The Implementation Science (IS) team coordinates and supports training and educational activities in partnership with other academic institutions, professional organizations, and funding agencies aiming to increase the field’s capacity to conduct rigorous implementation research.
Implementation Science Webinars
The Implementation Science Webinars series is a free, monthly webinar series focused on advanced topics in dissemination and implementation (D&I) research.
View WebinarsTraining Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Cancer (TIDIRC)
Note: This program is currently on hiatus. Future cohorts will be announced via email. Sign up for the IS listserv.
A critical issue blocking improvement in the health of people across the cancer continuum is the gap between what we know can optimize health and cancer care and what is implemented in practice.
Dissemination and implementation (D&I) research seeks to address this gap by understanding how to deliver evidence-based strategies to improve health and prevent disease in clinical and public health practice. D&I research draws from a variety of behavioral and social science disciplines and employs approaches and methods that were not previously taught in most graduate degree programs.
Though this field of research has gained momentum in recent years, there is still a need to grow a cadre of new and established scientists who are prepared to:
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address the complex process of bridging research and practice in a variety of real-world settings
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conduct research that balances rigor with relevance and employs study designs and methods appropriate for the complex processes involved in D&I.
The Training Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Cancer (TIDIRC) has been adapted from the broader Training Institute in Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (TIDIRH). For a background on TIDIRH, see:
- Vinson CA, Clyne M, Cardoza N, et al. Building capacity: a cross-sectional evaluation of the US Training Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health. Implement Sci. 2019;14:97. doi:10.1186/s13012-019-0947-6
. - Meissner HI, Glasgow RE, Vinson CA, et al. The U.S. Training Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health. Implement Sci. 2013;8:12. doi:10.1186/1748-5908-8-12 .
TIDIRC Course Options
Foundational Program
Training Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (TIDIRH)
Note: This program is no longer active.
The Training Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (TIDIRH) was developed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to help build capacity in dissemination and implementation research. TIDIRH was held annually from 2011 through 2015 as a residential training program. From 2016 through 2020, TIDIRH has met in the Washington, D.C. area offered as a dual online and in-person training.
- Vinson CA, Clyne M, Cardoza N, et al. Building capacity: a cross-sectional evaluation of the US Training Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health. Implement Sci. 2019;14:97. doi:10.1186/s13012-019-0947-6 .
- Meissner HI, Glasgow RE, Vinson CA, et al. The U.S. training institute for dissemination and implementation research in health. Implement Sci. 2013;8:12. doi:10.1186/1748-5908-8-12 .
