Implementation Science: Moving Forward

May 23^rd and 24^th, 2012

North Campus Research Complex (NCRC)

Ann Arbor, MI 

Purpose: This conference is designed to foster discussions among various disciplines to address the science of implementation in healthcare.

Conference objectives:

·         to facilitate growth in implementation science through communication and networking among various disciplines,

·         to discuss issues in implementation science and strategies for moving the field forward, and

·         to begin development of a platform for interdisciplinary training of investigators in implementation science.

Implementation is the use of strategies to adopt, integrate and use evidence-based   health interventions and to change practice patterns within specific settings. Research on implementation addresses the extent to which health interventions fit   within real-world public health and clinical service systems. Implementation studies, can address whether health interventions, once implemented, are sustained in regular, on-going practice and whether they are responsible for public health changes through methods such as impact evaluation.

Pre-Conference Reception & Poster Session

When: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 4:00-6:30 p.m.

Before the conference begins, join us for a networking reception, walking dinner and poster session featuring multidisciplinary research studies from the field of implementation science. To submit an abstract for your poster, please use the symposium registration website. Abstracts must be submitted no later than April 20, 2012. Decisions will be made by April 27, 2012. All innovative and stimulating topics relevant to implementation science will be considered.

Full Day Conference

When: Thursday, May 24, 2012 - 8:00-3:30 p.m.

The conference will include distinguished keynote speakers, panelists, and presenters. 

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.                        Breakfast and Registration

9:00 – 9:15 a.m.                        Welcome and Opening Remarks

                                                Marita Titler, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor and Associate Dean, Practice Development & Clinical Sponsorship, Dumas Endowed Chair, School of Nursing; Associate Director, Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR), University of Michigan

9:15 – 10:15 a.m.                      Keynote: Issues in Implementation Science

Jeremy Grimshaw, MBChB, PhD, FRCGP, Professor, Department of Medicine, Director, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Health Research Institute

10:15 – 10:30 a.m.                    Break

10:30 – 11:30 a.m.                    Responses to Keynote Address

A Decision-Science Perspective

Frank Yates, PhD, Professor of Marketing & Professor of Psychology, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan.

Implementation Science: Work With Vulnerable Communities

Antonia M. Villarruel, PhD, FAAN, Associate Dean for Research and Global Affairs, Professor and Nola J. Pender Collegiate Chair, School of Nursing,University of Michigan

11:30 – 12:30 p.m.                   Networking Lunch

12:30 – 2:00 p.m.                      Call to Action: Panel Discussion   

Moderated by Lee Green, MD, MPH, Professor, Department of Medicine; Associate Chair for Information Management; Director, Great Lakes Research In Practice Network (GRIN), University of Michigan

Lou Burgio, PhD, Harold R. Johnson Professor of Social Work, University of Michigan

Scott Flanders, MD, Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine; Associate Division Chief of General Medicine; Director, Hospitalist Program, University of Michigan   

Anne Sales, PhD, RN, Center for Clinical Management and Research, Ann Arbor VA HSR&D Center for Excellence; Professor, Division of Nursing Business & Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of Michigan

Dean Smith, PhD, Director of Executive Education and Lifelong Learning; Professor, Health Management & Policy, School of Public Health, University of Michigan

2:00 – 2:15 p.m.                         Break

2:15 – 3:15 p.m.                        Training the Next Generation of IS Scientists 

Carolyn Clancy, MD, Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

3:15 – 3:30 p.m.                         Closing Remarks

Tom Shanley, MD, Director, Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research, University of Michigan