Research Implementation

The Navigating Implementation Science series aims to help researchers develop an understanding of implementation science in practice. Each seminar has a theoretical component, illustrated by practical examples from a clinician researcher.

Titles include:

Co-designing for Impact; De-implementing low value health care – harnessing evidence and the electronic medical record; How do implementation science frameworks work?; A transdisciplinary approach to implementation; The Holy Grail of Scale.

An overview of JBI-endorsed approaches to getting evidence into practice and step-by-step guidance for implementing evidence.

This presentation focuses on facilitation as a strategy in evidence implementation. In particular, techniques for facilitation which span the phases of pre-implementation, implementation and sustainability are presented. The JBI Evidence Implementation Framework, and its 7 phases, is explained.

Ensuring that research findings are translated into practice involves a systematic approach from the beginning when you are designing your research. Implementation science bridges the gap between developing and evaluating effective interventions and implementation and de-implementation in routine practice. This seminar covers key elements of implementation research; theoretical approaches, research designs, involvement of stakeholders, behaviour change interventions.

Dr Kylie Porritt presents a JBI LIVE webinar which provides tips for success in evidence implementation. The Getting Research into Practice (GRiP) framework is explored, together with the Five “rights” for implementation.

In this video, Dr John Wakefield offers his unique perspective as a clinician driving reform across the health system. John describes his role in fostering an environment that brings together clinicians and researchers to solve today’s challenges affecting sustainable healthcare delivery.

Allied Health – Translating Research into Practice (AH-TRIP) is an initiative that aims to embed knowledge translation from research within the usual business of Hospital and Health Services (HHSs) by building the capacity of the health practitioner workforce. Although entitled AH, it is applicable to multi-disciplines. It covers topics including identifying a clinical problem; evidence to support change; planning for change; implementation; evaluating change; sustainability.

The Research Impact webinar series covers a range of content including:
• Impact definitions and impact types
• Engaging with stakeholders and aligning expectations for impact
• Using a logic model or framework to plan and measure impact
• Communicating impact and how to present impact information for different audiences. Additional links to frameworks and templates, websites and videos, case studies and impact stories

Knowledge translation plays a critical role in evidence-based healthcare and improving health outcomes. Dr Straus discusses how to approach sustainability of knowledge translation interventions and research in the context of COVID-19.

The 9 Research Impact Things program is a self-directed learning tool developed for researchers at any stage of their career who want to know more about creating, tracking, evaluating, and demonstrating their engagement i.e. research impact beyond academia. It is important to consider how you generate and demonstrate impact from the beginning of the research process. This program provides information and practical tools to help you get started.

This article describes how to incorporate appropriate research into decision making based on practice-relevant questions, and considers the strengths and limitations of using different types of research.