UW Global Health Implementation Science Program

An international leader in implementation science practice, the Department of Global Health Implementation Science Program (IS Program) provides expertise and resources to support research, education, and training for early-career scientists. As part of their commitment to training scholars both domestically and globally, the IS Program is providing travel scholarships to 10 DGH PhD students so they can present their research at the 17th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health (D&I 2024) in Arlington, VA, December 8-11, 2024. Today, meet Barbara Burke, MPH, an Implementation Science PhD student in DGH. Barbara’s academic interests include social determinants of health and evaluation. At D&I 2024, Barbara will present, “Organizational, structural, and service readiness to implement a transdiagnostic mental health intervention for adolescents in 30 HIV clinics in 3 counties in Kenya: a cross-sectional study among frontline providers and clinic in-charges.” Along with her research team, Barbara conducted a cross-sectional study to better understand the organizational determinants that influence early implementation outcomes of task-shifted mental health services within HIV primary care clinics throughout Kenya. Findings show that different domains of readiness - including service readiness, organizational readiness, organizational capacity for change, and organizational citizenship - differed within and across the region. If you are attending D&I 2024, be sure to stop by the poster session on December 9 at 1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EST to see Barbara present in person! We wish Barbara, and all of the IS Program students, the best of luck at the conference! Learn more about Barbara's poster here: https://bit.ly/BBurkeIS

An international leader in implementation science practice, the Department of Global Health Implementation Science Program (IS Program) provides expertise and resources to support research, education, and training for early-career scientists. As part of their commitment to training scholars both domestically and globally, the IS Program is providing travel scholarships to 10 DGH PhD students so they can present their research at the 17th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health (D&I 2024) in Arlington, VA, December 8-11, 2024. Today, meet Amanda Brumwell, a third-year Implementation Science PhD candidate in DGH. Amanda’s academic interests include investigating strategies to improve diagnosis, care, and prevention for tuberculosis and chronic disease. At D&I 2024, Amanda will present, “Categorizing micro-changes to capture how implementation strategies achieve goodness-of-fit: Lessons learned across multiple systems engineering-oriented implementation trials.” Using continuous quality improvement and audit and feedback strategies, Amanda’s poster describes the categorizations for the iterative, micro-change interventions that were implemented to improve health care services across multiple clinical areas in Mozambique, Kenya, and Cote d’Ivoire. This presentation encompasses the collective efforts of Amanda and her research collaborators, representing the work of six projects across two countries. If you are attending D&I 2024, be sure to stop by the poster session on December 9 at 1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EST to see Amanda present in person! Stay tuned as we introduce you to the last DGH student attending the conference. Learn more about Amanda's poster here: https://lnkd.in/gwPsjwgj

An international leader in implementation science practice, the Department of Global Health Implementation Science Program (IS Program) provides expertise and resources to support research, education, and training for early-career scientists. As part of their commitment to training scholars both domestically and globally, the IS Program is providing travel scholarships to 10 DGH PhD students so they can present their research at the 17th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health (D&I 2024) in Arlington, VA, December 8-11, 2024. Today, meet George Wanje, a fourth-year Implementation Science PhD student in DGH. George’s research interests include improving the cascade of HIV care and optimizing HIV treatment outcomes through the integration of reproductive health services in his home country of Kenya. In addition to being a DGH Travel Scholarship recipient, George is also a recipient of AcademyHealth’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Scholarship. At D&I 2024, George will present, “Cost of implementing the Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach to increase cervical cancer screening in family planning clinics in Mombasa County, Kenya: a micro-costing study”. Using a Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach (SAIA) to address barriers to cervical cancer screening (CCS) in Kenya, George’s research demonstrates that CCS SAIA is a low-cost implementation strategy that can be scaled up in settings facing low cervical cancer screening rates. George’s poster abstract was voted the best in the Global Health and Dissemination Track, making him a nominee for the Lisa Simpson Best Poster Award. If you are attending D&I 2024, you can watch George present during three special sessions for the Lisa Simpson Best Poster Award nominees on December 9 from 1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., December 9 from 4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. and December 10 from 8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. EST. Stay tuned as we introduce you to the rest of the DGH student attendees. Learn more about George's poster here: https://bit.ly/GWanjeISP