Implementation Science addresses one of the biggest challenges in health and social care today - how to get the best of what we know delivered in routine practice.
This is vital for people to get the treatments and care for which there is evidence of real benefit.
Students receive 20 Level 7 credits on completing this short course, including the assessment.
You can take the short course on its own or as part of a postgraduate research degree at Hull York Medical School (MSc, MD, or PhD). It can also be taken as part of the PGCert/PGDip/MSc Palliative Care: Implementing Best Practice programme.
What you will learn
Building on Introduction to Implementation Science, this short course will enable you to take the next steps towards integrating your implementation research and practice skills into your professional skillset. You will critically examine what counts as evidence for implementation, consider how to learn from implementation failures, and critically consider the strengths and weaknesses of different effectiveness and theory-driven approaches to evaluating implementation strategies.
Students will be expected to make judicious use of different types of evidence in further developing an implementation strategy in their area of interest, working towards not only what the strategy should be but how it can be evaluated.
The content of this short course is mapped to the Medical Research Council’s Complex Interventions Framework, so your learning will align with the priorities of service delivery and major research funders.
Who is this short course for?
This short course is ideal for clinicians or researchers interested in applied clinical and health research and/or quality improvement who are looking to develop their implementation expertise.
It is also suitable for NIHR Doctoral Fellows and Trainees (e.g. NIHR Integrated Academic Training Programme).
How is this short course delivered?
This online course allows for flexible study to fit around other commitments. You are encouraged to participate in the weekly one-hour group discussion sessions and will undertake 3 - 5 hours of independent study each week.
How is this short course assessed?
You will write a research protocol for the development or evaluation of an implementation strategy.