ISC Events Update

April 3, 2023

This Wednesday, April 5, 2023, from 9 a.m.-EDT to 12:00 p.m. EDT, join a range of experts from public health training institutions, implementation, and policy-oriented organizations to explore implementation science (IS) capacity development opportunities, their utility, and availability across contexts and for different audiences. Through three dynamic panels and facilitated discussion, the session will highlight perspectives on IS capacity strengthening approaches. The aim is to identify what works, major challenges and how to improve IS training aims and modalities to better meet real-world needs. The session will contextualize the value of IS capacity underscored by the recent pandemic experience and emerging mental health and development issues.

Overview of Session

Panel 1: Implementation Science Capacity: Implementer Perspective
Moderators: Laura Reichenbach, Population Council; Kaosar Afsana, James P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University
Panelists
Monica Bandeira, Regional Psychosocial Support Initiatives (REPSSI)
Annie Bonz, HIAS
Diana Chamrad, University Research Co. LLC
Regina Hechanova-Ampay, Ateneo University Philippines
Anne Ngungiri, LVCT Health 

Panel 2: Implementation science capacity: Research and training perspective
Moderator: Stefano Bertozzi, University of California, Berkeley
Panelists
Asri Adisasmita, Universitas Indonesia
Arturo Harker Roa, Universidad de los Andes
Juliana Kagura, Wits University in South Africa
Andrew Kambugu, Infectious Diseases Institute
Kenneth Sherr, University of Washington 

Panel 3: Reimagining “the science” of collaborations for IS: how we might enhance collective capacity through partnership
Moderators: Rosemary Mwaisaka, East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community; Victoria Ngo, City University of New York
Panelists
Vikas Dwivedi, Palladium Group / Health Data Collaborative
Sabina Rashid, James P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University
Mary Mwanyika-Sando, Africa Academy for Public Health
Rachel Sturke, NIH Fogarty Institute

With maternal and newborn death rates stagnating or reversing in many places, we need every tool available to save lives. This includes incorporating self-care approaches as part of the solution. 

On April 20 from 8 a.m.-9:30 a.m. EDT, join White Ribbon Alliance and the Self-Care Trailblazer Group (SCTG) for a dynamic discussion on how self-care can support and transform the health of women and their newborns. What does the World Health Organization recommend as evidence-based self-care interventions for maternal and newborn health, and how are countries incorporating this into national guidelines? What are examples of effective advocacy at the country level to expand maternal and newborn health self-care practices? Find the answers to these questions and more at this virtual meeting.

Save the Date

• International Seating Symposium
  April 13-15, 2023
  Pittsburgh, PA
  www.iss.pitt.edu/
• International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) Congress
  April 24-27, 2023
  Guadalajara, Mexico
  www.ispo-congress.com/en/
• Virtual Global Health & Innovation Conference
  April 27-28, 2023
  https://ghic.uniteforsight.org/

View more events at https://iscollab.org/events/

Implementation Science Collaborative (ISC) is a multi-stakeholder network addressing a range of health and development priorities through the better use of evidence to inform implementation. The ISC leverages USAID's Health Evaluation and Applied Research Development (HEARD) Project partnership to advance priorities across diverse thematic areas, such as woman-centered care, mental health and psychosocial support, protecting children from violence, and assistive technologies.

We acknowledge support from the Health Evaluation and Applied Research Development Project funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under cooperative agreement AID-OAA-A-17-00002. The project team includes prime recipient, University Research Co., LLC (URC) and sub-recipient organizations. The information provided is not official U.S. Government information and does not represent the views or positions of the U.S. Agency for International Development or the U.S. Government.