According to the National Cancer Institute, Implementation Science (IS) aims to accelerate the adoption and integration of evidence-based practices, interventions, and policies into routine healthcare and public health practice to improve the impact on population health.
By using IS, researchers can help bridge the divide between research and practice and bring programs that work to communities in need. Applying IS may help you understand how to best use specific interventions and strategies that have been proven to work in similar settings.
Dissemination refers to the intentional process of spreading information and interventions to a target audience, while implementation is the process of integrating a specific intervention into practice within an organization or system.
Who uses Implementation Science?
It is used across different disciplines such as :
- Public Health, Global Health
- Primary Care Pediatrics
- Environmental & Occupational Health
- Pediatrics
- Epidemiology
- Oncology & Hematology
- Behavioral & Mental Health
- Oral Health
- Pharmacy & Pharmacology
- Genomics & Precision Medicine
- Nursing
- Maternal Health
- Youth Mental Health
- Pulmonary, Critical Care, & Sleep Medicine
- Education
Orientation to the Science of Dissemination and Implementation
This webinar, from the National Cancer Institute, provides an introduction and orientation to the science of dissemination and implementation for those new to this field.
To skip to a specific topic in the video, please see below:
- Introduction and Rationale for Implementation Science (2:38)
- Introduction to Two Case Studies (14:45)
- Implementation Frameworks: Overview (28:22)
- Implementation Process Models (31:28)
- Identifying and Prioritizing Barriers and Facilitators (36:23)
- Identifying and Applying Implementation Strategies (49:01)
- Evaluating Implementation Efforts (1:20:23)
- Discussion (1:36:18)