MHS 613 RESEARCH IMPLEMENTATION AND DISSEMINATION I
The past several decades have witnessed advances in medical sciences and the discovery of new medications, vaccines, diagnostic tools, and other interventions that have the capacity to lead to large improvements in global health. However, the translation of research findings into practice has been slow and uneven. This has led to a widening gap between what is known to work and what gets done in practice. There are also limitations in applying research and evaluation approaches to identify and to address barriers in the scale-up of evidence-based interventions in local settings. This course provides an introduction to the emerging field of implementation science by reviewing relevant theoretical frameworks, designs and methods, with special focus on HIV and other infectious diseases as well as emerging non-communicable diseases in resource-limited settings.