Facilitating knowledge transfer during Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout: an examination of ‘Functional Dialogues’ as an approach to bridge the evidence–policy gap
We struggled to quantify the impact of FDs on policy decisions due to the ethical requirements of academic research, barriers for policy makers in isolating and/or acknowledging impact, and the collaborative nature of dialogue. Nevertheless, the structures of knowledge transfer that we foresaw as necessary to ensure impact became the central plank of the project's broader success.
Authors
- Darren W. Westphal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0709-556X)
- Tauel Harper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7843-5544)
- Christopher C. Blyth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2017-0683)
- Samantha Carlson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4362-7730)
- Jordan Tchilingirian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9509-3638)
- Katie Attwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0366-2160)
Institutions
- The Kids Research Institute Australia (AU)
- Murdoch University (AU)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Government of Western Australia (AU)
- Princess Margaret Hospital for Children (AU)
- Government of Western Australia Department of Health (AU)
- University of Bath (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Evidence & Policy
- Published
- 2024-11-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1332/17442648y2024d000000038
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Department of Health, Government of Western Australia