Echo Research

We are a research program specializing in child health and knowledge translation within the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta.

Lead by Shannon Scott, Canada Research Chair (tier II) for knowledge translation in child health, ECHO resides within the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta. Our focus is on improving health outcomes for children with acute health conditions through application of the best available evidence - a process known as knowledge translation (KT). The importance of studying knowledge translation efforts to Canadian children and youth is clear – it is fundamental to ensuring that the best available research evidence informs the health and health care of infants, children, youth and families, as well as improving the efficiencies within the delivery of health care to children.