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QuEST Network @questglobalnet.bsky.social · Aug 22

🎙️ QuEST Talks with Dr. Elvin Geng: “Nice Health Care Workers: from Art to Science”
🗓️ Sep 11 • 9:00 AM CT
🔗 Register here: wustl.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
👥 For: researchers, implementers, policymakers, and learners improving health systems.
@washu.edu @washu-dandi.bsky.social

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Midwest D-CFAR @midwestdcfar.bsky.social · Aug 14

⁉️How can someone build a solid professional network within the HIV research community? ⁉️

Share your advice - help out your colleagues! ⚡️

Comment your answer, or email us: admin at midwestdcfar.org.

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D&I at WashU @washu-dandi.bsky.social · Aug 11

WashU #impsci researchers! #DandI Bootcamp will help you whip those proposals into shape!

Get expert feedback to strengthen your work and improve chances of funding. Early-stage ideas to full submissions are accepted. Apply by Sept. 22! implementationresearch.wustl.edu/calendar_eve...

WashU D&I Proposal Development Bootcamp | Dissemination & Implementation Research | Washington University in St. Louis

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D&I at WashU @washu-dandi.bsky.social · Jul 28

Great story! So glad to see #implementationscience getting some time in the sun!

a man and a woman are sitting at a news desk with the words `` go us '' written in front of them .

ALT: a man and a woman are sitting at a news desk with the words `` go us '' written in front of them .

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D&I at WashU @washu-dandi.bsky.social · Jul 28

Wow! Check out this short history of #implementationscience in @pnas.org, with quotes by #impsci pioneers at WashU and beyond (including our leader Byron Powell and friends @rsbeidas.bsky.social, @jgrimshaw.bsky.social, and more!): www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Implementation science aims to improve healthcare by validating effective interventions | PNAS

Implementation science aims to improve healthcare by validating effective interventions

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D&I at WashU @washu-dandi.bsky.social · Jul 21

The Global Oncology #ImpSci Symposium is accepting abstracts (til August 15)! Theme: Building on the #HIV Response: A Roadmap for Global Oncology.

Submissions should advance knowledge on #oncology and/or D&I science in low-resource or global settings.

More info: sites.wustl.edu/globaloncolo...

Flyer for Global Oncology Implementation Science Symposium. Theme: Building on the HIV Response: A Roadmap for Global Oncology.

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Midwest D-CFAR @midwestdcfar.bsky.social · Jul 17

The DEADLINE is TOMORROW 7/18 to apply for our special funding opportunity! Share your #HIVresearch project idea to receive support from Midwest D-CFAR experts and $$ to make it happen.

You must be a D-CFAR member to apply! Learn more:

www.midwestdcfar.org/special-emph...

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D&I at WashU @washu-dandi.bsky.social · Jun 30

Our director, @elvingeng.bsky.social, and other implementation scientists set out to document the effects of the grant terminations on the #HIV and #dandi fields. Read about their findings and how research is being affected: schoolofpublichealth.washu.edu/nih-funding-...

NIH funding cuts to implementation science slowing progress on HIV - WashU School of Public Health

Implementation research has been critical driver toward ending HIV epidemic, says WashU's Elvin Geng.

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QuEST Network @questglobalnet.bsky.social · Jun 30

🎙️ Introducing #QuESTTalks!
A new monthly series spotlighting health systems research & sparking global conversations. 🌍
💬 Open to all! 📍 Zoom
🔗 wustl.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
#GlobalHealth #HealthSystems #WashU @washumedicine.bsky.social @washupublichealth.bsky.social @washu.bsky.social

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D&I at WashU @washu-dandi.bsky.social · Jun 3

The dean of the WashU School of Public Health interviewed Elvin Geng @elvingeng.bsky.social about a paper he co-authored, “HIV epidemiology, prevention, treatment, and implementation strategies for public health.”

Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtM5...

#HIV #implementationscience #impsci #idsky

Public Health Ideas with Elvin Geng

YouTube video by WashU School of Public Health

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Dr. Gregory Aarons @drgregaarons.bsky.social · May 8

Please see our editorial led by @rsbeidas.bsky.social on the impact of US federal grant terminations on the field of implementation science in the US and globally. imphttps://implementationscience.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13012-025-01434-7

Implementation science grant terminations in the United States - Implementation Science

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Midwest D-CFAR @midwestdcfar.bsky.social · Apr 21

Ready to get more comfortable having uncomfortable conversations in #globalhealth and #impsci? UMN pediatrician @nasadoc.bsky.social will be speaking at noon TODAY in Great Room B at EPNEC on the WashU Medicine campus. You don't want to miss this! www.midwestdcfar.org/news-and-upd...

Visiting speaker wants academics to get comfortable with uncomfortable conversations — Midwest D-CFAR

Nadia Sam-Agudu’s talk at WashU will address themes from historical nomenclature to the lingering effects of colonialism and necessity of speaking out for what is right.

www.midwestdcfar.org

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D&I at WashU @washu-dandi.bsky.social · Apr 18

Tuesday May 20 is WashU's D&I Day! Discuss critical areas in the field of implementation science and how we can collaborate strategically within the rapidly growing field of dissemination and #impsci.
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WashU D&I Day | Dissemination & Implementation Research | Washington University in St. LouisWashington University in St. Louis

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Midwest D-CFAR @midwestdcfar.bsky.social · Apr 17

Throughout her career, @nasadoc.bsky.social has championed the need for open dialogue in academic settings, particularly in #globalhealth.

Learn how to get comfortable with uncomfortable conversations with Dr. Sam-Agudu's this Monday at the WashU Med campus!

www.midwestdcfar.org/news-and-upd...

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QuEST Network @questglobalnet.bsky.social · Apr 1

🎓 Join us for the #S4HS #SkillLab: Methods and innovations in health system performance measurement!

👥 For junior to mid-career researchers & policymakers
⚠️ Limited to 50 participants

🔗 Register for S4HS to receive updates about the Skill Lab:
scienceforhealthsystems.org/program/skil...

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D&I at WashU @washu-dandi.bsky.social · Apr 2

The Science for #HealthSystems Conference - hosted at WashU this fall - is accepting abstracts! This new conference is the place to share and learn about research on the measurement and improvement of health system performance. Learn more and submit your work: scienceforhealthsystems.org

Science for Health Systems

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D&I at WashU @washu-dandi.bsky.social · Mar 31

The Advances in Rehabilitation Science and Practice journal is inviting submissions for work examining the intersection of knowledge translation, #implementationscience, and #healthequity in rehabilitation practice to include in a special collection. More info:

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D&I at WashU @washu-dandi.bsky.social · Mar 28

Time is running out to apply for the 2025 HIGH IRI program, which provides mentored training in dissemination and implementation research methods focused on #HIV, infectious disease and #globalhealth. Deadline: March 31! #idsky #impsci sites.wustl.edu/highiri/

HIV, Infectious Disease and Global Health Implementation Research Institute (HIGH IRI)

A website by WashU Sites

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D&I at WashU @washu-dandi.bsky.social · Mar 18

WashU's HIGH IRI is accepting applications to join the 2025 cohort!

This two year program offers mentored training in dissemination and #impsci research focused on #HIV, infectious diseases and #globalhealth. Apply by March 31! #idsky #medsky sites.wustl.edu/highiri/

HIV, Infectious Disease and Global Health Implementation Research Institute (HIGH IRI)

A website by WashU Sites

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D&I at WashU @washu-dandi.bsky.social · Feb 19

Hey, we know that guy! Our Center's director is the new co-editor for @implementsci.bsky.social ! Get to know a bit more about Dr. Elvin Geng in this interview:

Implementation Science Journals @implementsci.bsky.social · Feb 19

Meet the Editor: Elvin Geng, our new co-Editor-in Chief for Implementation Science Communications, participates in a Q&A about the field and his own research interests, including a crisis point in HIV care, as well as his vision & hopes for the journal. communities.springernature.com/posts/meet-t...

Meet the Editor: Elvin Geng, our new co-Editor-in Chief for Implementation Science Communications

A Q&A with Elvin Geng, who took on the co-EiC role for Implementation Science Communications in January 2025. A Professor of Medicine within the Division of Infectious Diseases at Washington Univ...

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D&I at WashU @washu-dandi.bsky.social · Feb 17

This Wednesday, February 15! Join a very casual hangout with #impsci experts and afficianados at Session Taco on Delmar in St. Louis 3-6pm. (You do not have to consider yourself an implementation scientist to join). implementationresearch.wustl.edu/calendar_eve...

WUNDIR Café | Dissemination & Implementation Research | Washington University in St. LouisWashington University in St. Louis

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BRIDGE Program at Brown University @brownimpsci.bsky.social · Feb 10

One of @brownimpsci.bsky.social's incredible postdocs, @margaretcrane.bsky.social, is giving an important talk on working w/ #policy in #implementationscience on April 2, 2025. Go here to learn more! tinyurl.com/32njtz5m

#impsci #publicpolicy #researchmethods

Working with Policy in Implementation Science

Join Dr. Margaret Crane as she explores how to engage policymakers in implementation science through legislative and organizational policy!

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ACCORDS @accordsresearch.bsky.social · Feb 3

📣 Fall 2025 cohort applications are due February 15! Apply today! medschool.cuanschutz.edu/accords/core...

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D&I at WashU @washu-dandi.bsky.social · Feb 7

#FUNDING ALERT! D&I pilot grants provide WashU researchers with up to $30,000 in seed funding to support a broad range of #implementationscience studies. Apps due by April 7! More info: wustl.infoready4.com#freeformComp...

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D&I at WashU @washu-dandi.bsky.social · Jan 30

On May 7th, 2025, join the WashU ICTS for the 7th Annual #WUICTS Symposium.

The keynote speaker for this event is Ruth O'Hara, PhD, Stanford University, who will present: "Accelerating Translation: The Science of Moving Forward."

More information> l8r.it/QfT7

7th Annual ICTS Symposium | Clinical & Translational Sciences | Washington University in St. LouisWashington University in St. Louis

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