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Dissemination Approaches for Different Audiences

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Additional Resources

Contributors

Resource	Description
Communications tool kits
Health Foundation	Guide to assist health researchers in developing a communication strategy. Considerations include context, key messaging and objectives, audience, communications channels, and additional resources
Vanderbilt Dissemination Toolkit	Collection of dissemination tool kits that are free for download and use. The tool kits contain guidelines, strategies, checklists, worksheets, templates, examples, and case studies for developing dissemination plans and products.
PCORI Dissemination and Implementation Framework and Toolkit	Framework was developed by Mathematica, AcademyHealth, and Palladian Partners to provide information and tools for designing and implementing a robust dissemination strategy informed by multiple stakeholder groups
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR): Knowledge Translation	Resources for knowledge translation, a dynamic and iterative process that includes “synthesis, dissemination, exchange, and ethically-sound application of knowledge to improve health”
Information on Finding Reputable Journals
Predatory Journals: What Can We Do to Protect Their Prey? Statement from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) The Directory of Open Access Journals lists high-quality, peer-reviewed, open-access journals. The Principles of Transparency and Best Practices in Scholarly Publishing—developed by the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) in collaboration with other professional associations—provides recommendations and best practices for medical journal editors. Think Check Submit provides guidance for authors on choosing the best journal.
Authorship and conflict of interest
International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICJME) recommendations	Criteria for authorship for peer-reviewed journals and author responsibilities for reporting conflicts of interest
Reporting and dissemination tools
PCORI Dissemination and Implementation Framework and Toolkit	Resource for facilitating strategic planning for sharing information and putting new evidence into practice to speed change.
Aggregate Analysis of ClinicalTrial.gov (AACT)	CTTI created the AACT database, a publicly accessible ClinicalTrials.gov dataset that can be used to analyze studies and characterize the current state of clinical trials, including at the individual specialty level.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Karen Staman, Gina Uhlenbrauck, and Liz Wing of the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory Coordinating Center served as contributing editors for previous versions of this chapter.

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Published November 24, 2025.

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Bosworth HB, Chambers D, Tambor E, Green BB, Huang S, Weinfurt KP, Zatzick D. Dissemination Approaches for Different Audiences: Additional Resources. In: Rethinking Clinical Trials: A Living Textbook of Pragmatic Clinical Trials. Bethesda, MD: NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory. Available at: https://rethinkingclinicaltrials.org/chapters/dissemination/dissemination-approaches-for-different-audiences/additional-resources/. Updated December 11, 2025. DOI: 10.28929/297.