Title:	Health Policy and Integrated Knowledge Translation: from research to action
Keywords:	Planning and programming Leadership Health Policy
Country:	Germany
Institution:	Germany - Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, University of Heidelberg
Course coordinator:	Dr. Joy Mauti-Akpan
Date start:	2026-04-27
Date end:	2026-05-01
About duration and dates:	Number of days: 5 days; Application deadline: two weeks prior the course start
Classification:	advanced optional
Mode of delivery:	Face to face
Course location: Im Neuenheimer Feld 365 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
ECTS credit points:	2 ECTS credits
SIT: 60 Hours total Self-study: 15 hours Lectures: 15 hours Group Work: 30 hours
Language:	English
Description: The overall aim of this course is to explore knowledge creation to ensure that research findings are not only accessible but also used to inform policy, practice, and system-level change. At the end of the module the student should be able to: ● Critically discusss Integrated Knowledge Translation (iKT) in comparison with traditional knowledge translation models. ● Identify and apply the ethical, political, and relational dimensions of engaging stakeholders in research. ● Design a research plan using iKT principles and quantitative and qualitative methods ● Critically evaluate case studies of successful and unsuccessful iKT partnerships. ● Discuss different communication tools and strategies tailored for various knowledge user audiences.
Assessment Procedures: Stakeholder mapping and analysis: By day 2 the participants will present a visual map/written plan outlining the various stakeholders for their topic of interest, including their roles and expectations. iKT Research Plan and Engagement Proposal: By day 5 the groups will present to their peers their updated research question, roles of their stakeholders throughout the research cycle, an engagement proposal and an evaluation plan for the expected impact. The participants will also submit their personal action plans. The peers will give a grade (30%) and finally the course coordinators will also give a grade on the individual action plans (70%). Pass Grade: 60% (as average of both grades) Re-sit option: Resubmit Individual Action Plan
Content: 1. Foundations of integrated Knowledge Translation Definition of Integrated knowledge translation and the key differences from traditional Knowledge Translation, its core principles and frameworks as well as the ethics and politics of collaborative research Group Activity: Mapping research or interest area to an iKT model 2. Partnering with Knowledge Users Exposure to Stakeholder mapping tools, navigating power dynamics and building authentic relationships Group Activity: Stakeholder identification and engagement strategy 3. Designing Research with Impact Co-developing research design and methodology with stakeholders, Group Activity: Develop an iKT research plan 4. Effective Knowledge Communication Understanding your audience, knowledge mobilization vs. translation and selecting an effective dissemination tool Group Activity: Peer reviewing a Policy Brief 5. Evaluating and sustaining iKT Logic models and evaluation tools for IKT as well as strategies for sustaining the partnership beyond the project Activity: presentation of group iKT plans and submission of individual action plan
Methods: (a) Pre-reading and overview of required templates (15 hrs) (b) Lectures with participatory activities and discussion time (15 hrs) (c) Plenary discussions and group exercises (20 hrs) (d) Facilitated drafting of individual action plan (4 hrs) (e) Final peer assessment of iKT plans (6 hrs)
Prerequisites: English: TOEFL test 5.5 or IELTS 6.5 or equivalent language skills
Attendance: Maximum number of students (including tropEd students): 25
Selection: First come, first served
Fees: 750 EUR for tropEd students, 1000 EUR for others
Scholarships: None available
tropEd accreditation: Accredited in Jan 2026 online GA. This accreditation is valid until Jan. 2031
Remarks: •Graham, I. D., et al. (2006). Lost in knowledge translation: Time for a map. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 26(1), 13–24. •Braithwaite, J., Churruca, K., Long, J.C. et al. When complexity science meets implementation science: a theoretical and empirical analysis of systems change. BMC Med 16, 63 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-018-1057-z •Gagliardi, A. R., et al. (2016). *Integrated knowledge translation (IKT) in health care: A scoping review*. Implementation Science, 11(1), 38.
Email Address:	joy.mauti@uni-heidelberg.de
Date Of Record Creation:	2026-03-03 09:15:46 (W3C-DTF)
Date Of Record Release:	2026-03-03 09:28:51 (W3C-DTF)
Date Record Checked:	2026-03-03 (W3C-DTF)
Date Last Modified:	2026-03-03 09:29:12 (W3C-DTF)