Advancing the Conversation About the Implementation Research-Practice Gap

As part of the SIRC Practitioner Network’s Contending with the Implementation Research-Practice Gap series, this panel discussion moderated by Dr. Kate Storey, brought together leaders from both implementation research and implementation practice to discuss the current state and future directions for implementation science collaborations to close the implementation research-practice gap. Panelists included Dr. Rinad Beidas and Dr. Byron Powell, authors of the 2022 article, “Promises and pitfalls in implementation science from the perspective of US-based researchers: learning from a pre-mortem.” Panelists also included Dr. Julia Moore and Dr. Sobia Khan, authors of the response paper, “Promises and pitfalls of bridging the implementation science to practice gap” from the perspective of implementation support practitioners. Dr. Rohit Ramaswamy joined the panel to provide broader perspective from a practitioner-scientist. Panelists expanded on themes identified in these articles and related topics.