Trainee Hub Event: Expanding Horizons in Implementation Science

DATE: May 22, 2025
TIME: 1:30 – 3:30pm (ET) 
METHOD: Virtual 
REGISTRATION: https://forms.office.com/r/aPvqJKgSER  

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We are pleased to partner with the Child Health Evaluative Sciences at The Hospital for Sick Children for this event.

SPEAKERS: 

Nicola McCleary, PhD, is a Scientist in the Child Health Evaluative Sciences Program at SickKids Research Institute and an Assistant Professor in the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. As an implementation scientist, her work focuses on identifying effective ways to support the uptake of health evidence to improve health outcomes, including implementation of evidence-based practices and de-implementation of ineffective practices.

Guillaume Fontaine, RN, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Implementation Science at the Ingram School of Nursing, McGill University, and a Principal Investigator at the Centre for Clinical Epidemiology, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research. Dr. Fontaine holds a FRQ-S Junior 1 Research Scholar Award, supported by Quebec’s Learning Health System Support Unit (Unité SSA Québec). He serves on the Advisory Committee of Knowledge Translation Canada.

TITLE: Expanding Horizons in Implementation Science: Engaging Patient and Public Community Partners

DESCRIPTION: Evidence-to-practice gaps in healthcare are pervasive: many patients do not receive evidence-based care which would improve their health, whilst others receive care that they are unlikely to benefit from or which is potentially harmful. Translating evidence into practice is a key challenge for healthcare systems. This session will provide a comprehensive introduction to implementation science, emphasizing its importance in bridging the gap between evidence and practice. It will provide an overview of various models, theories, and frameworks used in implementation science, and how they guide the design, execution, and evaluation of implementation projects. Additionally, the session will explore the critical role of collaboration with patient and public community partners in implementation projects.

Attendees will gain insights into strategies for meaningful engagement and partnership, ensuring that research outcomes are relevant and beneficial to the communities they serve.

OBJECTIVES:

1. Summarize the need for implementation science
2. Understand fundamental implementation science concepts and core methodologies
3. Discuss how to meaningfully engage community partners in implementation research