including 82 indicators as “applied indicators”, were deri...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 introduction: since, accurate, appropriate, precise, timely, valid information, and valid interpretation of information is required and the basis for policy and decision making and planning in various levels of the organization management, this study was conducted to evaluate the district health information system evolutio...