Grand Rounds Presentations

Todd Molfenter, PhD, Faye Taxman, PhD | October 8, 2024 : In an experiment that explored which implementation strategy—coaching using the NIATx goal process and ECHO, which prepares clinicians to increase the use of MOUD—affects the uptake and penetration of MOUD in jail settings. The presentation will: 1)identify techniques to correct misinformation; 2) discuss the impact…

Stephen Martin, MD, EdM, Stephanie Strong, CEO, Founder | September 24, 2024 : Treating opioid use disorder may be described as a “strike while the iron’s hot” scenario. Treatment must occur before doubts, withdrawal, or challenging life circumstances overwhelm someone who is interested, closing the window of opportunity. Despite nationwide efforts to expand access to…

Sara Malone, LCSW, PhD | September 17, 2024 : This presentation will discuss multiple studies aimed at measuring interprofessional communication and assessing it as a determinant of implementation and sustainability. I will discuss measurement development and the use of network methods to assess provider communication.

Jure Baloh, PhD, MHA | September 10, 2024 : Substance use disorders (SUDs) are a significant public health burden in the US, affecting almost 50 million individuals annually. Community specialty SUD treatment programs (“SUD programs”) are key treatment providers and while effective treatments for SUD exist, significant issues in the organization and delivery of SUD…

Kristin Kan, MD, MPH, MSc | May 14, 2024 : Of the 5.5 million US children with pediatric asthma, over half have uncontrolled symptoms due in part to poor asthma self-management, leading to high rates of acute unscheduled care and activity limitations. Guideline-based, preventive asthma care is a critical step in reducing uncontrolled symptoms among…

Helene Chokron Garneau, PhD, MPH; Bryan Garner, PhD; Heather Gotham, PhD; Beth McGinty, PhD; Terrinieka Powell, PhD | May 7, 2024 : Implementation science focuses on how to get effective interventions into practice; however, there is a lack of feasible, pragmatic tools that intervention researchers or those curious about implementation science can use to increase…

Justin Presseau, PhD | April 2, 2024 : Behaviour change theory-informed implementation intervention development and evaluation often focuses on improving sub-optimally performed clinical practice, redressing variations in care, or de-implementing lower-value care. In many instances, such approaches focus on a given clinical action as the target for change. However, the professional context of those delivering…

Catherine Brown Johnson, PhD and Steve Asch, MD, MPH | March 26, 2024: The Stanford Lightning Report is a structured but flexible rapid qualitative approach used to increase the pace of learning in healthcare implementation. Supporting Learning Health System goals as well as large-scale research agendas, it can be applied across settings, from quality improvement…

Andrea Dakin, PhD, MA, AIDS Foundation Chicago; Serena Rajabiun, PhD, University of Massachusetts Lowell ; Alicia Downes, LMSW AIDS United; Corliss Heath, PhD, US Department of Health and Human Services | March 5, 2024:   The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HIV/AIDS Bureau(HAB), Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP), Part F- Special Projects of National…

Katherine Watkins, MD, MSHS | March 12, 2024: Untreated co-occurring opioid use disorders and mental illness are prevalent and can have devastating consequences for the individual, their families, and the community. The Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) improves outcomes by addressing problems in access and quality for primary care patients with common behavioral health conditions but…