Authors: Candice Kielly-Carroll, Tim Shaw, Mary Haines, Ann Dadich, Nicole Rankin, Rob Sanson-Fisher, Afaf Girgis, Jane Phillips, Tracy Robinson Jeffery Braithwaite and Charlotte Pointeaux

BACKGROUND – THE TRANSLATION GAP

BACKGROUND – MODEL T1, T2, T3

Cancer Institute NSW funds seven Translational Cancer Research Centres (TCRCs)

1. Centre for Oncology Education and Research Translation

2. Hunter Cancer Research Alliance3. Kids Cancer Alliance4. Sydney Catalyst5. Sydney Vital6. Sydney West TCRC7. Translational Cancer Research Network

BACKGROUND – TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH IN NSW

Identified need to increase knowledge, skills, and capacity in implementation science across the seven TCRCs

BACKGROUND – COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE IN IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCECommunity of Practice (CoP) = Groups that learn

o “Groups of people who share a passion for something that they know how to do, and who interact regularly in order to learn how to do it better” (Wenger 2002)

METHOD – DEVELOPMENT OF A SYLLABUS

1. A global environmental scan was conducted to identify: • programs that increase knowledge and skills in the

science of implementation and translation of evidence into practice

• international and national resources to be included in the CoP to reduce duplication and improve program quality

• types of education offered in implementation science/translational research

2. TCRC members surveyed to better understand preferred learning styles

METHOD – DEVELOPMENT OF A SYLLABUS

The syllabus was co-designed by representatives of CINSW and the TCRCso Interactive and didactic approacheso Face-to-face delivery and onlineo Supported by a project officer

Fundamentals of Implementation Science Setting the Scene and Engagement Research Methodology, Design and Evaluation Implementation Science and Policy

METHOD – ESTABLISHING A CoP

METHOD – CREATING VALUE

Governance: TCRC Reference Group (meet every 6 weeks)o Expert-led workshopso Webinarso Regular e-newsletterso Journal clubo Early-Mid Career Researchers networko Expert conversations series

Quantitative and qualitative data collected following each approach

METHOD – COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

o Over 360 individuals have registered with the CoP and have participated in over 30 activities

o Membership breakdown: clinicians (23%); researchers (37%); and health service managers/policy makers (40%)

RESULTS - MEMBERSHIP

1. Professor Sharon Straus presenting ‘Developing and Optimising Interventions in Implementation Science’ – 29 attendees

2. Dr Robert Birnbaum presenting on ‘Emerging Models of Professional Development – Bringing Evidence Based Care into Practice’ – 35 attendees

3. ‘Implementing Change Through Multi-Disciplinary Teams’ – 90 attendees

RESULTS - EXPERT LED WORKSHOPS

Attendee breakdown: clinician (27%); nurse (9%); program officer (10%); health service managers (30%); researcher (19%); allied health (5%)o 100% reported they learnt something

new about implementation scienceo 97% reported gaining insights that

will influence their practiceo 86% reported workshops to be a

valuable networking opportunity

RESULTS - WEBINARS

o 86% reported they learnt something new about implementation science

o 86% reported gaining insights that will influence their practice

o 100% reported the webinar to be interesting and engaging

Attendee breakdown:

clinician (9%); nurse (15%); program officer (12%); health service manager (6%); researcher (54%); allied health (4%)

E-newsletter:

o 360 subscribers; average of 40% of members read the email; 8% of receivers click through to links provided

Journal club:

o 45 members; 6 meetings held

Early-Mid Career Researcher (EMCR) Network

o 36 members; first meeting to be held 10 Nov 2015

RESULTS - PARTICIPATION

IMPLICATIONS & NEXT STEPS

As the CoP matures from the ‘engaged stage’ to ‘active stage’o Identify opportunities to engage with front-

line clinicians and more rural colleagueso Foster collaborative research efforts of the

EMCR networko Embed project nodes into the CoP for e.g.

MDT o Begin to measure network performance

through a structured evaluation using concept and network mapping

o The CoP has bolstered the network between the TCRCs

o Facilitated communication networks between members

o Promoted the multi-disciplinary scholarship of implementation science represented by the disciplines beyond oncology, including management and psychology

Authors: Tim Shaw, Mary Haines, Ann Dadich, Nicole Rankin, Rob Sanson-Fisher, Afaf Girgis, Jane Phillips, Tracy Robinson, Jeffery Braithwaite and Charlotte Pointeaux

Funding body: Cancer Institute NSW

Governance: Implementation Science Community of Practice, TCRC Reference Group members

Implementation: Research in Implementation Science and eHealth

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS