FAQs

Many continuing education programs focus on sharing information—teaching clinicians what the research says. iKT goes further. We focus on helping organizations and clinicians apply that evidence in real-world practice.

Our programs are built on implementation science, using evidence-informed frameworks, practical tools, and mentoring to make change both achievable and sustainable. We:

• Pair education with structured implementation strategies
• Address real-world barriers and facilitators to change
• Support teams through pre-implementation, implementation, and sustainability phases
• Design programs specifically for interdisciplinary rehabilitation teams in diverse settings

Unlike traditional CE providers, iKT is a partner in driving change, not just a source of information.

Our mission is to advance equitable, evidence-based care by helping clinicians and health systems implement evidence-based practices quickly, and by empowering people with disabilities with the knowledge they need to advocate for high-quality care.

Our vision is a world where clinicians and health systems are equipped to deliver equitable, evidence-based care, ensuring that people with disabilities have access to the high-quality care they deserve.

Our programs are designed for:

• Clinicians (PTs, OTs, SLPs, nurses, physiatrists, psychologists, community health workers, and more)
• Organizational leaders and health system administrators
• Academic partners seeking to build knowledge, skill, and implementation capacity
• International teams aiming to adapt and implement evidence-based practices in diverse contexts.

The Institute for Knowledge Translation (iKT) was founded by Jenni Moore, a physical therapist and implementation science leader who saw firsthand how long it takes for research to reach everyday clinical practice, often 17 years or more.

Through her clinical work and collaborations with health systems, Jenni recognized that the problem wasn’t simply a lack of evidence, it was that existing training and continuing education approaches didn’t reflect what we know about how people and organizations actually change.

Most programs focused on delivering information, assuming that if clinicians knew the evidence, they would automatically change their practice. But research on behavior change and implementation science shows that information alone rarely leads to lasting change. Real change requires addressing barriers, supporting teams through structured processes, and building systems that make new practices stick.

Jenni founded iKT to close this gap for clinicians and for the patients who we serve. She believes that people should have access to evidence-based care now, not decades later. When evidence-based practices are implemented well, patients recover more efficiently, achieve better outcomes, and often do so with less cost and time.

At iKT, we also understand that successful implementation is a partnership, not a one-time training. We work alongside clinicians and organizational leaders by providing tools and resources, co-designing strategies, building capacity, and supporting change over time.

This work has grown far beyond one person. Over time, clinicians, researchers, organizational leaders, and partners from around the world have joined the mission, united by the belief that evidence-based care should be accessible, equitable, and actionable. Together, we are creating a community committed to accelerating change and improving outcomes for people with disabilities.

By combining education, evidence-informed frameworks, practical tools, and mentoring, iKT helps clinicians and health systems translate research into action faster, more effectively, and with a focus on equity for people with disabilities.

iKT’s programs are delivered fully online, making them accessible to clinicians and organizations worldwide. Each program blends asynchronous, self-paced learning with live mentoring and interactive sessions, giving participants flexibility while ensuring meaningful engagement and real-world application.

Our asynchronous modules provide clear, evidence-informed education that clinicians can complete on their own schedule. Live mentoring sessions create space for discussion, problem-solving, and connecting the content to participants’ specific clinical settings. This blended model is flexible for international teams and adaptable to a variety of organizational contexts.

Beyond core content, iKT programs include:

• Practical tools and implementation resources such as planning templates, fidelity tracking tools, reflection cards, and strategy guides that teams can use immediately in practice.
• Communities of Practice which are interactive spaces where clinicians and leaders can share experiences, troubleshoot challenges, and learn from peers implementing similar practices.
• Ongoing support and mentorship — we don’t disappear after the training ends. iKT offers structured follow-up sessions, coaching, and consultation to help teams move from initial learning to sustained change.

This comprehensive approach ensures that participants don’t just gain knowledge, they gain the structures, support, and community needed to implement evidence-based practices effectively and sustainably.

Yes. iKT offers continuing education units (CEUs) and professional credits for many of our programs. The number of CEUs, the associations that have approved them, and the professions they apply to (e.g., physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology) may vary by program. To find the most accurate and up-to-date information, please check the program brochures or the individual course pages on our website.

We are continually expanding our accredited offerings to meet the needs of rehabilitation professionals in multiple disciplines and states, ensuring our programs meet high professional standards while remaining practical and implementation-focused.

Absolutely. Through our consulting program, iKT specializes in tailoring programs to fit each organization’s unique context, priorities, and readiness for change. We partner with leadership and clinical teams to understand local barriers, workflows, and goals, and then co-design implementation strategies that align with organizational priorities.

Customization can include:

• Adapting content for specific clinical populations or settings (e.g., stroke rehabilitation, inpatient vs. outpatient care)
• Embedding organizational policies, procedures, or workflows into training content
• Aligning implementation strategies with existing initiatives, accreditation standards, or quality improvement goals
• Creating multi-phase training and support plans to build skills progressively across teams

Yes. iKT frequently partners with academic institutions, health systems, and research teams to support the implementation, evaluation, and dissemination components of research and grant-funded projects.

Our expertise in implementation science and real-world application makes us a strong collaborator for projects that aim to move evidence into practice. We can:

• Contribute to grant proposal development, including crafting implementation strategies, evaluation plans, and sustainability frameworks
• Serve as a training and implementation partner during funded projects, helping build capacity within clinical teams
• Provide implementation coaching, fidelity measurement, and strategy adaptation support throughout the project lifecycle
• Assist with dissemination, including presenting at conferences, contributing to manuscripts, and supporting scale-up plans

Our team has experience collaborating on federal grants (e.g., NIH, NIDILRR), foundation funding, and international projects, making us a valuable partner for initiatives that bridge research and practice.

Both individuals and organizations can participate in iKT programs.

• Individual clinicians can register for our programs to build their skills and apply implementation principles in their own practice.
• Organizations and health systems often work with iKT to implement evidence-based practices across teams, departments, or entire facilities. These partnerships include customized training, implementation planning, mentoring, and sustainability strategies.

Whether you’re a single clinician seeking to deepen your expertise or a leadership team aiming to drive system-level change, iKT offers programs and support that meet you where you are.

iKT partners with a wide range of stakeholders, including rehabilitation clinicians, hospitals, academic institutions, residency programs, research teams, and health systems across the U.S. and internationally. Our programs are designed to support both individual learners and organizations seeking to implement evidence-based practices at scale.

Yes. iKT has trained clinicians in more than 35 countries and advised on implementation strategies in settings ranging from community hospitals to national health systems. Our programs are fully online, making it easy to engage teams across time zones and contexts.

iKT offers a comprehensive suite of programs designed to help clinicians, organizations, and health systems implement evidence-based practices effectively and sustainably. All programs combine evidence-informed education, practical tools, mentoring, and community support to close the gap between research and real-world care.

• Clinical Implementation Programs – Multi-phase, structured programs that guide teams through pre-implementation, implementation, and sustainability. These include self-paced modules, live mentoring, planning resources, fidelity tools, and access to a Community of Practice.
• Practice Accelerator Forums – Short, focused sessions (typically 3 hours) that combine evidence-based content with practical tools and implementation strategies. Ideal for individuals or teams looking for targeted, actionable learning.
• Implementation Science & Practice Skill Development – A leveled series (Essential Skills → Evidence to Action → Advanced Frameworks) designed to build individual and team capacity to lead implementation efforts.
• Residency Partnership Program – A full academic curriculum and implementation support package for neurologic physical therapy residency programs, including diagnostic modules, mentorship, and reporting tools.
• Advanced Practice Program in Neurologic PT – A structured, specialty-aligned curriculum for clinicians pursuing advanced practice or board certification, with flexible modules, mentoring, and exam prep tools.
• Communities of Practice – Peer learning groups with toolkits, case discussions, and ongoing implementation support. Current CoPs include High-Intensity Gait Training (HIT), Functional Neurologic Disorder (FND), and Implementation Science & Practice.
• Certification Programs (Coming Soon) – Formal recognition pathways for HIT expertise and Implementation Practitioner skills.
• Implementation Consulting – Customized services for organizations, including planning, strategy selection, leadership alignment, fidelity monitoring, and scaling support.

Program length varies based on the format and goals. Practice Accelerator Forums typically last around 3 hours, while Knowledge Translation Practitioner Programs involve approximately 8 hours of structured learning. Clinical Implementation Programs are more comprehensive and typically include 12+ hours of education and training. The Advanced Practice and Residency programs are much longer, and include a weekly meeting over a period of 1 year. This flexible structure allows iKT to meet the needs of both individual clinicians and organizations. Please refer to the specific program page to learn more about time requirements.

Our post-program surveys indicate that organizations that partner with iKT often see improvements in:

• Routine use of evidence-based practices
• Improved implementation fidelity, ensuring practices are delivered as intended
• Clinician confidence and skill in applying evidence-based practices
• Patient outcomes, including more efficient recovery and higher quality of care
• Organizational efficiency, by aligning training with existing structures and reducing delays in practice change

Our structured approach leads to measurable, sustainable improvements in care delivery.

Every clinical setting faces unique challenges when adopting new practices. iKT helps teams identify local barriers—such as time constraints, resource limitations, workflow misalignment, or leadership engagement—and then co-design targeted strategies to address them. We provide tools, resources, mentoring, and communities of practice that support problem-solving and adaptation over time, ensuring that changes are both practical and sustainable.

Knowledge Translation is the process of moving evidence into action. It involves synthesizing research, adapting it to local contexts, sharing it with the right audiences, and supporting real-world implementation.

At iKT, knowledge translation is at the heart of everything we do. We help clinicians and organizations:

• Identify and prioritize evidence
• Assess readiness and context
• Develop tailored implementation plans
• Build capacity through training and support
• Sustain changes over time

The evidence-to-practice gap refers to the significant delay between the generation of research knowledge and its use in clinical practice, policy, or health systems. According to the often-cited estimate, it can take an average of 17 years for just 14% of research findings to be incorporated into routine clinical practice.

This gap highlights why knowledge translation and implementation efforts are critical. They help ensure that evidence-based practices reach patients and health systems more quickly, improving outcomes and reducing inefficiencies.

iKT was founded to close this gap, ensuring that research leads to real-world impact much faster.

Implementation is the critical step that ensures evidence-based practices move beyond research and become part of everyday clinical care. In rehabilitation, there is often a significant delay, sometimes 17 or more years, between the generation of evidence and its routine use in practice. Without intentional implementation efforts, effective interventions can remain underused, applied inconsistently, or adapted in ways that dilute their impact.

For rehabilitation professionals, effective implementation can have far-reaching benefits:

• Improved patient outcomes — Patients receive interventions that are backed by research, leading to faster recovery, better function, and higher quality of life.
• Greater efficiency — Clinicians and organizations reduce trial-and-error, streamline care pathways, and make better use of limited time and resources.
• Enhanced team confidence and consistency — Shared language, clear processes, and evidence-informed strategies build stronger interdisciplinary teamwork and reduce variation in care.
• More equitable care — Implementation helps ensure that all patients, not just those in specialized or well-resourced settings, have access to the best available practices.
• Sustained impact over time — When implementation strategies are applied systematically, evidence-based practices are more likely to be embedded in routine workflows, maintained through staff changes, and adapted as contexts evolve.

Implementation transforms research into real-world results, allowing rehabilitation professionals to deliver the right care, at the right time, to the right people, consistently and sustainably.

The iKT uses well-established frameworks from implementation science to guide the development of our programs to facilitate structured, sustainable change in clinical practice. These frameworks provide a clear roadmap for translating evidence into action, helping teams apply evidence strategically, adapt approaches to their local context, and sustain practices over time.

Our approach draws on multiple complementary frameworks and models, including the ones below, as well as others.

• Knowledge-to-Action (KTA) Framework – Outlines an iterative process for moving knowledge from research into practice through knowledge creation, adaptation to local context, targeted implementation, and ongoing evaluation.
• Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) – A comprehensive meta-framework that identifies domains such as intervention characteristics, inner and outer settings, characteristics of individuals, and implementation processes to help assess contextual factors that influence implementation success.
• Dynamic Sustainability Framework (DSF) – Highlights that both interventions and contexts evolve over time, emphasizing continuous learning and adaptation to support long-term sustainability in real-world settings.
• Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) – Synthesizes constructs from multiple behavior change theories into 14 domains (e.g., knowledge, beliefs about capabilities, environmental context, social influences) to identify determinants of behavior and guide selection of strategies to address them.
• NHS Sustainability Model – Developed by the UK National Health Service, this practical diagnostic model identifies factors across process, staff, and organization domains that influence the likelihood that new practices will be sustained over time.
• Clinical Sustainability Assessment Tool (CSAT) – A validated assessment tool used to evaluate an organization’s capacity to sustain clinical practices across multiple domains, including leadership, organizational culture, resources, workflow integration, and monitoring.
• RE-AIM Framework (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance) – A planning and evaluation framework that encourages teams to assess interventions across five dimensions to understand both effectiveness and long-term public health impact.

Evidence consistently shows that implementation efforts are more successful when frameworks are used to guide planning and when barriers are explicitly identified and addressed. By grounding our programs in implementation science, including information gathered from these frameworks, iKT helps clinicians and organizations implement evidence strategically, target barriers systematically, and build capacity for sustained change.

An Implementation or Knowledge Translation (KT) Practitioner is a clinician, educator, researcher, or leader who plays a strategic role in bridging the gap between evidence and practice. Rather than simply delivering clinical care or disseminating research findings, implementation practitioners help ensure that evidence-based practices are adopted, adapted, and sustained within real-world healthcare settings.

Implementation practitioners draw on principles from implementation science and knowledge translation to plan, guide, and support practice change. Their work typically involves:

• Integrating frameworks and models – Applying implementation science frameworks (e.g., KTA, CFIR, TDF, DSF, RE-AIM) to structure projects, guide decision-making, and ensure that strategies are systematic rather than ad hoc.
• Assessing context – Identifying organizational structures, workflows, resources, and cultural factors that influence the success of implementation efforts.
• Identifying barriers and facilitators – Using structured frameworks and tools to understand determinants of behavior and system factors that impact change.
• Engaging stakeholders – Building buy-in and collaboration across interdisciplinary teams, leadership, and, when appropriate, patients and families.
• Selecting and applying strategies – Matching evidence-informed implementation strategies (e.g., audit and feedback, facilitation, training, workflow redesign) to identified barriers and facilitators.
• Collecting and using data – Gathering baseline data, fidelity measures, and implementation outcomes to monitor progress, evaluate impact, and inform iterative adaptations over time.
• Supporting sustainability – Embedding practices into organizational structures and workflows, fostering capacity within teams, and ensuring interventions are maintained and adapted as contexts evolve.

Implementation and KT practitioners may work within organizations, for example, as internal facilitators, clinical champions, or implementation leads, or in academic, consulting, or system-level roles, supporting multiple organizations.

iKT offers structured training programs and practical tools to help clinicians and organizations develop these skills, build internal capacity, and lead effective implementation efforts. Through programs like the Implementation Practice Series and customized organizational training, iKT prepares practitioners to turn evidence into everyday practice, strategically, rigorously, and sustainably.

Fidelity

How closely a practice is delivered to the way it was intended in research. High fidelity helps maintain the effectiveness of evidence-based practices in real-world settings.

Adaptation and Modification

Adjusting evidence-based practices to better fit the local context. Adaptation is deliberate and planned; modifications can be unplanned. Both should be documented to balance flexibility and fidelity.

Barrier and Facilitator Assessment

A structured way to identify what might help or hinder implementation, such as resources, culture, leadership, or individual beliefs, so implementation strategies can be matched to real needs.

Pre-Implementation / Implementation / Sustainment

Implementation usually happens in phases:

• Pre-implementation: Laying the groundwork for implementation (e.g., leadership engagement, assessing context, identifying barriers)
• Implementation: Applying implementation strategies and monitoring fidelity
• Sustainment: Maintaining fidelity of implemented practices over time, often 2 years or more.

Implementation Facilitation

A supportive strategy and role that helps teams plan, problem-solve, adapt, and stay on track with implementation. Facilitators can be internal (within the organization) or external experts.

Implementation Champion

A person within the organization who advocates for change, motivates colleagues, addresses resistance, and keeps momentum going.

Communities of Practice (CoPs)

Groups of people who share a common interest and learn together through regular interaction. CoPs help sustain evidence-based practices over time by supporting peer learning and problem-solving.

De-Implementation

The intentional process of reducing or stopping practices that are not evidence-based or no longer beneficial, to make space for better care approaches.

Why Frameworks & Barrier Targeting Matter

Research shows that implementation efforts are more successful when teams use structured frameworks and address barriers directly. This approach leads to faster adoption, better fit with real-world settings, and more sustainable change.