Articles
Identifying an Efficient Approach to Scaling Up the Treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition by Community Health Workers
The following blog was written by Pilar Charle Cuellar, iCCM+Nutrition Coordinator Accion Contra el Hambre/ Action Against Hunger Spain On average, more than 70% of children worldwide with uncomplicated Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) are cured when treated with Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) at outpatient health centres (Lenters LM et al 2013). However, less than 1 […]
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- 19th September 2018
The Nutrition Modeling Consortium: A Promising Initiative to Optimize Implementation
During the symposium “Scaling Up Evidence-based Nutrition Strategies: Using Modeling and Systems Thinking” at the American Society of Nutrition’s annual meeting, Nutrition 2018, on June 10th in Boston, SISN Board Member and Executive Director of Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science (SINS), Dr Gilles Bergeron gave an insightful presentation about the newly established Nutrition Modeling Consortium […]
- SISN
- 23rd July 2018
SISN President Discusses Society’s Conceptual Thinking and Strategic Plan with Global Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Project
On 8 May 2018, SISN President Dr. David Pelletier joined an informal virtual session hosted by USAID’s flagship multi-sectoral nutrition project, Strengthening Partnerships, Results and Innovations in Nutrition Globally (SPRING) to discuss practical application of implementation science (IS) for nutrition. Attendees viewed Dr. Pelletier’s recent presentation at Emory University on this topic before sharing their comments […]
- SISN
- 3rd July 2018
Implementation Research is a Team Sport: Make Sure You have a Statistician on Your Side!
The role of the statistician in implementation research (IR) is commonly restricted to the conduct of data analysis at the end of a study. But this limited perception may be causing unnecessary challenges and delays to the research process. We spoke with Augusto Norte from A Consultants Statistical Services about the benefits of including a […]
- SISN
- 31st May 2018
Frequently Asked Questions About Implementation Science
What is Implementation Science? Implementation Science (IS) or the science of implementation is an emerging field with the goal of generating new knowledge and ensuring the efficient and effective uptake and application of existing knowledge and experience in real-world settings. While the term ‘implementation science’ has been widely adopted, its precise definition differs across different […]
- SISN
- 19th May 2018
Applying Ethical Principles Within Implementation Research
Authorship: The following blog was written by Shannon King, a MSPH candidate at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, who has been volunteering with SISN. The information reflects the ethics in implementation put forward in the peer-reviewed literature. Research ethics for intervention studies in clinical settings are well established. However, research ethics for implementation […]
- SISN
- 11th May 2018
When does implementation research require ethics approval?
Authorship: The following blog was written by Shannon King, a MSPH candidate at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health who has been volunteering with SISN. The information reflects the current views of ethics in implementation put forward in the peer-reviewed literature. Ensuring ethical standards are upheld is a core component of research within the […]
- SISN
- 30th March 2018
Behind The Scenes at our Symposium at ICN 2017
Following the symposium entitled “Evidence-based integration of nutrition across multiple sector programs: how can this be done?”, co-sponsored by SISN and Nutrition International (NI) at the International Congress of Nutrition (ICN) in October 2017, our Chief Communications Officer, Dr. Luz Maria De-Regil spoke with two of the expert panel members to delve deeper into the […]
- SISN
- 28th February 2018
Evidence-Based Integration of Nutrition Across Multiple Sector Programs: How Can This Be Done?
At the International Union of Nutritional Sciences – International Congress of Nutrition (IUNS-ICN) in Buenos Aires, Argentina in October 2017, SISN and Nutrition International (NI) co-sponsored a symposium entitled “Evidence-based integration of nutrition across multiple sector programs: how can this be done?”, which was chaired by SISN Board Member, Dr. Luz Maria De-Regil and her […]
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- 27th February 2018
Assessing the Feasibility of an Integrated Nutrition Program in Peri-Urban and Urban Senegal
In this podcast, Amanda Zongrone from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) presents the results of a study assessing the feasibility of an integrated nutrition program (The PROMIS program) in peri-urban and urban Senegal and demonstrates how feasibility evaluation can provide insights to improve implementation and increase potential for impact. In addition, the role […]
- SISN
- 22nd January 2018
Recent Posts
- Special Issue of Maternal and Child Nutrition Dedicated to Implementation Research
- The Six Components of the Implementation Science Initiative in Kenya and Uganda
- Suaahara Webinar Q&A: Insights on the ‘How To’ Aspects of Implementation
- October Newsletter
- WEBINAR: “Implementation and Science: a two-way street with lots of turns”