Successfully sharing & acting on research findings depends on active partnerships with the implementers – patients, caregivers, & their clinician partners.
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The 2024 Academy Health Dissemination & Implementation (D&I) Science Conference revealed a significant gap between researchers and implementers (patients, caregivers, and their clinician partners). While D&I science studies how to share and apply research findings effectively, the conference highlighted that implementers—the very people meant to use these findings—were largely absent. Through interviews with attendees, key barriers emerged: high conference costs, lack of deliberate outreach, and content primarily designed for researchers. A compelling example from Ghana demonstrated successful implementation through radio drama and community health workers, suggesting that effective D&I requires meeting people where they are, both literally and figuratively.
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EpisodeProemShare and Use: Dissemination and Implementation2024 Academy Health D&I ConferenceAccording to Scientists, What is D&I?Setup and IntroductionsNGOs using Implementation ScienceNothing about us without usNGOs implement every dayUnderstanding the caregiver’s experienceResearch questions from implementersAlign the languageFacilitating implementationWhat is Dissemination and Implementation Science?Implementers at the conferenceMore intentional invitationsPartnering with PharmaPaying for implementers to attendExperts don’t have all the answersCost and timeRadical dissemination by radioTen + ten + thirtyReflectionRelated episodes from Health Hats
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Kayla Nelson: Web and Social Media Coach, Dissemination, Help Desk
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Steve Heatherington: Help Desk and podcast production counseling
Joey van Leeuwen, Drummer, Composer, and Arranger, provided the music for the intro, outro, proem, and reflection, including Moe's Blues for Proem and Reflection and Bill Evan's Time Remembered for on-mic clips.
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Inspired by and Grateful to
Anonymous, Bernard Appiah, Bryan Ford, Catherine Hoyt, Nadia Sam-Agudu, Tatiana Nickelson, Greg Martin, Kristin Carman, Aaron Carroll, Susannah Fox, Eric Kettering, Rodney Elliott, Lisa Stewart, Ellen Schultz, Kathleen Noonan
Links and references
The Communication Initiative Network Bernard Appiah
Bernard Appiah's publications Fascinating!!
Nadia Sam-Agudu recent publication. Check this out.
St. Louis Sickle Cell Association
University of Colorado Accord Center.
See Infographic here.
Communication and Dissemination Strategies To Facilitate the Use of Health and Health Care Evidence
Dissemination and Implementation Science to Advance Health Equity: An Imperative for Systemic Change
Managing Clinical Knowledge for Health Care Improvement
Embedding implementation science in the research pipeline
A Systematic Review of Patient Engagement and Its Organizational Impact
The Application and Evolution of the Practical, Robust Implementation and Sustainability Model (PRISM): History and Innovations
Engagement in Research: PCORI's Foundational Expectations for Partnerships | PCORI
Toolkit resources | Consumer Engagement | VCCC Alliance
Building the table together: Lessons on authentic community engagement from INSPIRE
Rebel Health: A Field Guide to the Patient-Led Revolution in Medical Care – Susan...