Publication

Rethinking the Translation and Dissemination Paradigm: Recommendations from Science Communication Research for Health Services Policy Debates

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Drawing on research from the fields of science communication, policy studies, and political communication, this paper provides an overview of current challenges to the traditional translation and dissemination paradigm and offers three alternative strategies for effective communication of expert knowledge for the field of health services research.

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Event

10th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health

A decade of progress and the path forward

That's a Wrap!

10th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health
December 4-6, 2017 | Crystal Gateway Marriott | Arlington, VA

More than 1,200 attendees converged in Arlington, VA to bridge the gap between research, practice, and policy in health and health care. Over the course of two and half days, attendees reflected on the accomplishments of and challenges to the field, and focused on the opportunities ahead.

2017 Keynote Speaker:

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Sandro Galea, M.D., M.P.H., Dr.P.H.

Robert A. Knox Professor and Dean - Boston University School of Public Health

Sandro Galea, a physician, epidemiologist, and author, is dean and Robert A. Knox Professor at Boston Universi... Read Bio

View This Year's Presentations
This year's D&I conference included many diverse sessions presented by some of the best in the field. View the 2017 online agenda to download presentation slides. Slides were approved and posted on the online agenda on an individual basis. To download presentations, locate the specific session in the online agenda and search for the presenter information.

10th Annual D&I Conference Theme Song
Performed by the conference co-chair, David Chambers, D.Phil., National Cancer Institute, NIH

Getting Social at the 2017 D&I Conference
#DIscience17 attendees are a lively bunch. Check out the Twitter activity from this year's conference (December 4-6).

Impressions: 5.402 Million
Tweets: 3,262
Participants: 701

Top #DIscience17 Tweeters:

About the D&I Conference

Quality research generates the evidence needed to optimize health and health care in the United States and elsewhere. However, the full potential of evidence can only be realized if it is effectively incorporated into health practice and policy. The Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health (D&I), co-hosted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and AcademyHealth, bridges the gap between research, practice, and policy in health and health care.

This conference intends to support collective understanding of the research agenda to incorporate these challenges into D&I research through a combination of plenaries, concurrent and poster sessions that will present research findings and identify the next set of research priorities, setting the field up for the next decade.

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Translation and Dissemination Institute

AcademyHealth’s Translation and Dissemination Institute helps the field of health services research move its findings more effectively into policy and practice. It undertakes activities that enable research producers to better understand the needs of research users, helps place research in context, and serves as an incubator for new and innovative approaches to moving knowledge into action.

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