This December, individuals on the frontlines of dissemination and implementation (D&I) science will convene to ensure that evidence is used to inform decisions that will improve the health of individuals and communities. Through a combination of plenaries, concurrent sessions, poster presentations, and workshops, the 16th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health, co-hosted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and AcademyHealth, supports the collective understanding of the research agenda, puts forth new findings, and identifies research priorities to set the field up for the next decade.
Featured Presentations
Barriers and Facilitators to the Implementation of Lifestyle Change Programs
December 11, 2023
4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Arlington Ballroom
Presenter: LaShonda Hulbert, MPH, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Authors: Erika Reed-Gross, MHS, Stephanie Frost, Ph.D., Andrea Heckert, Ph.D., Shannon Hitchcock, Ph.D., Cynthia Klein, Ph.D., Rani Duff, MPH, Abt Global; LaShonda Hulbert, MPH, Matthew Jackson, Ph.D., Andrew Margolis, MPH, Emily Teachout, MPH, CDC
Specification and Measurement of Implementation Strategies to Support Improvements in Primary Care Provided by Four State Grant Teams in AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW Building State Capacity Initiative
December 11, 2023
4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Arlington Ballroom
Abt Presenter: Sarah Shoemaker-Hunt, Ph.D., PharmD.
Authors: Sarah Shoemaker-Hunt, Ph.D., PharmD., Ellen Childs, Ph.D., Colette Tano, Elizabeth Leftwich, MPH, Abt Global; Jesse Crosson, Ph.D., Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Developing and Refining a Change Package for Implementation to Improve Opioid Prescribing and Opioid Use in Older Adults
December 11, 2023
4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Arlington Ballroom
Abt Presenter: Ellen Childs, Ph.D.
Authors: Ellen Childs, Ph.D., Megan Noel, MPH, Anika Vartan, Ph.D., Sarah Shoemaker-Hunt, Ph.D., PharmD., Nicole Keane, MSN, RN, Abt Global; Michael Parchman, MD, MPH, Clarissa Hsu, Ph.D., Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
Identifying Gaps and Opportunities for Improving the Equity of Implementation Outcomes for Lifestyle Change Programs
December 11, 2023
4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Arlington Ballroom
Presenter: Emily Teachout, MPH, CDC
Authors: Stephanie Frost, PhD, Erika Reed-Gross, MHS, Cynthia Klein, PhD, Nataly Johanson Tello, MPH, Abt Global; Emily Teachout, MPH, Andrew Margolis, MPH, LaShonda Hulbert, MPH, Bryce Smith, PhD, Cagney Morns, MPH, Renee Porter, DNP, Michelle Papali'i, PhD, Michael J. Cannon, PhD, CDC; Matthew Jackson, PhD, CDC, Cyberdata Technologies, Inc
Additional Resources
Managing Opioid Use and Misuse in Older Adults
Older adults are twice as likely as the general population to have pain, and clinicians often rely on opioid treatment. As a result, opioid use, misuse, and opioid use disorder have increased among older adults, who are vulnerable to adverse reactions…
Supporting Priority Public Health Initiatives at CDC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is charged with creating the expertise, information, and tools needed for health promotion, disease prevention, injury and disability, and preparedness. As a result, CDC needs partners poised to…
Supporting Development, Dissemination and Implementation of the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guideline
Nearly 50,000 persons died of opioid overdoses in 2017, which contributed to the first-ever decline in working-age Americans’ life expectancy. A 2012 Abt Global study found wide geographic variation in opioid prescribing in the United States, indicating…
Abt To Help AHRQ Promote Primary Care Research Investments, Findings
Abt Global has signed an almost-$1.5 million contract to amplify AHRQ’s National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research (NCEPCR) research findings.
Using TA to Help AHRQ Bring Patient-Centered Outcomes Research to Primary Care
For the last decade, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) has been promoting the use of patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) evidence to inform news ways of delivering primary care (PC). AHRQ teamed with Abt Global and our…
Assessing and Addressing Burnout in Primary Care
Burnout among primary care clinicians and staff is a serious and growing concern but administrators and practice leaders can address it using organization-wide approaches.
Updating AHRQ’s TeamSTEPPS
Over the past 15 years, hundreds of thousands of healthcare professionals and students have been taught to use AHRQ’s TeamSTEPPS concepts and tools to enhance the quality and safety of patient care. Evidence has steadily accumulated to show the positive…