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Communicating Research in Plain Language One-page Summary

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Communicating Research in Plain Language One-page Summary

Communicating research in plain language can be a challenge, but making your research accessible to stakeholders is worth the effort. In a recent HEAL Connections Sharing Session, presenters discussed how to create materials that communities can easily understand and use. A quick reference resource summarizing this guidance is now available for download.

The sharing session featured presentations from teams who have successfully translated research results into a variety of formats including one-pagers, videos, infographics, and self-published booklets called zines for different audiences. If you missed the webinar, you can learn more on the event page or watch the recap video.

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HEAL Connections is a center that is jointly run by Duke Clinical Research Institute and George Mason University and funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) through the Helping to End Addiction Long-term® Initiative, or NIH HEAL Initiative®. HEAL Connections is aimed at supporting widespread dissemination and implementation of HEAL-funded research. HEAL Connections is funded by the NIH HEAL Initiative under OTA numbers: 1OT20D034479 and 1OT2OD034481.

The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

HEAL Connections Sharing Session: Designing and Evaluating Health Care Innovations for Downstream Implementability

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HEAL Connections Sharing Session:
Designing and Evaluating Health Care Innovations for Downstream Implementability

To ensure that people have equitable access to the best treatment for pain and opioid use disorder, researchers are responsible for developing interventions that are both effective and readily translated into routine practice.

The Center for Dissemination and Implementation Science at Stanford and the Research Adoption Support Center with the HEAL Data2Action Program have created practical guides and measures to support research teams seeking to develop implementable health care innovations. Implementation scientists, addiction and pain management intervention developers, and health services researchers collaborated to create simple, pragmatic tools to help researchers increase the chances that their work can have a true public health impact. Watch this 90-minute webinar to learn more.

Watch the video below or here on YouTube

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Learning Objectives

  • Learn about practical implementation research methods to integrate throughout all stages in the intervention development and evaluation process.
  • Consider how to apply implementation research methods in your work.
  • Learn best practices for implementing, and evaluating the implementation of, health care innovations in routine settings.

 Who Should Attend

This webinar is particularly relevant to researchers and anyone seeking to develop, implement, or sustain health care innovations.

Panelists

Will Becker (he/him)
Professor, Yale School of Medicine
Chief of General Internal Medicine, VA Connecticut

 

 

Dr. William C. Becker is a general internist with clinical epidemiology, addiction medicine, and pain management expertise whose research aims to improve the quality of chronic pain treatment in general medical settings, especially in the complex overlap of chronic pain and opioid and other substance use disorders. Becker’s NIH- and VA-funded projects employ a broad range of methods including observational and interventional research, with a focus on pragmatic clinical trials and hybrid implementation/effective studies. At the VA Connecticut Healthcare System, Becker co-directs the Opioid Reassessment Clinic, an innovative multidisciplinary pain clinic he co-founded in 2012; Becker and colleagues have used implementation facilitation to disseminate this model of care at multiple VA sites.

Hélène Chokron Garneau (she/her)
Senior Research Scientist
at the Center for Dissemination and Implementation
at Stanford University
School of Medicine

 

 

Dr. Hélène Chokron Garneau is a Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Dissemination and Implementation (CDI) at Stanford University School of Medicine and serves as Co-Director of the Center for Dissemination & Implementation Science At Stanford (C-DIAS), a National Institute of Drug Abuse Center of Excellence. Her work focuses on bridging the research to practice gap for evidence-based practices in the fields of addiction, mental health services, and primary care, with the ultimate goal of making evidenced-based practices accessible to all. Prior to joining Stanford School of Medicine in 2019, Chokron Garneau worked at the UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs (ISAP) where she assisted in the development, implementation, and evaluation of behavioral interventions for substance users with comorbid psychiatric diagnoses. Chokron Garneau obtained her undergraduate degree in Psychology from McGill University and both her Ph.D. and MPH in Public Health from UCLA.

Bryan Garner (he/him)
Professor and Director of Dissemination & Implementation (D&I)
Science, Department of Internal Medicine
at The Ohio State University

 

 

Dr. Garner is an Experimental Psychologist who is passionate about helping improve population health by helping develop and test effective and cost-effective strategies for disseminating, implementing, and sustaining evidence-based practices within real world settings. To date, Garner and his team have provided rigorous experimental evidence supporting facilitation and incentivization as effectiveness and cost-effectiveness strategies. Regarding the NIH HEAL Initiative, Garner is a co-investigator on 1) the HEALing Communities Study (HCS), 2) the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN), and 3) HEAL Data2Action Program’s (HD2A) Research Adoption Support Center (RASC).

Mark McGovern (he/him)
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Department of Medicine, Stanford University
School of Medicine

Dr. Mark McGovern is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and the Department of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. McGovern is a leader in using rigorous methods of implementation science to close gaps in equitable health care access and quality. His mission is to get the best health care possible to the people who need it the most. McGovern's primary focus is the implementation and sustainment of evidence-based interventions and guideline adherent care in public and private health care systems and organizations. Within the hub of the Center for Dissemination and Implementation (CDI) which he directs, McGovern is the Principal Investigator and leads three national dissemination and implementation (D&I) centers: The Center for Dissemination and Implementation At Stanford (C-DIAS); The Research Adoption Support Center (RASC); and the Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network Coordinating Center (MHTTC).

Terri Powell (she/her)
Vice Chair of Inclusion, Diversity,
and Anti-Racism and Equity
and associate professor at the
Bloomberg School of Public Health
at Johns Hopkins University

 

Dr. Terrinieka Powell, Ph.D., MA, uses community-engaged research and health equity principles to ensure that youth, especially those affected by adversity, have multiple pathways to achieve optimal health. Trained as a community psychologist, Powell has expertise in adolescent health, qualitative methods, community-engaged research, and implementation science. At the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Powell leads the B Lab, a Baltimore-based research team helping to create a world where all youth are safe, healthy, hopeful, and connected. Partnerships with churches, schools, libraries, families, and community-based organizations are a cornerstone of Powell’s research. Powell has also collaborated with institutions across the world to promote health among young people. Her research, teaching, and service activities demonstrate her commitment to improving the lives of young people.

For More Information Contact:
Heather Wilson at HEAL-Connections@duke.edu

 

 

HEAL Connections Sharing Session: Community Partner Insights to Strengthen Research Dissemination — Focus on Addiction

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HEAL Connections Sharing Session: Community Partner Insights to Strengthen Research Dissemination—Focus on Addiction

Many researchers express the need, and desire to learn, how to share research results beyond academic channels to reach broader groups of patients and communities. This two-part series addressed this need by sharing insights from community partners and people with lived and living experience of pain and opioid use disorder.

In this session, panelists – people with lived and living experience of OUD, as well as the national associations and community partners who support them – shared how they like to receive information about research. They also discussed preferences around communication content, mediums, and channels, as well as their own experiences engaging with research projects to craft messaging and select dissemination channels.

Watch the video below or view it on YouTube.

Download the Slides
Get the One-pager

Panelists

Marissa Kluk (she/they)
Certified Peer Recovery Specialist
Doctoral Student at East Tennessee State University

 

Marissa joined the field of addiction early in her public health career, working within opioid-related grants at various levels of government. Her passion in the field is fueled by her own experience with substance use disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, which she has been in recovery from since October 2017. Marissa is currently completing a Doctorate in Public Health at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) and works at ETSU Addiction Science Center, focusing current efforts on recovery ecosystem alignment in the Northeast Tennessee region. She is a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist and loves supporting people along their recovery journey.

Quána Madison, MA (she/her)
Multi-disciplinary Artist Healing Arts Facilitator Wellbeing Advocate Consultant 

 

 

Quána Madison is a multi-disciplinary African-American Queer artist with disabilities, a healing arts facilitator, and a well-being advocate. She dove into the world of arts and research-based wellness topics to support her holistic well-being journey after a life-changing near-death experience from cancer previvor treatments and the sudden onset of chronic illnesses. Quána has lived with chronic pain since childhood. Quána strives to inspire, educate, empower, and uplift people through her artwork, consulting services, and community engagement. She collaborates with the National Minority Health Association, Habitat for Humanity, the National Pain Advocacy Center, the National Institutes of Health HEAL Initiative, Colorado Artists in Recovery, and LBGTQIA+ organizations.

Anthony Salandy, PhD, MSc (he/him)
Chief Program and Business Strategy Officer
National Harm Reduction Coalition

 

Anthony Daryl Salandy, Ph.D., MSc. is the Senior Director of Development and Business Strategy at National Harm Reduction Coalition. Dr. Salandy has been developing and advancing data-driven solutions to address complex social and organizational challenges for over 20 years. While working with the University of Delaware, he developed a novel interactive ethnic-specific harm reduction intervention – which is now a SAMHSA promising practice. Additionally, while at Mount Sinai, he completed work in HPV, HIV, and substance use – including monitoring and evaluation of LGBTGNC+, mental health, sexual reproductive health, and harm reduction services.

Ronald Simpson-Bey (he/him)
Executive Vice President of Strategic Partnerships
JustLeadershipUSA 

 

Ronald D. Simpson-Bey works as the Executive Vice President for JLUSA and is a 2015 Leading with Conviction Fellow. He is a national decarceration leader committed to cutting the number of people under correctional supervision in half by 2030. Ronald does policy advocacy work with the Michigan Collaborative to End Mass Incarceration (MI-CEMI), and community organizing with the Nation Outside organization for returning citizens. He is a co-founder and advisory board member of the Chance For Life (CFL) organization in Detroit, Michigan. Ronald served 27 years in the Michigan prison system as an engaged, thoughtful, and creative leader, founding many enrichment programs rooted in transformation, redemption, and self-accountability.

For More Information Contact:
Heather Wilson at HEAL-Connections@duke.edu

 

 

HEAL Connections Sharing Session: Community Partner Insights to Strengthen Research Dissemination—Focus on Pain Image

HEAL Connections Sharing Session: Community Partner Insights to Strengthen Research Dissemination—Focus on Pain

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HEAL Connections Sharing Session: Community Partner Insights to Strengthen Research Dissemination—Focus on Pain

Many researchers express the need, and desire to learn how, to share research results beyond academic channels to reach broader groups of patients and communities. This panel-focused two-part series addressed this need by sharing insights from community partners and people with lived and living experience of pain and opioid use disorder. Part one focused on pain and part two focused on opioid use disorder.

In this webinar, panelists – people with lived and living experience of pain, as well as the national associations and community partners who support them – shared how they like to receive information about research. In conversation with each other, they also discussed preferences around communication content, mediums, and channels, as well as their own experiences engaging with research projects to craft messaging and select dissemination channels.

You can watch the recording below or here on YouTube, download the slides, or get the summary one-pager.

Download the Slides
Get the One-pager

Learning Objectives

  • Learn successful approaches to identifying and engaging stakeholders to reach communities and populations experiencing pain.
  • Hear from people with lived and living experience of pain, as well as the national association partners that support them, in conversation about the best formats and channels to engage their communities in research and results sharing.

Panelists

Helen “Skip” Skipper (she/her)
Executive Director, NYC Justice Peer Initiative
Person with lived experience of pain

Skip has been working in peer support since her final release from years of multiple incarcerations and systems involvement in 2007. In her professional persona, she transitioned out of the Senior Manager of Peer Services position at the New York City Criminal Justice Agency where she was intentional in creating space for individuals with lived experiences to her new journey as Executive Director of the NYC Justice Peer Initiative in March 2022. In grad school, she is moving towards a Ph.D. in criminology. She is also a recognized subject matter expert and is a frequent consultant nationwide on developing pathways for employment of justice-involved peers, designing/implementing programming, and lived-experiences inclusion.

Aryn Lee (she/her)
Pre-Med Student, Boston University
Person with lived experience of pain

Aryn is a pre-medical student at Boston University studying psychology and biology. She became involved in chronic pain advocacy work through Boston Children's Hospital Comfort Ability Program, where she mentors pediatric patients and families struggling with pain. She hopes to become a physician, where she can use her lived experience to guide her work and help others in need.

Christin Veasley (she/her)
Co-Founder and Director,
Chronic Pain Research Alliance

Christin Veasley, Chronic Pain Research Alliance (CPRA) Co-founder and Director, has lived with chronic pain since surviving a near-fatal accident in her teens. Her health experiences led her to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree, time conducting neuroscience research at Johns Hopkins Medical School and to the research advocacy community. Her life’s work has been to advocate for the acceleration of rigorous multidisciplinary pain research and the translation of research findings into meaningful change for people with chronic pain – with a special emphasis on pain conditions that are common in women and frequently co-occur. She has been a passionate advocate at the Congressional and federal agency levels for bringing about public awareness of the profound impact of chronic pain, the urgent need for an increased federal research investment to address this public health crisis and the long-overlooked value of including patient perspectives in all aspects of the research continuum.

Kavitha Neerukonda, JD MHA (she/her)
Associate Executive Director,
Quality and Research Initiatives,
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Kavitha is the Associate Executive Director of Quality and Research Initiatives at the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, where she focuses on defining the value of physiatry through quality measures, patient reported outcomes, and other metrics. Passionate about patient safety and quality improvement, she strives to help physiatry reach its full potential amidst healthcare's shift from pay for performance to pay for outcomes. A mission-driven executive with a strong financial acumen, Kavitha excels in nonprofit leadership, policy development, program design, and strategic communications. Her mastery extends to understanding the medical specialty society business and navigating the challenges faced by physicians, particularly in physical medicine and rehabilitation. In her free time, Kavitha enjoys playing tennis, learning pickleball and paddleball, and cherishing moments with her family and friends.

For More Information Contact:
Heather Wilson at HEAL-Connections@duke.edu

 

 

HEAL Connections Sharing Session Communicating for Impact: Getting Your Research in the Media

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HEAL Connections Sharing Session: Communicating for Impact: Getting your Research in the Media

One way research teams and partners can get their results to policymakers, community members, health care workers and administrators, and other decision makers is through the media. Panelists in the April 19 HEAL Connections Sharing Session Communicating for Impact: Getting Your Research in the Media, discussed ways researchers can navigate these challenges.

Panelists covered topics such as:

  • What makes for a good story? Learn about today’s media landscape, and what journalists are looking for in writing about research and research findings.
  • How to hone your research elevator pitch and prepare compelling talking points that will resonate with the media.
  • How to partner with university and institute communicators to appropriately reach and/or respond to journalists and/or the media.

Panelists also shared researcher, communicator, community partner, and patient perspectives on when and how media exposure can broaden the reach and impact of research dissemination plans. During a Q&A session, researchers had the opportunity to test their research pitch with journalist Rose Hoban and pose questions to all panel members.

Watch the video or view the Session slides to learn more.

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