The 2nd SIRC conference focused on solving implementation research dilemmas, including: (1) evidence-based practice champions, (2) scale-up fidelity, (3) sustainability, (4) global perspectives, (5) technology, (6) measurement, and (7) training. More information about this conference is available here.
The goal of the 3rd SIRC conference was to explore key efficiency issues, how to use available and affordable tools, and research design and statistical solutions to advance efficient methodologies through community partnerships and team science. More information about this conference is available here.
The 4th SIRC conference marks the start of a series on Mechanisms of Implementation: What Works and Why? This theme was chosen because it seems tailored approaches to implementation outperform standardized, but there are no clear methods for informing tailored protocols. Consequently, strategies are often mismatched to barriers (e.g., intrapersonal/individual level strategy like training used […]
David Chambers, Deputy Director for Implementation Science in the Office of the Director in the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), began this webinar with a historical overview of the field of implementation science, setting the stage for why we are now poised to explore implementation mechanisms. […]
Larry Palinkas held our first SIRC Office Hours on April 4 at 2 EST/11PST. Pragmatic clinical trials of mental health services are increasingly being developed to establish comparative effectiveness, influence sustainable implementation, and address real world policy decisions. However, use of time and resource intensive qualitative methods in pragmatic trials may be inconsistent with the […]
Learning collaboratives (LCs) are used widely to promote implementation of evidence-based practices. However, there has been limited research on the effectiveness of LCs and models vary widely in their structure, focus and components. Dr. Nadeem will discuss a pilot study on a theory-based LC model, which aimed to develop and field test the model to […]
The goal of the 5th SIRC conference was to explore the ways in which research, policy, and practice intersect to advance the field and improve outcomes for populations served. Where does the “rubber meet the road” and how do our advances in implementation science have a direct and relevant impact on policies and programs in […]
Dr. John Øvretveit discussed his recent article published in the SIRC’s new journal, Implementation Research and Practice. The webinar was moderated by Dr. Sonja Schoenwald, Co-Editor-in-Chief of IRP. Dr. Øvretveit described a rapid implementation research project with the Stockholm health care system to assist the system to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. It uses this […]
Implementation Research and Practice is an international, peer-reviewed, open access, online-only journal published on behalf of SIRC that provides rapid publication of interdisciplinary research that advances the implementation in diverse contexts of effective approaches to assess, prevent, and treat mental health, substance use, or other addictive behaviors, in the general population or among those at-risk or […]
This office hour was hosted by Stephanie Yu, Noah Triplett, J.C. Gonzalez, Sheina Godovich, and Margaret Crane. Panelists provided insights on the hidden curriculum in dissemination and implementation (D&I) science. Topics included navigating D&I conferences, professional groups, potential grants, and journals. The office hour was a part of the student office hour series hosted by […]
