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Take Action Now to Advocate for Nutrition
This post has been written by Bill O’Keefe interim Executive Vice President for Church Engagement and Vice President for Government Relations and Advocacy at Catholic Relief Services. Mr O’Keefe was a guest speaker in our webinar “How Can Advocacy Enhance Implementation Science in Nutrition?” on Friday, February 15th 2019. In which he spoke about his real-world […]
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- 11th February 2019
Top of the Blogs: A Look at SISN’s Most Popular Posts of 2018
As a member-based organization, SISN strives to produce engaging and valuable content. Below we highlight the top three most popular blogs published in 2018. Applying Ethical Principles Within Implementation Research by SISN volunteer, Shannon King, a MSPH candidate at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health This blog describes the three ethical principles outlined […]
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- 21st January 2019
An interview with our President, Dr David Pelletier
As we prepare to transition to our second term with a new Board, we took a few minutes to sit down with our outgoing president, Dr David Pelletier to hear his reflections, perspectives and futures hopes for SISN. What motivated you to travel to Italy in February 2015 to help establish the new Society […]
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- 18th December 2018
Improving Access To and Use of Implementation Knowledge: The Knowledge for Implementation and Impact Initiative (KI3)
We are excited to be partnering with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the SUN Movement Secretariat on the Knowledge for Implementation and Impact Initiative (KI3). This blog is based on a brochure produced by the Project Team to provide background on the project and an update on progress. Download a PDF version […]
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- 22nd November 2018
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 […]
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- 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 […]
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- 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 […]
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- 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 […]
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- 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 […]
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- 11th May 2018
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