Table 1 List of symposia and selected workshops from the New England HIV Implementation Science Network, 2014–2019
| # | Themes | Topics | Presentation examples | Dates | Locations | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Symposium 1: “Network Launch” |
̶ Network vision and rationale ̶ Overview of HIV in small urban areas in New England ̶ Identifying priorities for HIV implementation science ̶ Selected HIV research projects from small and large urban areas ̶ Opportunities for practice and research collaborations | “HIV prevention needs among MSM in small urban areas” | 6/4/14 | Mystic, CT | 160 |
| 2 | “Research Interest Group Meetings” |
̶ Defining key research priorities for four interest groups: hard-to-reach/high-risk populations; mapping; modeling and cost utility analysis; technology and social media ̶ Fundamentals of implementation science for research proposals |
“Developing a Common Framework: Key Implementation Science Ingredients for our Network” “Overview of Implementation Science Frameworks with Examples” | 2/27/15 | Sturbridge, MA | 68 |
| 3 | Symposium 2: “Concepts to Projects” |
̶ Spotlight on regional HIV implementation projects in Network ̶ Moving from clinical trials to community PrEP implementation ̶ Developing Network partnerships to effectively implement PrEP ̶ Creating new regional HIV implementation projects in Network | “Developing a comprehensive model of the HIV care continuum in nine small cities in CT, MA, and RI” | 6/3/15 | Sturbridge, MA | 120 |
| 4 | Symposium 3: “Successes and Advancing Projects” |
̶ Spotlight on regional HIV implementation projects in Network ̶ Using the Network to develop successful implementation science grant proposals ̶ Concurrent themed discussion sessions on HIV priority groups | “Working with HIV clinics to adopt addiction treatments using implementation facilitation (What IF?)” | 6/2/16 | Mystic, CT | 125 |
| 5 | Workshop: Using Implementation Science Methods |
̶ Utilizing implementation research frameworks ̶ Developing project ideas with implementation researchers, practitioners, and policymakers ̶ Relevant funding announcements and strategies to respond |
“Using Implementation Science Methods in HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Research” | 1/17/17 | New Haven, CT | 48 |
| 6 | Workshop: Community Research Capacity Building |
̶ Building the capacity of community partners in research and program evaluation methods ̶ Identifying strategies to disseminate and utilize research/evaluation findings ̶ Developing project ideas with implementation researchers, practitioners, and policymakers | “Framing a research question that matters and can be answered” | 3/30/17 | Sturbridge, MA | 24 |
| 7 | Symposium 4: “Putting Implementation Science into Practice” |
̶ Network analysis of connections/collaborations among members ̶ Updates on HIV continuum of care from New England states ̶ Approaches to community-academic partnership formation ̶ Selecting an IS research framework ̶ Developing pilot project ideas into collaborative proposals |
“Operationalizing implementation science in research projects: selecting and using conceptual frameworks” “Research Project Development – Finding the Right Partners, Interventions, and Implementation Science Framework” | 5/25/17 | Mystic, CT | 79 |
| 8 | Symposium 5: “Community Research Priorities” |
̶ Updates and lessons learned from Network affiliated projects ̶ Exploring development of HIV implementation research proposals based on community priorities | “Turning service needs into implementation projects: examples from the Network” | 5/30/18 | Worcester, MA | 56 |
| 9 | Symposium 6: “Implementation Science Capacity Building” |
̶ Network overview and network project updates ̶ Workshops on implementation research grantsmanship, program evaluation, and community engagement ̶ Collaborative research proposal development |
“Grantsmanship: Using the INSPECT Framework to Strengthen your Implementation Science Grant Proposal” “How to Remain Fidelity-Consistent in Local Adaptations of Evidence-Based Interventions” | 5/31/19 | Providence, RI | 71 |