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OVERVIEW

Implementation and dissemination sciences research is aimed at enhancing the adoption and appropriate adaptation (ie, translation) of best evidence-based practices and policies in clinical care and public health; and the development of best evidence through community engagement.

In order to provide supplemental training in implementation and dissemination sciences research to persons with prior formal training in public health or clinical research, and who are currently engaged in efforts to increase the translation of evidence into practice, policy and public health, we are offering a new training program based on a short series of focused courses. This new supplemental training program is offered in conjunction with the UCSF Program in Implementation and Dissemination Sciences.

OBJECTIVES

Through a judicious blending of evidence with theory and indigenous wisdom, scholars will

1. Design and Implement More Effective Intervention Programs, through learning how to identify community, patient, clinician and organizational factors that serve as barriers and facilitators to translating evidence into practice, policy and public health and identifying the best tools for building interventions that can be tailored and applied in diverse settings.

2. Design More Comprehensive Evaluations of Interventions, through learning the basics of process and outcome evaluation, and by identifying the appropriate qualitative and quantitative measures of effect.

3. Develop Better Funding Proposals, by learning how to define the “quality gap” and make the “business case” for translational programs, and by integrating conceptual frameworks, theory and evidence into the intervention design and/or evaluation of your program.

PREREQUISITES

This training program is designed for professionals engaged in the development, implementation and evaluation of programs to promote and improve health and health care quality, including clinical and public health researchers, quality improvement officers, and public health practitioners.

To be eligible for the program, scholars need to have completed graduate-level training in clinical research methods, epidemiology, and biostatistics. 

• This requirement can usually be met by having completed Masters or Doctoral-level degree programs in public health, clinical research, epidemiology, or health services research. 
• This requirement can also be met by having completed the Advanced Training in Clinical Research Certificate Program.
  

PROGRAM OF STUDY

REQUIRED COURSES

Fall

Translating Evidence Into Practice
EPI 245 (R. Gonzales, Director; 2 units)
An introduction to the different target audiences and approaches needed to translate biomedical evidence into practice. The course is the gateway for scholars who plan for additional study within this discipline but also suffices as cross-exposure for scholars from other disciplines. In addition to didactic work, scholars are guided through the creation of a research protocol aimed towards translating their particular choice of evidence into practice.

Winter

Translating Practice into Evidence: Community Engagement Research Strategies
EPI 248 (K. Grumbach, Director; 1 unit)
In community engagement research, community input is incorporated in the development of the question, implementation of the project, analysis of the results and/or dissemination of the findings to community stakeholders. A fundamental premise of community-engaged research is that community stakeholders, such as clinicians and agency staff, have credible, intimate and necessary understandings of the assets, concerns, values and activities of their constituents and communities. At its core, community engaged research is about forging partnerships and relationships with community-based entities and stakeholders.

Spring (One of two courses)

Translating Evidence Into Practice: Individual-Centered Implementation Strategies
EPI 246 (M. Handley, Director; 2 units)
Instruction in developing interventions for individual health behavior change, including behavior change strategies at the individual, interpersonal, and system/community level; developing practical frameworks to integrate principles of behavior change theory.

Translating Evidence Into Practice: System-Centered Implementation Strategies
EPI 247 (L. Schmidt, Director; 1.5 units)
Instruction in translational tools at health care system level to promote the adoption of evidence-based medicine by the public and providers through mechanisms that influence health care delivery systems.

ENROLLMENT

Applications are due by August 24, 2009. Total enrollment will be limited to 12 scholars. Applications should be sent electronically to Olivia DeLeon (olivia@epi.ucsf.edu).

Application (Word doc, 73KB)

Cost: The fee for three courses in 2009-10 is $1,700 for UC-affiliated individuals. The fee for four courses is $2,300 for UC-affiliated individuals. Fees are doubled for individuals outside the university. 6 full-tuition scholarships will be awarded through the application process.

Location: All classes are held at China Basin Landing (next to AT&T Park).