Workshop: Implementation Science, Participatory Research and Chronic Disease Prevention

3-Day Workshop, 9am – 5pm, 2 – 4 December 2019

Implementation Science

While we have amassed a considerable knowledge base of the epidemiology of chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease, and public health intervention strategies to prevent disease and promote health, there is a considerable gap between research and practice. The emerging field of Implementation Science has been growing to narrow this gap and facilitate the translation of research into practice. At the same time, there is increasing recognition of the need for engaging communities in this translational process.

Objectives

  • Provide foundational knowledge of dissemination and implementation science including the relevance of community based participatory research
  • Integration and application of basic concepts, terminology and frameworks used in implementation science and community-based participatory research to support the translation of chronic disease prevention research into practice or policy
  • Equip participants with the ability to decide whether an intervention has sufficient evidence to be translated into practice or policy
  • Identify strategies for engaging key stakeholders in translation and dissemination

Who Should Attend?

  • Practitioners and researchers involved in health promotion and disease prevention
  • Anyone who is interested in the uses and applications of implementation science and community-based participatory research for translating research into practice

Course Details

Date: 2 – 4 December 2019 (Monday – Wednesday)

Time: 9am – 5pm

Venue

Tahir Foundation Building (MD1), National University of Singapore.

Course Content

2 December 2019, Monday

AM

  • Basic concepts and terminology
  • What is effective implementation?

PM

  • Implementation Science frameworks
  • Making the case for translation
  • Formulating Implementation Science questions
  • Case study

3 December 2019, Tuesday

AM

  • Study design, measurement, and analysis

PM

  • Participatory approaches
  • Case study

4 December 2019, Wednesday

AM

  • Integrating evidence-based public health practices into community settings

PM

  • Applying Implementation Science to sustain change
  • Case studies presented by attendees

Instructor

May C Wang

Professor May C. Wang

May C. Wang is Professor of Community Health Sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health in Los Angeles, where she is Chair of the PhD programme. She is also a visiting professor at NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health.

She teaches courses in programme planning and evaluation, food assistance programmes and policies, and social determinants of nutrition and health. She has led evaluation studies of childhood obesity interventions and is currently PI of a NIH-funded interdisciplinary study, The Early Childhood Obesity Systems Science Study (ECOSyS), which is pioneering the use of agent-based modeling for determining the impact of multiple interventions implemented simultaneously in socio-demographically diverse communities. Read more

Course Fees: S$1,070 (includes prevailing GST)

  • Course fees include electronic lecture materials
  • Closing date for registration: 3 Nov 2019
  • Applications are based on first-come-first-served basis. Successful applicants will be informed by 8 Nov 2019
  • Course fees must be received by 22 Nov 2019 to secure a place

Cancellation

  • Any cancellation must be conveyed to the course administrator in writing via email
  • No refunds will be given but replacement with another participant is permissible.
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