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Implementation Science News
Implementation Science News ― the
latest updates from the field brought to you by the Consortium for Implementation Science, a joint endeavor of RTI International & the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.
 
MARCH 2017
This month we have highlights from our site, including: a featured article with commentary, a resource of the month, an announcement, several conferences, funding opportunities, a job opportunity, multiple training opportunities, webinars and abstracts. (Scroll down for additional newsletter sections.)

Take a spin about the site, explore the newsletter, and please send any feedback, comments or announcements to cis@consortiumforis.org.
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Featured Article
Process evaluation of the data-driven quality improvement in primary care (DQIP) trial: active and less active ingredients of a multi-component complex intervention to reduce high-risk primary care prescribing.

Grant A, Dreischulte T, Guthrie B. Process evaluation of the data-driven quality improvement in primary care (DQIP) trial: active and less active ingredients of a multi-component complex intervention to reduce high-risk primary care prescribing. Implementation science : IS. 2017;12(1):4.
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Commentary on "Process evaluation of the data-driven quality improvement in primary care (DQIP) trial: active and less active ingredients of a multi-component complex intervention to reduce high-risk primary care prescribing."

Our March 2017 Associate Editor Byron Powell discusses the value of process evaluations, such as that described in this month's featured article, in building the evidence-base for implementation strategies.
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Resource of the Month
A new source of sample grants - NCI Funded Grants in Implementation Science 

The National Cancer Institute is now providing excerpts of funded dissemination and implementation (D&I) grant applications online for educational purposes.
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Announcements
Join an Advisory Panel at PCORI

PCORI is now accepting applications for the 2017 Advisory Panel member selection cycle. There are several openings across six of the Advisory panels.

Third-party nominations and application deadlines are due by Friday, March 31.
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Conferences
4th Biennial Society for Implementation Research Collaboration Conference [SIRC 2017] 

September 8-9, 2017 – Seattle, Washington

Organizers for the 4th Biennial Society for Implementation Science Collaboration Conference are currently accepting abstracts. The theme for SIRC 2017 is “Implementation Mechanisms: What Makes Implementation Work and Why?”
 
Due to inclement weather on the east coast of the USA, the abstract submission deadline has been extended to midnight EDT on March 17, 2017.
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KT Canada Scientific Meeting 2017

June 15-16, 2017 – Quebec City, Canada

The discussion theme for the 2017 KT Scientific Meeting is “KT in Primary Care.” The deadline to submit abstracts has been extended to March 19, 2017.
 
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Evidence Live 2017

June 21-22, 2017 - Oxford, England 

Registration for the 2017 Evidence Live conference is now open! All those involved in evidence-based medicine are encouraged to attend.
 
Abstract submissions are due by March 30. Early registration ends May 1.
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Research Conference on Improving the Quality and Affordability of Healthcare through Co-Production of Healthcare Services

May 23-24, 2017 - Cincinnati, Ohio

The James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence and the Academy for Healthcare Improvement community invite researchers, clinicians, patients/families and others working at the front lines of improving health to an inter-professional research and methodology conference focused on co-production of healthcare services.
 
Early registration ends March 30.
 
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The 2017 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting

June 25-27, 2017 - New Orleans, Louisiana

Registration is now open for AcademyHealth’s 2017 Annual Research Meeting! AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting shares important findings and showcases the latest evidence to move research into action and improve health and health care.
 
The deadline for early registration is April 24, 2017.
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Global Evidence Summit 2017

September 13-16, 2017 - Cape Town, South Africa

Early registration is now open for the Global Evidence Summit 2017! The summit aims to advance the use of reliable research evidence in addressing serious health and social challenges. Individuals with systematic reviews, research synthesis, and evidence-informed health care are encouraged to attend.
 
The deadline for early registration is June 30, 2017.
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Funding Opportunities
New NIH Opportunity - Targeted Implementation Science to Achieve 90/90/90 Goals for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment: 
Several NIH Opportunities are open with standard AIDS-related application due dates of May 7, 2017:
Several AHRQ R18 opportunities are open with a standard due date of May 25, 2017:
Several NIH Opportunities are open with standard due dates in June 2017:
PCORI opportunity with a Cycle 2 2017 letter of intent due date (July 25, 2017):
 
Job Opportunities
Associate/Full Professor, Implementation Science - University of Alabama College of Education

The University of Alabama College of Education is looking for an associate or full professor of implementation science. The position is in the special education department (SPEMA), but the person is expected to work across disciplines.
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Training Opportunities
2017 Knowledge Translation (KT) Canada Summer Institute 

June 26-28, 2017—Toronto, Canada
 
The purpose of the KT Summer Institute is to provide participants with the opportunity to increase their understanding of knowledge translation research as well as opportunities and challenges in this field.  The Summer Institute will provide participants with the chance to network with colleagues including national and international KT experts.
 
The theme of the 2017 Institute is: “Patient oriented research.”
 
Applications are due tomorrow - March 15, 2017.
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UCSF Online Implementation Science Courses and Certificate Program

UCSF is now enrolling for their online Spring 2017 courses. The intended audience for the courses are: clinical/public health researchers, clinicians, public health/public policy practitioners, and quality improvement officers. The spring courses are “Framing Research to Influence Policy” and “Community Engaged Research”.
 
Applications are due prior to the start of each course with a rolling deadline until all spots are filled. Spring courses begin on April 3, 2017.
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Finding and Using Research Evidence to Inform Decision-Making in Health Systems and Organizations 

April 24-28, 2017—Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
 
The McMaster Health Forum is offering a 5-day in-person training workshop on finding and using research evidence to inform health system policy issues. The intended audience of these workshops include policymakers, stakeholders, and researcher.
 
Registration closes April 7, 2017.
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Implementation Science Masterclass 2017

July 11-12, 2017—London, England
 
The Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care South London (CLAHRC South London) is hosting an Implementation Science Masterclass in July 2017. The Masterclass includes lectures, group work, and guidance to help participants work more effectively on implementation projects. Health professionals, researchers, patients and service users, policymakers, commissioners and managers and encouraged to attend.
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Implementation - Theory and Application in Health Care 

Fall 2017 – Linköping, Sweden
 
Applications for the 2017 postgraduate course “Implementation—Theory and Application in Healthcare” are now being accepted. The course provides a broad introduction to the development of implementation science and the research conducted in this field and meets three times during the fall: September 20-21, October 10-12, and November 30.
 
Applications are due by April 30.
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Webinars
Patients' experiences of engaging in health research: Partners in the dance 

March 31, 2017 | 12:00-1:00pm PT
 
As part of KT Connects Knowledge Translation Webinar Series, Sheila Kerr and Kelly English will discuss patients’ experiences of engaging in health research.  
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KT Canada National Seminar Series

During the March session of the Knowledge Translation Canada National Seminar Series, Cheryl Currie presented Translational Research in Indigenous Health: Identifying Critical Paths Forward. The recording and materials from the session are available on the KT Canada website.

The next session of the seminar series will be held April 13, 2017.
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Abstracts
Intentional research design in implementation science: implications for the use of nomothetic and idiographic assessment.

Lyon AR, Connors E, Jensen-Doss A, et al. Intentional research design in implementation science: implications for the use of nomothetic and idiographic assessment. Translational behavioral medicine. 2017.
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Validation of the Implementation Leadership Scale (ILS) with Supervisors' Self-Ratings. 

Torres EM, Ehrhart MG, Beidas RS, Farahnak LR, Finn NK, Aarons GA. Validation of the Implementation Leadership Scale (ILS) with Supervisors' Self-Ratings. Community mental health journal. 2017.
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Does access to a demand-led evidence briefing service improve uptake and use of research evidence by health service commissioners? A controlled before and after study.

Wilson PM, Farley K, Bickerdike L, et al. Does access to a demand-led evidence briefing service improve uptake and use of research evidence by health service commissioners? A controlled before and after study. Implementation science : IS. 2017;12(1):20.
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Behavior change interventions and policies influencing primary healthcare professionals' practice- an overview of reviews. 

Chauhan BF, Jeyaraman M, Mann AS, et al. Behavior change interventions and policies influencing primary healthcare professionals' practice-an overview of reviews. Implementation science : IS. 2017;12(1):3.
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