title: Bringing it home: expanding the local reach of dissemination and implementation training via a university-based workshop.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Currently, national training programs do not have the capacity to meet the growing demand for dissemination and implementation (D&I) workforce education and development. The Colorado Research in Implementation Science Program (CRISP) developed and delivered an introductory D&I workshop adapted from national programs to extend training reach and foster a local learning community for D&I.
  
  
  METHODS
  To gauge interest and assess learning needs, a pre-registration survey was administered. Based on feedback, a 1.5-day workshop was designed. Day 1 introduced D&I frameworks, strategies, and evaluation principles. Local and national D&I experts provided ignite-style talks on key lessons followed by panel discussion. Breakout sessions discussed community engagement and applying for D&I grants. A workbook was developed to enhance the training and provided exercises for application to an individual's projects. Day 2 offered expert-led mentoring sessions with selected participants who desired advanced instruction. Two follow-up surveys (immediate post-workshop, 6 months) assessed knowledge gained from participation and utilization of workshop content.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ninety-three workshop registrants completed an assessment survey to inform workshop objectives and curriculum design; 43 % were new and 54 % reported a basic understanding of the D&I field. Pre-registrants intended to use the training to "apply for a D&I grant" (73 %); "incorporate D&I into existing projects" (76 %), and for quality improvement (51 %). Sixty-eight individuals attended Day 1; 11 also attended Day 2 mentoring sessions. In the 1-week post-workshop survey (n = 34), 100 % strongly agreed they were satisfied with the training; 97 % strongly agreed the workshop workbook was a valuable resource. All Day 2 participants strongly agreed that working closely with faculty and experts increased their overall confidence. In the 6-month follow-up evaluation (n = 23), evidence of new D&I-related manuscripts and grant proposals was found. Training materials were published online ( www.ucdenver.edu/implementation/workshops ) and disseminated via the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical and Translational Science Awards Consortium. To sustain reach, CRISP adapted the materials into an interactive e-book ( www.CRISPebooks.org ) and launched a new graduate course.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Local D&I training workshops can extend the reach of national training programs.
authors.affiliation: Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 13001 E. 17th Place, Mail Stop B119, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA. elaine.morrato@ucdenver.edu.|Colorado Research in Implementation Science Program, Adult and Child Center for Health Outcomes Research and Delivery Science, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA. elaine.morrato@ucdenver.edu.
authors.forename: Elaine H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Morrato
authors.affiliation: Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 13001 E. 17th Place, Mail Stop B119, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.|Colorado Research in Implementation Science Program, Adult and Child Center for Health Outcomes Research and Delivery Science, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.|VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver, CO, USA.|Denver Seattle Center for Veteran-centric Value-based Research (DiSCoVVR), Denver, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Borsika
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rabin
authors.affiliation: The Evaluation Center, School of Education and Human Development, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Proctor
authors.affiliation: Clinical Science Graduate Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.|National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Lisa C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Cicutto
authors.affiliation: Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 13001 E. 17th Place, Mail Stop B119, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.|VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver, CO, USA.|Denver Seattle Center for Veteran-centric Value-based Research (DiSCoVVR), Denver, CO, USA.|Clinical Science Graduate Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Catherine T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Battaglia
authors.affiliation: Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 13001 E. 17th Place, Mail Stop B119, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.|VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver, CO, USA.|Denver Seattle Center for Veteran-centric Value-based Research (DiSCoVVR), Denver, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lambert-Kerzner
authors.affiliation: Institute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente, Denver, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Bonnie
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Leeman-Castillo
authors.affiliation: Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 13001 E. 17th Place, Mail Stop B119, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prahl-Wretling
authors.affiliation: The Evaluation Center, School of Education and Human Development, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Bridget
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nuechterlein
authors.affiliation: Colorado Research in Implementation Science Program, Adult and Child Center for Health Outcomes Research and Delivery Science, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Russell E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Glasgow
authors.affiliation: Colorado Research in Implementation Science Program, Adult and Child Center for Health Outcomes Research and Delivery Science, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kempe
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D008611:Mentors; D058996:Quality Improvement; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical / Q000193:education*; D014481:United States; D014495:Universities / Q000458:organization & administration*