The Jordan Institute for Families

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Summer Institute on Implementation Science – 2019

Beginning the Conversation on Equity and Implementation Science

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Purpose

The second annual Summer Institute seeks to share methods and tools for integrating equity and inclusion in implementation science and practice.

Objectives

The Institute will support social workers and public health professionals to:

  • Identify strategies for equitable implementation of innovations and evidence-based and evidence-informed practices
  • Use evidence to promote improved and equitable outcomes for people and communities

The Institute will support implementation researchers and practitioners to:

  • Identify research questions that amplify an equity focus
  • Identify changes that are needed to the pedagogy, frameworks, and measures of implementation science to incorporate attention to equity
  • Use methods that increase stakeholder participation in implementation efforts

*For additional media related to implementation, tune in to the National Implementation Research Network podcast!

Pre-Institute Workshops: Building Foundations in Implementation Science and Equity (June 10, 2019)

Summer Institute Day 1: Beginning a Conversation on Equitable Implementation (June 11, 2019)

  • 8:30 – 9:00 – Welcome and Opening Remarks (Gary Bowen, Ayse Belger, Bob Blouin, Sarah Verbiest, and Allison Metz)
  • 9:00 – 9:45 – Plenary: Reframing Implementation Science to Address Healthcare Inequities (Leo Cabassa) 
  • 10:00 – 10:45 – Plenary: Five Recommendations for Implementation Science to Advance Equity (Kim DuMont, Allison Metz and Beadsie Woo)
  • 10:45 – 10:55 – Institute Overview: What comes next? (Sarah Verbiest)
  • 11:15 – 12:30 – Group Breakout: Beginning the Conversation on Implementation Science and Equity
  • 12:30 – 1:30 – Lunch
  • 1:30 – 3:15 – Group Breakout:
    • Breakout A: Understanding Group Dynamics to Improve Teamwork (Marilyn Ghezzi and Hayden Dawes)
    • Breakout B: Using Data to Promote Equitable Implementation: Decision-Making, Data, and Uncertainty in Complex Systems (Kirsten Kainz and Rohit Ramaswamy)
    • Breakout C: Assessing Fit and Feasibility for Implementation: A Country Wide Case Example (Allison Metz, Laura Louison, Judy Thomson and Marita Brack)
    • Breakout D: Interrogating “Community” and Equity in Implementation: Lessons Learned from the Community Defined Evidence Project (Linda Callejas)
  • 3:30 – 4:30 – Plenary: Implementation Science Using a Culturally Responsive and Racial Equity Lens (Paul Elam)
  • 5:00 – 6:30 – Reception and Networking

Summer Institute Day 2: Practicing Implementation Strategies to Advance Equity (June 12, 2019)

  • 8:30 – 8:45 – Reflections from Day 1 (Allison Metz and Sarah Verbiest)
  • 8:45 – 10:00 – Plenary: Implementation Strategies and Stakeholder Engagement
    • The Possibilities and Pitfalls of Stakeholder Engagement: Developing and Tailoring Implementation Strategies (Amber Haley and Byron Powell)
    • Stakeholder Engagement: Finding the Fit through Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Lisa Saldana)
  • 10:30 – 12:00 – Group Breakout:
  • 12:00 – 1:00 – Lunch
  • 1:00 – 1:45 – Plenary: Advancing Equity through Policy Implementation: Seizing the Opportunity within the Family First Prevention Services Act (Alexandra Citrin)​​​​​​​
  • 2:15 – 3:45 – Application Labs: What, So What, Now What?
  • 4:00 – 4:30 – Closing Remarks: Reflections on the Intersection of Implementation Science and Equity

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Summer Institute on Implementation Science – 2018