Table 2 Select training programs, conferences and resources in dissemination and implementation science
Type | Title | Brief description | Website/Information |
|---|---|---|---|
Training Programs | NIH Training Institute on Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (TIDIRH) | Five-day training and mentoring focusing on all areas of health | http://conferences.thehillgroup.com/OBSSRinstitutes/TIDIRH2011/ |
VA Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) Enhancing Implementation Science (EIS) Conference | Recorded training conference plus follow-up cyber seminars addressing: overview of implementation science; theoretical frameworks and design of implementation programs; and evaluation designs and methods | ||
Knowledge Translation Canada Summer Institute | Three-day program employing active learning strategies, mentorship opportunities, and peer-to-peer networking | http://ktclearinghouse.ca/ktcanada/education/summerinstitute | |
Conferences | NIH Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation* | Two-day conference hosted by Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, and the VA | |
Global Implementation Conference | Biennial conference on the science and practice of using science in practice | ||
Seattle Implementation Research Conference | Biennial conference on the implementation of psychosocial interventions, with an emphasis on tangible products and tools and developing junior colleagues | ||
Resources | Dissemination and Implementation in Health e-Newsletter | Distributes late-breaking information on research, practice and policy activities in D&I in health care and public health | Contact wenorton@uab.edu for details |
VA QUERI Cyber Seminar Series | Cyber seminars addressing: overview of implementation science; theoretical frameworks and design of implementation programs; and evaluation designs and methods | ||
National Implementation Research Network | Mission is to contribute to the best practices and science of implementation, organization change, and system reinvention to improve outcomes across the spectrum of human services | ||
| Â | Seattle Implementation Research Conference measures project | Development of a comprehensive library of D&I instruments measuring influences on implementation | http://www.seattleimplementation.org/sirc-projects/sirc-instrument-project/measures-collection/ |