Pragmatic Implementation Science Methods Core
Edward F. Ellerbeck, M.D., MPH, CPH
- Professor, Population Health and Internal Medicine, KU School of Medicine
- Director, Pragmatic Implementation Science Methods Core
- Co-Program Leader for the Cancer Prevention and Control Program
- Co-Lead for the KL2 Frontiers Training Program
Regardless of their research training or inherent talent, the learning curve for new investigators in implementation science can be steep. The Pragmatic Implementation Science Methods Core will provide COBRE and other KU Medical Center investigators the coordinated, interdisciplinary support that is critical to success in this complex field. Our core’s team science approach will increase the likelihood of successful execution of research projects and better prepare project leads for working in the collaborative research environment that is critical to implementation science.
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Contact Dr. Edward Ellerbeck at ellerbe@kumc.edu.
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Establish an Implementation Science Methods Core bringing together expertise in implementation science theory and methods and leveraging the principles of team science to seamlessly integrate expertise in biostatistics, medical informatics, mixed methods research, and health care research. The Pragmatic Implementation Science Methods Core will work closely with the Community Engagement and Outreach Core to provide researchers with access to research sites and clinical data needed to support pragmatic implementation research.
Support Research Project Leaders in project conceptualization, design, execution and analysis, and plans for future research. We have adapted Proctor’s classic model of implementation research to create a framework for supporting Research Project Leaders through each step in the process of implementation research, including: describing existing gaps in health care, specifying behaviors, identifying determinants of behavior change, developing implementation strategies, analyzing outcomes, reporting results, and designing new innovative research proposals to extend or disseminate findings from COBRE-supported work.
Foster new applications and implementation science methods to improve health care outcomes. The Pragmatic Implementation Science Methods Core will work with the Administrative Core to support investigators and advance implementation science methods, including method that address unique issues in rural communities. Our core will prioritize efforts that identify and address critical gaps in implementation research.
Collaborate with the Administrative Core to evaluate Pragmatic Implementation Science Methods Core performance. Our core addresses a previously unmet need at the University of Kansas Medical Center for an integrated team focused on implementation science. The Pragmatic Implementation Science Methods Core will increase institutional and regional capacity to conduct high quality implementation research, will make research projects more pragmatic, and as a result will increase the COBRE’s potential for sustained and widespread impact on the field.