4th UK Implementation Science Research Conference

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Programme

Supporting the pandemic response? Implementation science in the time of Covid-19

Day One

09:30

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10:00

BST

Opening remarks ‘Morning session’

Presented by Professor Nick Sevdalis

10:00

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10:45

BST
Plenary Lecture 1

Implementing evidence into policy and practice: was there a gap in the science informing the UK’s Covid-19 response?

Professor Susan Michie, Professor of Health Psychology and Director of the Centre for Behaviour Change, University College London 

Chair: Prof.Annette Boaz

10:45

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11:00

BST
Break

11:00

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12:45

BST

Parallel oral session 1

Delegates’ oral presentations based on submitted abstracts

THEORY APPLICATIONS & IMPLEMENTATION EVALUATIONS 1

THEORY AND METHOD DEVELOPMENTS

THEORY APPLICATIONS & IMPLEMENTATION EVALUATIONS 2

11:10
O3
Implementation findings from a hybrid type 2 pilot trial of a continuity of care model for women at risk of preterm birth in the UK

Cristina Fernandez Turienzo

11:35
O19
Evaluating the application of the RE-AIM framework: An updated systematic review and exploration of pragmatic application

Danielle D'Lima

12:00
O24
Implementation of a theory-guided nursing discharge teaching intervention for adult inpatients aged 50 and over with multimorbidity: A pragmatic feasibility study

Joanie Pellet

12:25
O14
Tailored implementation of internet based cognitive behavioural therapy (ImpleMentAll): Process evaluation of the ItFits-toolkit

Tracy Finch

11:10
O20
(Re-)conceptualising implementation depth of healthcare innovations – A systematic review and concept analysis

Zuhur Balayah

11:35
O12
Using the Context and Implementation of Complex Interventions (CICI) framework to identify contextual determinants of people-centred tuberculosis care provision in South Africa: methodological insights from a theory‑generating case study

Jamie Murdoch

11:10
O22
Supporting the physical health of people admitted to mental health wards during the Covid-19 pandemic

Raymond McGrath

11:35
O18
Implementation of an electronic clinical decision support system (eCDSS) for the early recognition and management of diabetes and dysglycaemia in secondary mental healthcare: Protocol for a pilot two-arm randomized controlled cluster trial

Dipen Patel

12:00
O17
Advocating an agency-structure approach to examine implementation of a compassionate care initiative in mental health settings during Covid-19 in the UK

Cindy Brooks

12:25
O13
Operationalising rapid implementation – Lessons from Academic Health Science Network experience during the Covid-19 pandemic in England

Alexandra Ziemann

15:00

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15:15

BST

Opening remarks ‘Afternoon session’

Presented by Dr Brian Mittman

15:15

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16:45

BST

Parallel oral session 2

Delegates’ oral presentations based on submitted abstracts

THEORY APPLICATIONS & IMPLEMENTATION EVALUATIONS 3

GLOBAL HEALTH IMPLEMENTATION DURING THE COVID19 PANDEMIC

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT APPROACHES

15:25
O21
Self-monitoring of blood pressure (SMBP) in pregnancy: a national roll-out in the context of a pandemic

Hannah Wilson

15:45
O16
Facilitating the implementation of remote consultations: development of evidence-informed visual guidelines

Jesús Berdún

16:05
O5
Integrating a process theory and a determinant framework to understand how contextual factors, cognitive work and social processes interact to drive implementation: Methodological insights.

Dawn Schroeder

16:25
O11
The importance of implementation strategies for successful implementation of evidence-based interventions

Lisa Hirschhorn

15:25
O15
Understanding geographic equity in the coverage of facility-based delivery in six exemplar countries

Jovial Thomas Ntawukuriryayo

15:45
O7
Adapting an implementation strategy to the Covid-19 pandemic context

Rodrigo Fernando Presotto

16:05
O23
Analysing Rwanda’s Covid-19 response using implementation science

Agnes Binagwaho

16:25
O10
Monitoring and evaluating the impact of a research partnership project on the needs of Canadians with disabilities during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: The COVID-19 Disability Survey

Femke Hoekstra

15:25
O8
Roadmap for evidence-based change in nursing homes: a framework synthesis

Christelle Boersema

15:45
O9
Using implementation outcomes and quality measures to evaluate Covid Care@Home, a family medicine-led remote monitoring programme for Covid-19 patients

Celia Laur

16:05
O1
Using ‘Theory-of-Change’ methodology to engage stakeholders in the co-designing of evaluation outcomes: Lessons from the implementation of mental health shared care in a Brazilian city

Carlos Alberto dos Santos Treichel

16:25
O6
Meaningful community engagement through a co-created theory of change process to promote Covid-19 testing and vaccine equity

Nicole Stadnick

17:00

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17:40

BST
Plenary Lecture 2

The impact of race and ethnicity on people’s health: learning from the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond

Dr Habib Naqvi, MBE, Director of the NHS Race and Health Observatory

Chair: Prof. Nick Sevdalis

18:00

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18:30

BST
Panel discussion

‘Supporting the pandemic response? Implementation science in the time of Covid-19’

Confirmed speakers include Dr Deborah Ghate, chair of the UK Implementation Society, Dr Habib Naqvi MBE, Dr Josephine Ocloo, diversity and inclusion lead at NIHR ARC South London and senior researcher and Health Foundation improvement science fellow, King's College London. Chair: Brian S. Mittman

Day Two

09:30

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10:30

BST
Plenary lecture 3

Delivery of primary health services in low- and middle-income countries during Covid-19

Speaker: Dr Rohina Joshi, George Institute for Global Health, Australia

Chair: Jane Sandall

10:30

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11:00

BST

Launch of the ‘Implementation outcome repository’

Presented by Dr Louise Hull, King's College London

11:00

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11:15

BST
Break

11:15

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12:00

BST
Plenary Lecture 4

Implementation fidelity: Loyalty to process implementation or loyalty to patient wellbeing, health equity and race?

Speaker: Barbara Gray, CEO Urban Dandelion CIC, Lewisham Mayor and Council Advisor on BAME Health Inequalities

Chair: Prof. Nick Sevdalis

12:30

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13:00

BST

Virtual Poster Sessions

12:30

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13:00

BST

ImPres Tool

13:00

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13:30

BST

Lunch break

SESSION 1A

SESSION 1B

SESSION 1C

P49
Stakeholder relationships and governance mechanisms: Do these elements influence scale up project adaption during Covid-19?

Anusha Ramani-Chander

P25
Implementation of health-justice partnerships: A comparative case study of service models in England

Sarah Beardon

P48
The impact of Covid-19 on NCD-related scale up project implementation: Lessons from real-world case studies

Anusha Ramani-Chander

P43
Reducing the equity gap in under-5 mortality through an innovative community health program in Ethiopia: An implementation research study

Alemayehu Amberbir

P33
Nursing groups’ interpretation activities in hospital wards when implementing evidence-based practice institutionalised by the hospital: A qualitative study using the organizational learning model

Keiko Ishii

P31
A pilot high intensity interval training intervention in inpatient mental health settings

Rebecca Martland

P37
Defining, describing and assessing pragmatic qualities of quantitative instruments measuring implementation determinants and outcomes: A scoping and critical review of the literature

Dr Louise Hull

P35
The interaction of contextual factors and implementation strategies in the reduction of under-five mortality

Kedest Mathewos

P46
Co-designing and co-conducting a multi-stakeholder implementation evaluation during the Covid-19 pandemic: a case study

Bridget Abell

P28
Advancing the research infrastructure for implementation science in German speaking countries

Marie-Therese Schultes

P27
Enhancing precision in the investigation of context: Study findings from Triple C (case study research to understand context in complex health interventions)

Jamie Murdoch

P29
Emergency department management practices during the first year of Covid-19: A rapid review

Mona Koshkouei

14:20 - 15:00 BST

SESSION 2A

SESSION 2B

SESSION 2C

P38
A feasibility hybrid II randomised controlled trial of volunteer ‘Health Champions’ supporting people with serious mental illness manage their physical health

Julie Williams

P42
Web App for mental health support during the Covid-19 pandemic and general lockdown: lessons learned from an urgent development and implementation

Gerard Carot-Sans

P44
Protocol for a hybrid II study exploring the feasibility of delivering, evaluating, and implementing a self-management programme for people with neuromuscular diseases at a specialist neuromuscular centre (ADAPT-NMD)

Louie Lee

P26
A study to assess the scalability of an integrated falls prevention service for community-dwelling older people

Susan Calnan

P36
Development of an Online Implementation Outcome Repository

Louise Hull

P40
Barriers and facilitators affecting the sustainability of NSPCC services which have been ‘scaled-up’

Emma Smith

P45
ASSET-Ethiopia: Implementing the Ethiopian Primary Health Clinical Guidelines (EPHCG)

Alemayehu Bekele Mengesha

P34
Implementation and dissemination of home and community-based interventions for informal caregivers of people living with dementia: A systematic scoping review protocol

Eden Meng Zhu

P47
What are the barriers and facilitators affecting the implementation of social robots for older adults and people with dementia? A scoping review

Wei Qi Koh

P39
What are the strategies for implementing primary care models in maternity? A systematic review on midwifery units

Laura Batinelli

P30
Preliminary results of the translation and evaluation of the Implementation Science Research Development (ImpRes) tool and supplementary guide to improving the quality of implementation research in the Brazilian context: ImpRes-BR

Carlos Alberto dos Santos Treichel

P41
Protocol for developing, implementing, and evaluating an intervention designed to support the safe (re)integration of unpaid caregivers into Canadian long-term care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic

Dr. Natasha L. Gallant

15:00

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16:45

BST

Meet the experts

Small group discussions with experts in the implementation science field. Short presentations from the faculty with time for an informal discussion with attendees.

STUDYING IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISMS

IMPLEMENTATION IN PRACTICE

IMPLEMENTATION STUDY

15:00
Hybrid designs

Dr Kim Goldsmith + Prof. Geoff Curran

15:35
Studying mechanisms

Dr Cara Lewis + Dr Byron Powell

16:10
Evaluating complex interventions

Prof. Jane Sandall

15:00
Policy practice with embedded research

Dr Brian Mittman

15:35
Implementation and improvement science

Prof. Nick Sevdalis + Noushig Nahabedian

16:10
Competencies for implementation facilitators

Dr Julia Moore + Dr Sobia Khan

15:00
Teaching and learning implementation science

Prof. Per Nilsen + Dr Kristin Thomas

15:35
Stakeholder engagement in implementation

Prof. Annette Boaz

16:10
Using frameworks to guide implementation research theory and process

Prof. Greg Aarons + Dr Erika Crable

16:45

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17:00

BST
Break

17:00

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17:45

BST
Plenary Lecture 5

Crisis? What crisis? Implementation science research in a global pandemic

Speaker: Professor Trish Greenhalgh, Professor of Primary Care Health Sciences and Fellow of Green Templeton College, University of Oxford

Chair: Dr Brian Mittman

17:45

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18:00

BST

Awards