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Qatar & Implementation Science: Day 1 reflections

Driving Change: Regional Conference on Health and Emerging Fields in Implementation ScienceDecember 5, 2025 — Doha, Qatar Implementation science in the Middle East may be redefining what public health can be. That was my overwhelming impression after an energizing first day at the Driving Change conference hosted at Qatar University. As someone who has worked […]

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Hello from Qatar!

I set a stopwatch, and I spent 23 hours and 40 minutes door-to-door getting to Qatar from my house. This morning is the first time I have seen the sun since driving to the Philly airport on Wednesday. The conference starts in about three hours, so I’ll be live-blogging different sessions, sharing my reflections and […]

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Implementation

The Future of Implementation Science: Pace, Equity, and AI Are Changing the Game

If you work in public health, you’ve probably heard the line: “It takes 17 years for evidence to reach practice.” It’s become almost a meme: quoted in talks, grant proposals, and policy briefs. But right now, the field of implementation science is quietly asking a much harder question: How long should implementation take—and what happens […]

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Implementation

Is the 17-Year Evidence-to-Practice Gap Holding Us Back?

The meeting room was packed. Local health leaders, researchers, and frontline practitioners squeezed into chairs as a project team unveiled its new implementation plan. Early on, someone mentioned it—the familiar line many of us in public health have heard for years: “It takes 17 years for research to make it into practice.” Heads nodded. People […]

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Implementation

Supercharge Your HIV Work: 5 Implementation Science Opportunities You Should Know About

If you work in HIV prevention, care, or research, you already know the problem isn’t just having good evidence; it’s getting that evidence to stick in the real world. That’s where implementation science comes in. And over the next two years, ISCI and partners are rolling out a stacked lineup of training and fellowship programs […]

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AI

What the American Evaluation Association Says About AI: Lessons for Public Health Leaders

Artificial intelligence has moved from an experimental tool to a defining force in program evaluation. Nowhere was this more visible than at the recent American Evaluation Association (AEA) conference in Kansas City, where AI-themed sessions were filled to capacity and conversations spilled into the hallways. Evaluators across fields expressed both excitement and caution as they […]

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Implementation

17 Years: Why Communities Still Struggle to Put Research into Action

Across the U.S., health departments spend millions training providers, distributing toolkits, and launching new prevention programs. Yet, years later, adoption often lags. For example, clinics may struggle to integrate smoking cessation interventions despite robust evidence that they save lives. Why? Because programs don’t just need to work in theory—they must be delivered efficiently, affordably, and […]

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Health equity

How This Supermarket Program Could Catch Diabetes Early

It’s a Sunday afternoon. You stop at the supermarket to grab milk, maybe some snacks. But instead of walking straight to the produce aisle, someone greets you with an unusual question:“Would you like to know your risk for diabetes?” That simple ask changed hundreds of lives in Buffalo, New York. A groundbreaking pilot program, detailed […]

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Fast Isn’t Always Better: What the D&I Field Still Gets Wrong and Where We Go From Here

Each year, the Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health (D&I) offers a front-row seat to the cutting edge of how evidence is translated into action. The 17th conference, held in Arlington, VA, focused on a deceptively simple theme: “Moving Fast and Slow: Optimizing the Pace of Implementation.” While some studies […]

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Implementation

Are Clinical Trial Results Actually Useful for You?

A breakthrough cancer drug shows promising results in a clinical trial. Doctors and policymakers are eager to adopt it. But there’s a catch—the study was conducted on a group of patients who are younger, healthier, and more affluent than the population it’s meant to serve. Will the treatment work just as well for older adults […]

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Implementation

The Growing Web of D&I Research Networks: Lessons from a Decade of Connection

What happens when a field expands faster than the networks it depends on? This question lies at the heart of recent research on advice networks within the growing field of Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) science. Over the last decade, D&I research—focused on bridging the gap between scientific discoveries and practical application—has rapidly expanded, but its […]

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Implementation

Smart Hospitals: AI, Sustainability, and the Human Touch

Imagine a hospital where personalized medicine isn’t just a buzzword but a daily reality—where artificial intelligence (AI) predicts illnesses before symptoms emerge, home treatment is seamlessly integrated, and healthcare ecosystems revolve around the patient. This isn’t science fiction. It’s the vision for smart hospitals by 2042, as projected by a recent Delphi study conducted by […]

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Qatar & Implementation Science: Day 1 reflections

Hello from Qatar!

The Future of Implementation Science: Pace, Equity, and AI Are Changing the Game

Is the 17-Year Evidence-to-Practice Gap Holding Us Back?

Supercharge Your HIV Work: 5 Implementation Science Opportunities You Should Know About

What the American Evaluation Association Says About AI: Lessons for Public Health Leaders

17 Years: Why Communities Still Struggle to Put Research into Action

How This Supermarket Program Could Catch Diabetes Early

Fast Isn’t Always Better: What the D&I Field Still Gets Wrong and Where We Go From Here

Are Clinical Trial Results Actually Useful for You?

The Growing Web of D&I Research Networks: Lessons from a Decade of Connection

Smart Hospitals: AI, Sustainability, and the Human Touch

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