About
On Friday, October 10 at noon (CST), Sarah Birken, PhD, will present, “Theory: The Fundamentals and the Future.” Dr. Birken is Associate Professor in the Department of Implementation Science at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
In this presentation, she will highlight the importance of theories, models, and frameworks and de-mystify their selection and application in implementation science.
Suggested Readings:
- Making sense of implementation theories, models and frameworks
- Advancing the selection of implementation science theories, models, and frameworks: a scoping review and the development of the SELECT-IT meta-framework
- A scoping review of implementation science theories, models, and frameworks — an appraisal of purpose, characteristics, usability, applicability, and testability
- Bridging Research and Practice: Models for Dissemination and Implementation Research
Suggested Tools:
- Dissemination and Implementation Models in Health Webtool
- T-CaST: an implementation theory comparison and selection tool
The Implementation Science Seminar Series is an interactive seminar to learn about the four pillars of the Dissemination and Implementation field: implementation theory, methods, strategies, and laboratories. It occurs every second Friday of the academic year at noon and is open to all. Auto generated captions in English are available. Participants can receive credit for attending the Implementation Science Seminar Series through Shellie Ellis. Register via Zoom to attend.