ArticleImplementation science : IS2012
A stakeholder-driven agenda for advancing the science and practice of scale-up and spread in health.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 63 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Effective strategies for scaling up evidence-based practices in primary care: a systematic review.Implementation science : IS · 2017Pooled it
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- Topics for implementation research: Implementation researchers' and practitioners' views in The Netherlands.Implementation science communications · 2026Article
- Applying Critical Thinking Frameworks in Public Health: A Systematic Review of Strategic Approaches to Enhance Decision-Making and Policy Development.Health science reports · 2025Review
- Continuous quality improvement across a South Australian health service and the role it plays in a learning health system: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Strategies for involving patients and the public in scaling initiatives in health and social services: A scoping review.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
- A roadmap for sustainable implementation of vocational rehabilitation for people with mental disorders and its outcomes: a qualitative evaluation.International journal of mental health systems · 2024Article
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- Prioritising and planning scale-up research projects targeting non-communicable diseases: a mixed-method study by the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases upscaling working group.BMJ global health · 2023Review
- Scaling-Up eConsult: Promising Strategies to Address Enabling Factors in Four Jurisdictions in Canada.International journal of health policy and management · 2023Review
- Leveraging academic initiatives to advance implementation practice: a scoping review of capacity building interventions.Implementation science : IS · 2022Article
- How to sustainably build capacity in quality improvement within a healthcare organisation: a deep-dive, focused qualitative analysis.BMC health services research · 2021Article
- Scaling Beyond Early Adopters: a Content Analysis of Literature and Key Informant Perspectives.Journal of general internal medicine · 2021Article
- Barriers and facilitators in implementing a pilot, pragmatic, telemedicine-delivered healthy lifestyle program for obesity management in a rural, academic obesity clinic.Implementation science communications · 2020Article
- Developing a framework to inform scale-up success for population health interventions: a critical interpretive synthesis of the literature.Global health research and policy · 2020Review
- The unpredictable journeys of spreading, sustaining and scaling healthcare innovations: a scoping review.Health research policy and systems · 2019Article
- Scaling up eConsult for access to specialists in primary healthcare across four Canadian provinces: study protocol of a multiple case study.Health research policy and systems · 2019Article
- Developing a toolkit to implement the Statin Choice Conversation Aid at scale: application of a work reduction model.BMC health services research · 2019Article
- Implementation and scale up of population physical activity interventions for clinical and community settings: the PRACTIS guide.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough significant advances have been made in implementation science, comparatively less attention has been paid to broader scale-up and spread of effective health programs at the regional, national, or international level. To address this gap in research, practice and policy attention, representatives from key stakeholder groups launched an initiative to identify gaps and stimulate additional interest and activity in scale-up and spread of effective health programs. We describe the background and motivation for this initiative and the content, process, and outcomes of two main phases comprising the core of the initiative: a state-of-the-art conference to develop recommendations for advancing scale-up and spread and a follow-up activity to operationalize and prioritize the recommendations. The conference was held in Washington, D.C. during July 2010 and attended by 100 representatives from research, practice, policy, public health, healthcare, and international health communities; the follow-up activity was conducted remotely the following year. DISCUSSION: Conference attendees identified and prioritized five recommendations (and corresponding sub-recommendations) for advancing scale-up and spread in health: increase awareness, facilitate information exchange, develop new methods, apply new approaches for evaluation, and expand capacity. In the follow-up activity, 'develop new methods' was rated as most important recommendation; expanding capacity was rated as least important, although differences were relatively minor. SUMMARY: Based on the results of these efforts, we discuss priority activities that are needed to advance research, practice and policy to accelerate the scale-up and spread of effective health programs.
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