Grand Rounds Presentations
Developing Metrics to Improve Equitable Implementation of HIV Prevention
Moira McNulty, MD and Maria Pyra, MEd, MPH, PhD | October 3, 2023: A daily pill, PrEP, has changed HIV prevention and could help end the HIV epidemic in the U.S. Thus far, use of PrEP has not been evenly or effectively distributed. Much of the focus to date on PrEP delivery has been on…
Read MoreProposing and Applying the Observational-Implementation Hybrid Approach
Justin Knox, PhD, MPH | October 10, 2023: We recently proposed the observational-implementation hybrid approach, or the incorporation of implementation science elements into observational studies in order to collect information that will allow for anticipation, estimation, and/or inference about the effects of interventions and implementation strategies. We describe this approach, including examples of how we…
Read MoreThe Economics of Efficiency in Implementation Science
Todd Wagner, PhD | May 9, 2023: Efficiency is upheld as a cornerstone of high-quality care. Unfortunately, the term efficiency is used in different contexts, creating substantial confusion about what it means. In this talk, I define efficiency as it relates to the delivery of health care. I then review different frameworks for measuring it…
Read MoreDevelopment of an integrated implementation determinant framework for shared learning to promote health equity
Lilian Perez, PhD and James Merle, PhD | May 2, 2023: As evidence-based innovations (EBIs) are translated into clinical and community settings, implementation determinant frameworks can help understand the factors that impede or facilitate implementation outcomes. Use of different frameworks across implementation initiatives can impede shared learning. To develop a framework for shared learning in…
Read MoreBridging policy research and implementation science
Beth McGinty, PhD | April 25, 2023: Policy implementation is a key but often-ignored aspect of policy effectiveness. Public policy research typically considers the effects of having versus not having a policy on outcomes, without considering whether and how the policy was implemented – even though the effects of policies on their intended outcome depend…
Read MoreProsocial Behaviors as a Marker of Health and Enhancer of Well-Being
Gustavo Carlo, PhD | April 18, 2023: Drawing upon a strengths-based, cultural assets perspective, I will present evidence on the growth properties of prosocial behaviors and assert the need to incorporate prosocial behaviors as a marker of health and well being. The presentation will focus on risk and protective correlates and consequences of prosocial behaviors…
Read MoreA cost-effectiveness analysis of telemedicine and mobile health interventions to support continuing care
Andrew Quanbeck, PhD | April 11, 2023: This presentation reports the cost-effectiveness analysis from a fully powered randomized clinical trial that featured a head-to-head comparison between telemedicine and digital health interventions for providing continuing care for patients with alcohol use disorder. A telemedicine intervention (telephone monitoring and counseling: TMC) and a mobile health intervention (Alcohol…
Read MoreSwimming Downstream to Catch Upstream Prevention
Lisa Saldana, PhD | March 31, 2023: FAIR (Families Actively Improving Relationships) is an evidence-based practice for parents referred to the child welfare system. Treatment addresses substance use (primarily opioids and/or methamphetamine), mental health, parenting, and ancillary needs. FAIR is community-based and relies on collaboration with service and community partners. As part of the NIH…
Read MoreHow to Embed Equity Perspective in Implementation Studies—Reflections from a Learner
Ana Baumann, PhD | March 14, 2023: Equity continues to garner attention in the field of implementation science. Coming from a learner perspective, this presentation will offer some recommendations and suggestions as to how to embed equity in implementation studies, with a focus on processes and outcomes.
Read MoreThe Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach for Mental Health Systems Optimization in Mozambique (SAIA-MH)
Bradley Wagenaar, PhD | March 7, 2023: Significant investments are being made to close the mental health (MH) treatment gap, which often exceeds 90% in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, limited attention has been paid to patient quality of care in nascent and evolving LMIC MH systems. In system assessments across sub-Saharan Africa,…
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