▁in ▁publishing ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 ▁research ▁paper ▁in ▁ ▁national ▁and ▁international ▁journ als . ▁In ▁these ▁years ▁the ▁center ▁also ▁run ▁several ▁research ▁projects ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁knowledge ▁translation . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁it ▁was ▁approved ▁as ▁a ▁research ▁center ▁by ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health ▁and ▁Medical ▁Education ▁( I ran ). ▁ ▁Mission ▁statement ▁ ▁The ▁Know ledge ▁Util ization ▁Research ▁Center ▁a ims ▁to ▁produce ▁knowledge , ▁local ize ▁it , ▁and ▁promote ▁policies , ▁methods ▁and ▁activities ▁that ▁lead ▁to ▁the ▁better ▁util ization ▁of ▁health ▁knowledge ▁in ▁Iran . ▁The ▁goal ▁of ▁this ▁center ▁is ▁to ▁create ▁change ▁in ▁health ▁decision ▁mak ers ' ▁behavior , ▁i . e . ▁to ▁make ▁dec isions ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁scientific ▁and ▁research ▁evidence ▁on ▁one ▁hand , ▁and ▁to ▁strength en ▁research ers ' ▁efforts ▁in ▁transfer ring ▁research ▁results ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand ▁and ▁improve ▁their ▁communic ating ▁environment . ▁ ▁To ▁obtain ▁these ▁a ims , ▁center ▁have ▁some ▁Str ateg ies ▁for ▁its ▁vision ▁on ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁based ▁on ▁People , ▁Policy ▁mak ers ▁and ▁man agers , ▁Health ▁service ▁prov iders , ▁Research ers . ▁ ▁Ach iev ements ▁ ▁Education ▁Work sh ops ▁The ▁Know ledge ▁Util ization ▁Research ▁center ▁has ▁designed ▁and ▁executed ▁different ▁work sh ops ▁like ▁Know ledge ▁Transfer ▁and ▁Exchange , ▁Ada pt ation ▁of ▁C lin ical ▁Gu idel ines , ▁ ▁System atic ▁Review ▁and ▁Meta ▁Analysis ▁ ▁and