Learning needs assessment for multi-stakeholder implementation science training in LMIC settings: findings and recommendations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite significant progress in the field of implementation science (IS), current training programs are inadequate to meet the global need, especially in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Even when training opportunities exist, there is a "knowledge-practice gap," where implementation research findings are not useful to practitioners in a field designed to bridge that gap. This is a critical challenge in LMICs where complex public health issues must be addressed. This paper describes results from a formal assessment of learning needs, priority topics, and delivery methods for LMIC stakeholders.

Methods

We first reviewed a sample of articles published recently in Implementation Science to identify IS stakeholders and assigned labels and definitions for group

SUBMITTER: Turner MW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8642989 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature