Dissemination and Implementation for Community Engagement

University Of Alabama At Birmingham, Birmingham AL

Investigators

Linked publications, trials & patents

Abstract

The Dissemination, Implementation, and Community Engagement (DICE) Core recognizes the transformative potential of well-equipped and multidisciplinary teams of scholars, scientists, and clinicians collaborating with patients, advocates, and communities to drive meaningful and sustained progress in addressing rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease (RMDs), both in the region and nationally. Led by a strong multi-disciplinary team with expertise in D&I science, community engagement, research recruitment, virtual/digital, and other novel strategies, the DICE Core will endeavor to make notable strides towards enhancing health outcomes for RMD patients by pursuing the following aims: Specific Aim 1: To Facilitate the Recruitment of Patients Living with RMDs for BIGDATA Research Projects. The DICE Core will aid in the adoption and implementation of evidence-based innovative strategies for engagement across all populations, ensuring their meaningful participation in RMD research studies. Via hybrid engagement methods, including online communities and registries, social media campaigns, and direct to-patient recruitment approaches, DICE will promote patient-centered research broadly. Specific Aim 2. To Provide Comprehensive and Innovative Resources to the BIGDATA Research Community in Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) Science. We will offer comprehensive consultation and support to RMD researchers enabling them to effectively test interventions to implement, de-implement, and disseminate evidence-based interventions to improve outcomes for people living with RMD. Consultations will build on expertise in patient D&I theory, patient navigation, and training/ enrichment. These offerings will equip researchers with the knowledge and skills necessary to translate RMD research discoveries into practice. Specific Aim 3. To Community Engagement in Recruitment, Dissemination, Implementation and in other BIGDATA Research. In this cross-cutting aim, the DICE Core will function as a conduit for enabling bidirectional communication between RMD researchers and RMD communities by leveraging the collaboration of an overarching Patient Advisory Committee (PAC). In its entirety, the DICE Core will assume a pivotal role in equipping investigators aligned to NIAMS-mission and the BIGDATA subtheme of community engagement with the skills, assets, and virtual mechanisms to propagate research discoveries effectively as well as amplify patient involvement in RMD research. As we pursue the aims outlined by the DICE Core, we are dedicated to being responsive to the specific needs of patient populations living with RMD. We aim to bridge the gap between research and practice, to improve outcomes in RMD research.