Dispatches from Implementation Science at NCI

Implementation science and genomic medicine in action: A case study
By: 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 is the study of methods to promote the adoption and integration of evidence-based practices, interventions, and policies into routine healthcare and public health settings to improve our impact on population health.
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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.