Tuesday, July 7, 2015

WEBINAR: “Hybrid Designs” Combining Elements of Clinical Effectiveness and Implementation Research



“Hybrid Designs” Combining Elements of Clinical Effectiveness and Implementation ResearchOn Thursday, July 23, 2015 from 2:00-3:00 pm ET, Dr. Geoffrey Curran will present “Hybrid Designs” Combining Elements of Clinical Effectiveness and Implementation Research. In accompaniment to the six preceding Advanced Topics in IS webinars on models and frameworks, we are developing a suite of webinars that will delve deeper into popular D&I designs and specific examples where they have been used. July’s seminar will present the reasoning behind and design elements of three types of “hybrid designs” which combine clinical effectiveness and implementation research to varying degrees. Examples of each will be discussed, as well as challenges associated with fielding hybrid studies.
Relevant References: Recommended to be reviewed in advance of the session

Friday, June 12, 2015

143rd APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition

Additional Information:
https://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual/about-the-annual-meeting

Description:
2015 Annual Meeting Theme: Health in All Policies
The environments in which people live, work, learn and play have a tremendous impact on their health. Responsibility for the social determinants of health falls to many nontraditional health partners, such as housing, transportation, education, air quality, parks, criminal justice, energy, and employment agencies. Public health agencies and organizations will need to work with those who are best positioned to create policies (legal and regulatory) and practices that promote healthy communities and environments and secure the many co-benefits that can be attained through healthy public policy.

Friday, June 5, 2015

The Tenth Annual Conference on Health Disparities-Basic, Clinical and Community Approaches to Solving Obesity

Additional Information:
http://ce.unthsc.edu/live/1130

Description:
Date: June 11-12
This conference will feature nationally recognized speakers, community leaders, and interactive debates highlighting the advances in the field of obesity and progress on eliminating health disparities. Educational and interactive presentations, panel discussions and questions/answer sessions will identify the challenges and assist conference attendees in defining and developing a prospectus for the future. The conference will also highlight the ongoing research programs and efforts including community engagement programs that are aimed to understand the underlying causes of such disparities and devising innovative strategies to ultimately eliminate them.

Monday, June 1, 2015

37th Annual North American Meeting

Additional Information:
http://smdm.org/meeting/37th-annual-north-american-meeting

Description:
Theme: Implementation
Meeting Dates: Saturday, October 17 - Pre-Meeting Symposium (tentative)
Sunday, October 18 - Short Courses
Monday, October 19 - Wednesday, October 21 - Annual Meeting

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) define Implementation Science as, “the study of methods to promote the integration of research findings and evidence into healthcare policy and practice.” SMDM is uniquely positioned to bring experts from a broad range of health science disciplines together to explore implementation and exchange ideas on how to improve the translation of research findings into better bedside care and health care utilization.

The combination of short-courses, symposia and research presentations continues to foster lively debates and deeper understandings of how our scientific research can be applied to improve care. Whether through decision modeling approaches, bedside studies of patient preferences, or exploration of decision psychology, SMDM can bring innovative and disruptive changes to healthcare.
This meeting intends to help talented researchers, clinicians, and trainees communicate their findings to a broader audience. Meeting attendees will enjoy opportunities to interact with leaders in implementation, communication and the other areas encompassed by medical decision making. Attendees will be exposed to new ideas, hear from thought leaders and will be able to share their own insights with a receptive audience.

The spirit of the Show Me state is the spirit of implementation. Implementation is ultimately how we show others how our work can be applied in practice. This meeting will be a gateway to new frontiers in healthcare science.


 

Monday, May 11, 2015

Webinar: Becoming Evidence-Based: A Step-by-Step Approach

Additional Information:
http://bit.ly/1zSLv6c 

Description:
Do you believe your program is effective? What does it take to get on an “effective program list”? In this webinar, we will discuss the process of becoming evidence-based, with a focus on child and youth-serving organizations. What steps must your program go through to reach the point at which independent evaluations can be done to assess whether the program works? How do you make sure it can produce sustainable results over time?

Experts from Child Trends – Kristin Moore, Martha Beltz, and Vanessa Sacks – will explain the process, and Dominique Bernardo will illustrate with real-life examples from Congreso de Latinos Unidos. The panel will walk through assessing needs and selecting or developing an appropriate intervention, program implementation and ongoing performance management, and external evaluations. We will address questions like:
  • What are the steps in the process of becoming evidence-based? 
  • What are appropriate and realistic outcomes for child and youth-serving agencies? 
  • What is the role of ongoing performance management in program implementation? 
  • When is the right time to bring in external evaluators for an independent study? 
Join us to explore a positive and cost-effective path to evidence-based programming. For those familiar with the “Performance Imperative,” this event offers an in-depth look at pillars #6 (internal monitoring for continuous improvement) and #7 (external evaluation for mission effectiveness). The speakers will take questions from the audience

Monday, April 27, 2015

2015 National Conference on Health Statistics

Additional Information:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/events/2015nchs/poster_session.htm

Description:
The 2015 National Conference on Health Statistics, to be held in North Bethesda, MD, August 24–26, 2015, will include a Poster Session.
The goal of the Poster Session is to offer a venue for researchers from academia, industry, and government agencies to present original research on health, health data, and statistics, and provide a forum for informal discussion with interested colleagues. Research is not limited to National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) data.

Friday, April 3, 2015

APPLICATION: 2015 Training Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health

Additional Information:
https://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1690463

Description:
This training is designed for investigators at any career stage interested in conducting D&I research. To be eligible, participants must NOT have current R18, R01 or R01-equivalent funding as a principal investigator for D&I research or received such funding in the in the past five years. Note: investigators who have received an R01 or equivalent are eligible, as long as the funding was not specifically for D&I research. Preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate experience with, or potential for, working effectively in transdisciplinary teams and who have strong partnerships with—or are embedded within—healthcare delivery, public health or community-based networks. We seek a balance of both junior and senior investigators, with the overall goal of bringing new people into the field of D&I research. While we anticipate most participants will be early to mid-career individuals, we will enroll a limited number of senior researchers who are making the switch to D&I research.
In addition, to be eligible, participants must meet ALL of the following criteria:
  • Hold a doctoral degree (PhD, ScD, MD, DrPH, DO, DVM, DNSc, DrPH, etc.).
  • Have demonstrated experience and expertise in health science (e.g., medicine, behavioral medicine, nursing, medical anthropology, health economics, public health, health policy).
  • Have a feasible D&I research concept to bring to the institute and develop throughout the week. This should be a project the applicant is seriously interested in conducting and/or submitting for funding.
  • Federal employees are not eligible with the exception of individuals whose position allows them to receive grants and function as independent researchers (e.g., VA research investigators).
  • Be willing and able to pay your own travel expenses (round trip airfare, ground transportation, and some meals) and attend the entire training 5-day institute, if accepted.  
Applicants are NOT required to be citizens, permanent residents, or non-citizen nationals of the United States. There is no fee to apply to attend the institute. However, all applicants are responsible for arranging and paying for their travel to attend.