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RESEARCH TRANSLATION AT BAYCREST KUNIN-LUNENFELD APPLIED AND EVALUATIVE RESEARCH UNIT (KLAERU) In a relatively short time, KLAERU has grown to be a trusted source for facilitating applied and evaluative research at Baycrest. Over a six-month period (October 2013 - March 2014), the KLAERU team supported the development and execution of applied and evaluative research projects in various clinical programs, including the Mood and Related Disorders Clinic, Memory Disorders Clinic, Apotex Centre, Psychiatric Day Hospital, and Departments of Medicine and Behavioural Neurology.. These projects included: • An intervention study to determine the effects of mindfulness-based treatment of dys- phoric mood in older adults; • A multisite, clinical study to develop and validate clinical descriptions of mild, moderate, and severe Alzheimer's Disease (AD) from the perspective of AD patients and their primary, informal caregivers; • An evaluative study to explore the impact of a holistic, interdisciplinary approach to delivering fitness classes to residents and staff. KLAERU's strategic growth to date has been focused on recruiting core technical and functional expertise, connecting with stakeholders and obtaining additional resources. KLAERU key activities: • Recruitment of Consulting Biostatistician in 2012; • Recruitment of Senior Project Manager with research methods, project management and knowledge translation expertise, August 2013; • Recruitment of Clinical Research Assistant with experience in quantitative and qualitative research in clinical settings and with vulnerable populations, October 2013; • Presentation of the KLAERU model at a Baycrest Interprofessional Education Workshop, Managers' Forum, to Baycrest Foundation Leadership, and to all academic physicians; • Submission of a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Knowledge to Action operating grant ($200,000 over two years). 5

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