Leong Centre Trainee Hub: Amplify Engagement – Oct 30, 2025

Session Description

TITLE: Integrating Community Engagement and Knowledge Translation Across the Research Process

DESCRIPTION: Interested in knowledge translation but not sure how to go beyond sharing findings through conferences and publications? In an era where having real-world impact is paramount, the ability to effectively engage patients and community members, and translate research into actionable knowledge is more important than ever – but how do we actually do that in a meaningful way? This webinar shares practical ways to include community engagement and knowledge translation (KT) at each stage of the research process, from identifying research questions to interpreting data.

SPEAKERS: 

• Saskia Kwan is a Principal and Co-Founder of Amplify Engagement and designs and facilitates meaningful engagements to bring together ideas from diverse audiences.
• Jenine Paul is a Principal and Co-Founder of Amplify Engagement and leads engagement initiatives aimed at embedding community voices in research, policy and healthcare.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: After participating in this session, attendees should be able to:

• Understand how to include community engagement and/or KT across the research process.
• Identify new opportunities for engaging community in your research.