Dissemination & Implementation Research

The Dissemination and Implementation Research topic includes research on the barriers, facilitators, and outcomes of dissemination and implementation strategies for delivering evidence-based practices. Dissemination research is the study of targeted distribution of information and intervention materials to a specific audience and to understand how best to communicate and integrate knowledge and the associated interventions. Implementation research is the study of strategies to adopt and integrate interventions into clinical and community settings to improve outcomes.

Dissemination research examines how information about research and interventions is created, packaged, shared, and interpreted among a variety of important stakeholder groups. Implementation research explores the level to which interventions can fit within real-world service systems.

Understanding how to effectively communicate knowledge and the associated evidence-based interventions can inform policies, and practices that improve patient outcomes and benefit public health.