The Dissemination & Implementation Group (DIG) facilitates and improves Dissemination & Implementation (D&I) processes from bench-to-bedside.
Our Mission
The Dissemination & Implementation Group (DIG) provides applications, education, trainings, activities, and support to address the gap in knowledge of implementation science by connecting existing Johns Hopkins and ICTR multidisciplinary members and facilitating multipronged collaborative implementation of Evidence Based Practices (EBPs) for the highest quality health care.
What We Do
DIG provides D&I training, proposal review and coaching for ICTR researchers that meets needs in each phase/stage of the Exploration, Preparation, Implementation and Sustainment (EPIS) framework.
| Phase | D&I Training | Proposal Review | Coaching |
| Exploration | X | ||
| Preparation | X | ||
| Implementation | X | X | |
| Sustainment | X | X |
If you are looking to get involved and to learn more about D&I approaches with researchers at Johns Hopkins, please join the Armstrong Institute Implementation Science Interest Group! This group meets once per month to discuss approaches and issues in D&I, and serves as a community resource hub. If you would like to join our group, please reach out to Dr. Christina Yuan [email protected] and Dr. Shagufta Farheen [email protected].
Dissemination and Implementation Definitions
Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) approaches examine methods for systematic uptake of scientific discoveries and evidence-driven interventions into regular, real-world practice, thereby enhancing sustainability and wide uptake of relevant and impactful practices across health systems and communities and improving the quality and impact of health practices.
Dissemination: The targeted distribution of information and intervention materials to a specific public health or clinical practice audience.
How, when, by whom, and under what circumstances evidence spreads throughout the agencies, organizations, front line workers and consumers of public health and clinical services.
Implementation: The use of strategies to adopt and integrate evidence-based health interventions and change practice patterns within specific settings.
Seeks to understand the behavior of healthcare professionals and support staff, healthcare organizations, healthcare consumers and family members, and policymakers in context, as key influences on the adoption, implementation and sustainability of evidence-based interventions and guidelines.
