GACD-FAPESP Implementation Science School


Though there is a growing recognition of the importance of dissemination and implementation research, significant evidence gaps, issues and challenges still remain. These gaps include a lack of case studies of effective implementation and evidence-base from low and middle-income countries, major methodological and measurement challenges and a lack of research about how to translate evidence into policy and practice effectively. With this in mind, the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) and the Sao Paolo Research Foundation (FAPESP) are co-hosting an implementation science workshop to be held at the Sao Paolo Renaissance Hotel, Brazil. The workshop will be conducted from 9am, Monday 12 November and will continue until 5.30pm on Tuesday, 13 November 2018

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    Though there is a growing recognition of the importance of dissemination and implementation research, significant evidence gaps, issues and challenges still remain.

    These gaps include a lack of case studies of effective implementation and evidence-base from low and middle-income countries, major methodological and measurement challenges and a lack of research about how to translate evidence into policy and practice effectively. With this in mind, the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) and the Sao Paolo Research Foundation (FAPESP) are co-hosting an implementation science workshop to be held at the Sao Paolo Renaissance Hotel, Brazil.

    The workshop aims to:

    - Introduce researchers to the field of dissemination and implementation science.
    - Inform, through practitioners, policymakers and researchers, how to study and implement
    research findings into policy and practice.
    - Expand on this field of science with regards to the use of theoretical models, research
    designs and measurement.
    - Illustrate ways of collaborating and networking more globally.
    - Showcase examples of implementation research and the uptake of research findings into
    policy and practice.
    Topics to be covered will include:
    - Dissemination and implementation – what is the challenge?
    - What are some of the approaches being used? What is the state of the evidence base?
    - What methods and strategies have been used for dissemination and implementation?
    - What research methods and measures have been used?
    - How to maximise the impact on policy and practice?

    Workshop Faculty:
    Brian Oldenburg, University of Melbourne, Australia
    Elsa Cornejo Vucovich, El Colegio de Sonora, Mexico
    K.R. Thankappan, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, India
    Pilvikki Absetz, University of Eastern Finland, Finland
    Rajesh Vedanthan, NYU School of Medicine, USA

    Roundtable panellists:
    Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz, FAPESP, Brazil
    Rupinder Dhaliwal, Indian Council of Medical Research, India
    Roger Glass, Fogarty International Center, NIH, USA

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