Dispatches from Implementation Science at NCI
Implementation Science Capacity Building within Precision Health and Big Data Research
By: Mindy Clyne
September 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has shed a new light on the importance of implementation science (IS) both in delivering the right interventions for the control of the pandemic, the direct impact, as well as adapting to the disruption in health services as a result of the pandemic, the indirect impact (e.g., addressing delay in cancer screening). Scaling up IS capacity is more important now than ever, notably in precision health research, where successful implementation of interventions is needed at the population level.
Past Dispatches
Exploring Implementation Science as a Presidential Management Fellow (and Beyond)
Ali Abazeed
August 2020
For more than four decades, the Presidential Management Fellows Program (PMF) has been the Federal government’s premier leadership development program for advanced degree candidates.
Rapid Cycle Research
Wynne E. Norton
July 2020
One of several breakout groups from the inaugural Implementation Science Consortium in Cancer (ISCC) conference last year focused on the intersection of implementation science and rapid cycle research (RCR).
Digital Engagement, Analytics, Content Development, and Community
Increasing the Usage of the Research-Tested Intervention Programs (RTIPs) Website to Support Implementation of Effective Cancer Control
Annabelle Uy
May 2020
Last year, we began a strategic planning effort for the Research-Tested Intervention Programs (RTIPs) website to further enhance the website features, with the goal of increasing usage among practitioners, policymakers, and researchers.
Reflections of a Health Communication Fellow with the Implementation Science Team
Laurie Hursting
March 2020
My first week as a communications fellow with the Implementation Science team involved fireworks. Literally because of the Fourth of July, but also because I was so excited.
Understanding Context: Learning How Organizations Affect Healthcare Delivery
Sarah Kobrin
February 2020
Healthcare delivery settings influence every step of how care is given, yet far more work is needed to effectively describe characteristics of these settings; to link those characteristics to outcomes; and to develop setting-changing interventions to improve care quality.
Reflections on D&I Measurement Challenges, Progress, and Next Steps
Gila Neta
January 2020
On the heels of the 12th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation 
, I find myself reflecting on the essential topic of measurement.
Implementation Science and Genomic Medicine in Action: A Case Study
Mindy Clyne
November 2019
There is an urgent need for researchers and implementers of genomic medicine to incorporate implementation science into their translational research efforts.
Implementation Science Centers in Cancer Control and Opportunities to Contribute to the Research Agenda
April Oh
October 2019
In the fall of last year, the Implementation Science team was busy developing RFAs to fund a Centers Initiative in Cancer Control.
Increasing the Usage of the Research-Tested Intervention Programs (RTIPs) Website To Support Implementation of Effective Cancer Control
Annabelle Uy
September 2019
Over the years, I have managed the Research-Tested Intervention Programs (RTIPs) website and have continued to be interested in how we can enhance the features for practitioner use of the website.
Reflections on My Fellowship with the Implementation Science Team at NCI
Prajakta Adsul
August 2019
The Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program is a postdoctoral program that trains future leaders in the field of cancer prevention and control.
Reflections on Training Opportunities in Implementation Science
Understanding and Addressing Clinical Workflow to Facilitate Implementation
Paul B. Jacobsen
May 2019
Being a relative newcomer to implementation science, I am still learning about this field’s many contributions to the development of methods for promoting widespread adoption and integration of evidence-based practices, interventions, and policies.
Sustainability of Cancer Control Coalitions as a New “Box”?
Cynthia Vinson
April 2019
This past week, our team had a strategic planning retreat that was designed to build on our previous work, challenge our current assumptions, and focus on developing new projects.
Amplifying Practitioner Perspectives to Strengthen Implementation Science
Margaret Farrell
March 2019
The NCI Implementation Science Team takes seriously our mission to advance the science of implementation and integrate implementation science within the broader cancer control and population sciences context.
Implementation science to advance clean cooking
Gila Neta
February 2019
In response to this major public health problem, a variety of intervention programs are being implemented by governments and NGOs across the globe to distribute and encourage the use of cleaner cooking technologies.
Sun Safety in the Physical Activity Context: Opportunities and Challenges
Frank Perna
November 2018
Earlier this fall, I had the honor of organizing the NCI Exercise Science and Skin Cancer Prevention Research meeting on September 26-27, 2018, in Rockville, MD.
Collaboration between NCI’s Research-Tested Intervention Programs (RTIPs) website and Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative Clearinghouse Database
Annabelle Uy
October 2018
On September 2016, a new collaboration was established between NCI’s RTIPS website and the Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative Clearinghouse Database.
Design thinking and community-based participatory research for Implementation Science
April Oh
September 2018
We need innovation to address our chronic disease burden, and design thinking has emerged as a promising tool.
Comprehensive Cancer Control National Partnership
Prajakta Adsul
August 2018
As defined by the CDC, Comprehensive Cancer Control (CCC) is an approach that brings together key partners and organizations to develop a plan to reduce the numbers of community members that develop and are diagnosed with cancer.
Where have we been and where should we go?
Gila Neta
July 2018
Building off of our previous efforts to analyze the NCI-funded research portfolio, we recently completed an analysis of dissemination and implementation research funded through the DIRH Program Announcements.
Trials in Implementation Science
Wynne Norton
June 2018
Clinical trials—and randomized clinical trials in particular—have long been argued as having characteristics that seem at odds with the goals of implementation science.
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