The Effectiveness of Social Media in the Dissemination of Knowledge About Pain in Dementia.

Objectives: Traditional knowledge dissemination methods have been ineffective in leading to timely and widespread changes in clinical practice. Social media have the potential to reach broader audiences than more traditional methods that disseminate research findings. We evaluated the effectiveness of using social media to mobilize knowledge about pain in dementia.

A paradigm change to inform fibromyalgia research priorities by engaging patients and health care professionals.

: Research objectives should be focused toward advancing knowledge that has meaningful impact on health. However, research agendas are mostly driven by the health care community, with limited input from patients. : In this study, prioirities of uncertainties for the management of fibromyalgia (FM) that could propel future research were identified by a defined process using the James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership (JLA-PSP) methodology.

Exercise therapy for fibromyalgia.

Fibromyalgia syndrome, a chronic condition typically characterized by widespread pain, nonrestorative sleep, fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, and other somatic symptoms, negatively impacts physical and emotional function and reduces quality of life. Exercise is commonly recommended in the management of people with fibromyalgia, and interest in examining exercise benefits for those with the syndrome has grown substantially over the past 25 years. Research supports aerobic and strength training to improve physical fitness and function, reduce fibromyalgia symptoms, and improve quality of life.

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.