Dissemination

June 8, 2026: AcademyHealth Issues Call for Presentations for 2026 D&I Conference

Posted on by Damon Seils

Banner for the 2026 AcademyHealth D&I ConferenceAcademyHealth issued a call for presentations for its 19th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) in Health.

The theme of this year’s conference is “Elevating the Science of Dissemination: Leveraging Tools to Improve Clinical, Community, and Public Health Practice.” The conference will be held from December 13 to 16, 2026, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.

From the call for presentations:

Get your research out there! The 19th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) in Health encourages presentation submissions to nine thematic tracks that present evidence-based approaches to a multitude of clinical and community settings via public health practice, health care delivery, and health care policy.

The submission deadline is July 16, 2026. Read the complete submission and review criteria.

October 9, 2023: Registration Opens for Pragmatic Trials Workshop at AcademyHealth Dissemination & Implementation Conference

Posted on by Damon Seils

The NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory will offer a full-day workshop at the 16th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health in Arlington, Virginia. The workshop, “Dissemination & Implementation in Embedded Pragmatic Trials: Raising the Bar for Real-World Research,” will introduce concepts in the design, conduct, and implementation of pragmatic clinical trials embedded in healthcare systems, with a particular focus on methods relevant to health services researchers.

The learning objectives of the workshop include:

  • To identify key areas of synergy between pragmatic trials and implementation research
  • To introduce attendees to the unique characteristics and challenges of designing, conducting, and implementing pragmatic clinical trials embedded within diverse health care systems, and to describe opportunities for integrating implementation research methods into pragmatic trials
  • To increase the capacity of health services researchers to address important clinical questions with embedded pragmatic clinical trials and share lessons from implementation science for supporting intervention adoption, sustainment, scale-up, and/or deimplementation

The theme of this year’s D&I conference is “Raising Expectations for D&I Science: Challenges and Opportunities.” The annual conference is cohosted by the NIH and AcademyHealth.

WORKSHOP DETAILS AND REGISTRATION
Sunday, December 10, 10:00 am-6:00 pm
Gateway Marriott, Arlington, Virginia

November 3, 2022: Pragmatic Trials Workshop at 2022 D&I Science Conference Open for Registration

Posted on by Damon Seils

AcademyHealth and NIH logosThe NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory will offer a full-day workshop at the 15th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health in Washington, DC. The workshop, “Dissemination & Implementation Research Methods and Embedded Pragmatic Trials: Strategies for Designing Studies That Inform Care for Diverse Populations,” will introduce concepts in the design, conduct, and implementation of pragmatic clinical trials embedded in healthcare systems.

The learning objectives of the workshop include:

  • To identify key areas of synergy between pragmatic trials and implementation research
  • To introduce attendees to the unique characteristics and challenges of designing, conducting, and implementing pragmatic clinical trials embedded within diverse health care systems, and to describe opportunities for integrating implementation research methods into pragmatic trials
  • To increase the capacity of health services researchers to address important clinical questions with pragmatic clinical trials and share lessons from implementation science for increasing engagement of diverse participants

The theme of this year’s D&I conference is “(Re)Building Better Systems: Being Proactive, Nimble, and Responsive.” The annual conference is cohosted by the NIH and AcademyHealth.

WORKSHOP DETAILS AND REGISTRATION
Sunday, December 11, 8:00 am-4:45 pm
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC

September 22, 2022: Registration Opens for Pragmatic Trials Workshop at AcademyHealth Dissemination & Implementation Conference

Posted on by Damon Seils

AcademyHealth and NIH logosThe NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory will offer a full-day workshop at the 15th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health in Washington, DC. The workshop, “Dissemination & Implementation Research Methods and Embedded Pragmatic Trials: Strategies for Designing Studies That Inform Care for Diverse Populations,” will introduce concepts in the design, conduct, and implementation of pragmatic clinical trials embedded in healthcare systems.

The learning objectives of the workshop include:

  • To identify key areas of synergy between pragmatic trials and implementation research
  • To introduce attendees to the unique characteristics and challenges of designing, conducting, and implementing pragmatic clinical trials embedded within diverse health care systems, and to describe opportunities for integrating implementation research methods into pragmatic trials
  • To increase the capacity of health services researchers to address important clinical questions with pragmatic clinical trials and share lessons from implementation science for increasing engagement of diverse participants

The theme of this year’s D&I conference is “(Re)Building Better Systems: Being Proactive, Nimble, and Responsive.” The annual conference is cohosted by the NIH and AcademyHealth.

WORKSHOP DETAILS AND REGISTRATION
Sunday, December 11, 8:00 am-4:45 pm
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC

December 8, 2021: NIH Collaboratory and IMPACT Collaboratory Offer Workshop on Dissemination and Implementation Research and Pragmatic Trials

Posted on by Damon Seils

Logo for AcademyHealthThe NIH Collaboratory is partnering with the IMPACT Collaboratory to offer a pre-conference workshop on December 13 at AcademyHealth’s 14th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health.

The workshop, Convergence of Dissemination & Implementation Research Methods and Embedded Pragmatic Trials, will provide an introduction to investigative opportunities for pragmatic clinical trials embedded in healthcare systems, along with strategies for conducting clinical trials that provide real-world evidence necessary to inform both practice and policy.

The workshop is being offered free to conference attendees but requires a separate registration. The workshop will provide strategies for integrating implementation research methods in the design and conduct of ePCTs. Speakers will share firsthand experiences and case studies from the NIH Collaboratory and the IMPACT Collaboratory.

The learning objectives of the workshop include:

  • To identify key areas of synergy between ePCTs and implementation research
  • To introduce attendees to the unique characteristics and challenges of designing, conducting, and implementing ePCTs within diverse healthcare systems, and to describe opportunities for integrating implementation research methods into ePCTs
  • To increase the capacity of health services researchers to address important clinical questions with ePCTs and implementation research methods

CONFERENCE DETAILS AND REGISTRATION
14th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health: Broadening Horizons for Impact: Incorporating Multisectoral Approaches into D&I Science
December 13, 2021

June 28, 2021: AcademyHealth Announces Abstract Deadline for Dissemination and Implementation Science Conference

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Logo for AcademyHealthAcademyHealth is accepting abstracts for the 14th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health until July 27, 2021. This year’s meeting will be held virtually from December 14 to 16.

Read the complete call for abstracts.

The theme of this year’s virtual online meeting is “Broadening Horizons for Impact: Incorporating Multisectoral Approaches into D&I Science.” The annual conference is cohosted by the NIH and AcademyHealth with the goal of realizing “the full potential of evidence to optimize health and health care by bridging the gap between research, practice, and policy.”

November 3, 2020: Disseminating Trial Results: We Can Have Faster and Better

Posted on by Karen Staman

Healthcare cover imageNIH Collaboratory investigators Drs. Greg Simon, Rachel Richesson, and Adrian Hernandez published an opinion piece in Healthcare arguing that clinical trials investigators should align their dissemination processes with industry-sponsored trials to favor speed, and that years-long delays in dissemination reduce the relevance of clinical research.

“Delays reduce the ability for researchers to apply trial findings to new research questions, impede clinicians from having the most up-to-date information, and perhaps most importantly, are a disservice to patients who could benefit from the information.”

The authors use experiences with pragmatic trials supported by the NIH Collaboratory to explore faster dissemination of results, and suggest the following solutions:

  • Real-time access to outcome data
  • Continuous data curation and cleaning
  • Immediate data analysis
  • Rapid reporting of trial results

Much change is needed to reach these goals. The authors suggest that by modeling processes after industry-sponsored trials, researchers may be able to improve the speed and quality of results reporting.

“Cultural incentives are aligned in industry sponsored trials to favor speed: readiness for generalizing topline results is considered valuable to shareholders, and the culture encourages a system where data are liquid, available, and continuously cleaned and curated, such that topline results can be reported within a timespan of two weeks rather than two years.”

As part of the NIH Collaboratory’s commitment to dissemination and sharing, all NIH Collaboratory Trials are expected to share data and resources, and topline results are reported in our weekly Grand Rounds Webinars.

 

May 14, 2019: NIH Announces 3 New Funding Opportunities in Dissemination and Implementation of Evidence-Based Interventions

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The NIH published 3 new funding opportunity announcements to support innovative approaches to the implementation of evidence-based interventions and the de-implementation of ineffective interventions. The announcement also encourages studies that advance dissemination and implementation research methods. The 3 funding opportunities are as follows:

 

December 14, 2017: NIH Encourages Authors to Publish in Reputable Journals

Posted on by Karen Staman

Publication in journals is an essential part of the scientific process, an important metric for scholarly career advancement, and an integral aspect of grant approval and funding mechanisms. Pressure to publish has engendered a global industry of open access journals, which are driven by author publication fees rather than subscription services. Some of these journals are not credible and are considered predatory; they may have misleading pricing, fraudulent editorial boards, and inadequate (or nonexistent) peer-review processes.

To help ensure the credibility of published research, the NIH released a statement on publication in scientific journals (NOT-OD-18-011).

“In support of public access to National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded research, authors are encouraged to publish their results in reputable journals. The NIH has noted an increase in the numbers of papers reported as products of NIH funding which are published in journals or by publishers that do not follow best practices promoted by professional scholarly publishing organizations.”

There are a number of resources available to authors to help identify reputable journals:

For more information on disseminating results from pragmatic clinical trials see the Living Textbook Chapters: