Building capacity for dissemination and implementation research: one university's experience.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While dissemination and implementation (D&I) science has grown rapidly, there is an ongoing need to understand how to build and sustain capacity in individuals and institutions conducting research. There are three inter-related domains for capacity building: people, settings, and activities. Since 2008, Washington University in St. Louis has dedicated significant attention and resources toward building D&I research capacity. This paper describes our process, challenges, and lessons with the goal of informing others who may have similar aims at their own institution.

Activities

An informal collaborative, the Washington University Network for Dissemination and Implementation Research (WUNDIR), began with a small group and now has 49 regular members. Attendees repres

SUBMITTER: Brownson RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5559847 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature