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Between 2004 and 2007, the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF) funded a Knowledge Brokering Program. The program provided funding support to six healthcare organizations to pilot innovative approaches in the field of knowledge brokering.

This review provides a description of the ways in which the hired knowledge brokers facilitated the use of research evidence in decision-making processes of each healthcare organization funded under the KB program.

It finds that targeted investment in knowledge brokering can offer some promise in promoting evidence-based decision-making among frontline staff and middle- and senior-level leaders of healthcare organizations.

The key conditions and context for success as they arose in this initiative include:

• solid leadership and commitment from senior management;
• dedicated resources;
• clear objectives and good project management and evaluation;
• flexibility and variation in tools and approaches; and
  
• persistent effort throughout the project

See: http://www.chsrf.ca/Programs/EvaluationAndPerformanceManagement/KnowledgeBrokeringReview.aspx