DISSEMINATION & IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE
Active Implementation Formula - National Implementation Research Network
Why Study Dissemination & Implementation (D&I) Science?
D&I science can help bridge the gap between research and practice by:
Building an actionable and pragmatic knowledge base to help understand determinants of implementation and dissemination.
Developing strategies to accelerate and improve scale up and spread of effective innovations to prevent and control chromic disease.
Improving healthcare and public health practice to increase population health.
How does d&I science relate to learning health systems?
Learning health systems are designed to accelerate the creation and implementation of innovations to improve patient and population outcomes by rapidly integrating internal knowledge with external evidence. D&I science is one necessary capability to enable this, but a learning health system also needs responsive and accurate data systems, incentives to support innovation a culture of learning to be successful. The Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) had identified 33 competencies for LHS researchers categorized across 7 domains. Implementation Science is one of the competency domains.
The CCHMC Learning Health Systems Model considers Implementation Science to be a foundational capability. Several steps of the model require timely dissemination of research findings and learning, identification of implementation barriers, and evidence based implementation strategies to ensure adoption and sustainability.
CCTST D&I Consultations
CCTST members can request a D&I consultation through Research Central.
Before requesting a consultation, please review the selected readings from the D&I literature and introduction to D&I videos/presentations provided below under “D&I Info & Resources”.
D&I info & resources
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Dissemination science refers to evidence based methods for promoting the distribution of an innovation or intervention to a specific audience.
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Implementation science is the study of methods and strategies that facilitate the uptake of evidence-based interventions into regular and sustained use at scale. Implementation Science seeks to systematically close the gap between what we know and what we do.
Aims of implementation science:
Develop, test and refine relevant theories, conceptual frameworks, and measures to advance research and practice in improving implementation
Develop and test effective strategies for implementing evidence-based practices to improve health-related processes & outcomes.
Produce generalizable knowledge on barriers and facilitators of implementation, and how implementation strategies work in various contexts and settings.
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European Implementation Collaborative
Cancer Implementation Science Community of Practice
Colorado Implementation Collaborative
Global Implementation Initiative
Implementation Science (BioMed Central)
Implementation Science Communications (BioMed Central)
Improvement Science Research Network (ISRN)
Implementation Research and Practice
Implementation Research Institute
International Society for Evidence-Based Health Care (ISEHC)
NCI: National Cancer Institute Implementation Science
National Implementation Research Network (NIRN)
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
World Health Organization (WHO): The Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (AHPSR) & The Implementation Research Platform (IRP)
Society for Implementation Research Collaboration
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Eccles and Mittman: Welcome to Implementation Science
Bauer, Damschroder et al. An Introduction to implementation science for the non-specialist
Curran GM. Implementation science made too simple: a teaching tool
Nilsen, P. Making sense of implementation theories, models and frameworks
An Overview of Research and Evaluation for Dissemination and Implementation
Effectiveness-implementation Hybrid Designs
Innovations in Mixed-Methods Evaluations
Psychometric Assessment of three newly developed implementation science outcome measures
A compilation of strategies for implementing clinical innovations in health and mental health
Writing implementation research grant proposals: ten key ingredients
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CCTST Grand Rounds - Achieving Outcomes from Evidence Based Interventions: An Introduction to Implementation Science
National Implementation Network - The Active Implementation Module Series
National Institute of Mental Health - Implementation Science in Healthcare: An Introduction
NCI Scientific Events and Resources - Orientation to the Science of Dissemination and Implementation
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Diffusion of Innovations 5th Edition – Everett M. Rogers
Dissemination & Implementation Research in Health: Translating Science to Practice - Ross C. Brownson
Evaluating Health Interventions & Changes in Healthcare - John Ovretveit
Knowledge Translation in Healthcare: Moving from Evidence to Practice – Sharon E Straus, Jacqueline Tetroe & Ian D. Graham
Knowledge Utilization, Diffusion, Implementation, Transfer, & Translation: Implications for Evaluation - Judith M. Ottoson & Penelope Hawe
Models & Frameworks for Implementing Evidence-Based Practice: Linking Evidence to Action - Jo Rycroft-Malone & Tracey Bucknall
The Behavior Change Wheel: A Guide to Designing Interventions - Lou Atkins & Susan Michie
additional D&I OPPORTUNITIES & Resources
CTSA Compendium of D&I Catalogs
A curated list of resource catalogs relevant to D&I science and practice. This catalog was developed by the Clinical & Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program’s “Advancing Dissemination and Implementation Sciences in CTSAs” working group.
These self-service toolkits are an ideal starting point for investigators interested in D&I science.
All were developed by the Dissemination and Implementation Research Core (DIRC) at Washington University.
Implementation Science Exchange
A one-stop resource for implementation science researchers. Includes a variety of D&I resources, such as successfully funded sample grant proposals, theories/frameworks on Implementation Science and Organizational Theory, journals that publish related research, networking opportunities, and more. Created by North Carolina Translational & Clinical Sciences Institute.
Outlines a list of training opportunities (workshops, conferences, graduate training programs, fellowships, and online training resources) pertaining to D&I science.
Creation of this list is a joint project between the Society for Implementation Research Collaboration (SIRC) and the Association for Behavioral & Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Dissemination & Implementation Science Special Interest Group (DIS SIG).
Virtual D&I Seminars
UT Health Houston - Institute for Implementation Science Seminar Series
Contact Information
Rohit Ramaswamy, PhD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics
Co-Director of Research, James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
rohit.ramaswamy@cchmc.org
