Category: IS-2 Highlight

PUBLICATION: Strategies to Bridge Equitable Implementation of Telehealth

Members of the IS-2 Implementaiton Science and Telehealth Collaborative Workgroup recently published a viewpoint in the Interactive Journal of Medical Research highlighting opportunities to address equitable implementation in telehealth. Collaborative WG members include (ordered by Authorship): Allison Gustavson, DPT, PhD (2020 Scholar), Allison Lewinski, PhD, MPH (2021 Scholar), Ellen Fitzsimmons-Craft, PhD (2020 Scholar), Gloria Coronado, PhD (Core […]

Training Helps Scholars Put Their Research into Practice, Achieve Equity

Story by Timothy Poor, Publications Editor. Images by Tina McGrath Photography. Scholars from across the US gathered at the Brown School and on Zoom in November to participate in the first in-person training by the Institute for Implementation Science Scholars, IS-2 for short. The IS-2 program offers training in dissemination and implementation (D&I) science – […]

IS-2 contributes to study identifying 8 novel competencies for implementation science

A new article, published in Implementation Science Research and Practice, highlights recommendations to sustain current Implementation Science (IS) capacity building programs (ISCBPs) and includes novel and emerging IS competencies for the field. The multi-method study, authored by Dr. Amy Huebschmann and colleagues, was supported by several members of the IS-2 program, including (a-z) Dr. Ross […]

IS-2 at the 15th Annual Conference on the Science of D&I in Health

The 15th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health, co-hosted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and AcademyHealth, will be hosted December 11-14, 2022. This year’s theme, (Re)Building Better Systems: Being Proactive, Nimble, and Responsive, will build upon lessons learned about rapidly changing community health and clinical settings to envisioning […]

IS-2 2022 Scholar Cohort Announced

The IS-2 program is thrilled to introduce our newest Scholars! The exceptional group of researchers will begin their 2-year mentored training program in D&I Science this summer. See below for a complete list of investigators joining the 2022 cohort. 2022 IS-2 Scholar Cohort SCHOLAR NAME (a-z) INSTITUTION Daniel Amante, PhD, MPH UMass Chan Medical School […]

IS-2 at the 14th Annual Conference on the Science of D&I in Health

The 14th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health, co-hosted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and AcademyHealth, will be hosted December 14-16, 2021. This year’s conference theme – Broadening Horizons for Impact: Incorporating Multisectoral Approaches into D&I Science – highlights the importance of incorporating within studies, attention to the […]

PUBLICATION: Implementation science should give higher priority to health equity

IS-2 Core Faculty, Drs. Ross Brownson (Co-Director), Shiriki Kumanyika, and Debra Haire-Joshu (Co-Director) recently published a thought piece in Implementation Science – Implementation science should give higher priority to health equity. Abstract Background: There is growing urgency to tackle issues of equity and justice in the USA and worldwide. Health equity, a framing that moves […]