CMIPS Seminar: Rinad Beidas "Harnessing Implementation Science to Achieve the Promise of Scientific Discovery for All"

Implementation science, or the study of methods to improve the adoption, implementation, and sustainment of evidence-based practices (EBPs), has grown exponentially in the past two decades. In this talk, I will share an overview of my research with an eye towards grounding the findings within the broader field and practice applications. First, I will describe what implementation science is and how it differs from other types of applied research. Second, I will share learnings related to conducting implementation science. I will draw on the partnered work that I have conducted over the past two decades across settings. Third, I will offer implications for the future of implementation science. Implementation science offers tremendous promise to realize the promise of the discoveries over the past few decades. However, these advances will not be made without paradigm shifts within the field, including intentional and resourced commitment to closing the gap between what we know and what we do—and investing in implementation, not just discovery.