Dissemination and Implementation Science (DIS) Research

 

What is Dissemination and Implementation Science?

Dissemination is the process of spreading of evidence-based intervention information to a targeted public health or clinical practice audience. This can be done through presentations, publications, manuals and websites.

Implementation scienceis the study of methods that influence the integration of evidence-based interventions into clinical and community settings in order to improve patient outcomes and benefit population health.

 

Why is the study of dissemination and implementation important?

 

• It bridges the gap between clinical research, everyday practice, and public health by building a knowledge on how health interventions are translated for public health and health care service use in specific settings.
• Translating research into practice takes a long time thus DIS ensures that evidence-based interventions are offered to their target population without significant delays.
• DIS informs the design of evidence-based interventions that improve the health outcomes in the real-world
• It provides a variety of approaches that have demonstrated evidence of improving health outcome to targeted audiences.

 

PETRA DIS activities

 

PETRA will play an important role in producing a cadre of health professionals with the skills and competence in DIS. Training  in DIS will be done through;

• introducing DIS sessions at the currently implemented research methods courses within the PETRA institutions
• developing a special track for interested and promising faculty members to undergo a training-of -trainers (TOT) program facilitated by University of Colorado Denver (UCD) DIS experts
• Implementing Interdisciplinary DIS Mentored Research Projects i.e Mentored Research Scholars Program (MRSP), with emphasis on DIS and HIV/AIDS research questions.

 

PETRA DIS immediate plans

• DIS Champions to undergo certified online courses on DIS
• Support DIS Champions to apply for DIS research funding
• Conduct Research Methodology workshops with DIS concepts
• Conduct a DIS Proposal Writing workshop for potential DIS Multidisciplinary Mentored Research Scholars (MRSP)
• Recruitment of DIS MRSP
• Support DIS MRSP to conduct their research projects