Recent news from around the University and Health System...

• Duke AHEAD: 
• Health Professions Education Day - Working & Learning Together to Advance Health & Wellness for All, September 13
• Duke Community & Family Medicine: 
• Grand Rounds - Identifying (and Managing) Impairment in Your Peers, September 13
• Population Health @Duke - August Issue
• Duke Health and Fitness Center: Getting on Track Weight Loss Program, September 15
• Duke Sanford School of Public Policy: Call for Proposals for Engagement Support/Small Grant Funding, Proposals Accepted on Rolling Basis through June 30, 2017
• Duke School of Medicine: 
• Special Lecture featuring Nobel Prize Recipient Paul Modrick, September 7
• Triangle Health Innovation Challenge, September 16-18
• Duke Global Health Institute: Gates Foundation Grant/2016-17 Doris Duke Fellows/New Global Health MOOC
• Duke Institute for Health Innovation (DIHI): Scholar Opportunity for a Course on "Implementation and Dissemination of Health Care Research", Application deadline: August 15

• The Duke Institute for Health Innovation (DIHI) is excited to sponsor a limited number of “DIHI scholars” to participate in The Duke Clinical Research Training Program (CRTP) course “Implementation and Dissemination of Health Care Research” taught by Dr. Hayden Bosworth.   DIHI scholars would not need to apply to CRTP, would not be considered CRTP students, and would not receive academic credit for the course. At the conclusion of the course, a certificate of completion from CRTP & DIHI would be provided to each scholar. 

  To apply to be a DIHI scholar for this course, please send a short paragraph (5-7 sentences) via email to Will ElLaissi (will.ellaissi@duke.edu) by end of day Monday August 15th describing your interest in the course and how you envision applying the knowledge learned.  Please apply only if you are able to attend the course regularly throughout the term. The course will meet on Wednesdays from 5:00-6:30pm starting on 8/31/16 and ending on 12/14/16.  

  A brief description of the course is provided: CRP 273 Implementation and Dissemination of Health Care Research; Director - Hayden Bosworth, Ph.D., Professor of Medicine

  Course Description: Implementation research (1) seeks to understand the processes and factors that are associated with successful integration of evidence-based interventions within a particular setting (e.g., a worksite, healthcare system, or school), (2) assesses whether the core components of the original intervention were faithfully transported to the real-world setting (i.e., the degree of fidelity of the disseminated and implemented intervention with the original study), and (3) is also concerned with the adaptation of the implemented intervention to the local context.  This course provides an overview of methods for undertaking research and program evaluation within health services organizations and systems. A particular focus will be on healthcare products and how to evaluate their impact on various stakeholders whether individual patients, family, health care providers, healthcare systems, or policy makers.  In addition to methods, the course also provides "the state of the art" in research and evaluation through the review of major completed studies. Case studies of recent programs and technologies will be used. This course is recommended for students who will be carrying out policy research, social science research, or program impact evaluation within health delivery systems as well as developing and implementing programs to improve healthcare outcomes.  Prerequisite: None. Credit: 2.