Building implementation science capacity among practitioners of cancer control: Development of a pilot training curriculum

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• Alternative Title:
  Cancer Causes Control
• Personal Author:
  Astorino, Joseph A. ; Kerch, Sarah ; Pratt-Chapman, Mandi L.
• Description:
  Purpose ; Cancer control interventions are difficult to implement with fidelity, while tailoring to fit contexts. Engaged approaches are suggested to advance equity. On-the-ground practitioners are needed to serve as collaborators in the implementation process with research teams, but few trainings are designed with them in mind. ; Methods ; The Cancer Control Implementation Science Base Camp (CCISBC) was created to improve capacity among cancer control practitioners when implementing evidence-based cancer screening programs in specific contexts. Development of the curriculum included: 1) performing a literature review assessing extant curricula, 2) comparing competencies of these curricula, 3) user-centered design, 4) producing learning materials, 5) recruiting two teams to test a pilot, 6) running the pilot and 7) evaluating results. ; Results ; Nine competencies overlapped between four of the curricula scanned in this study, all of which served as the basis for learning objectives. Principles that emerged from design sessions included: staying clear about terminology, supporting the brokerage of knowledge, reframing theories, models, and frameworks as tools, and including equity in everything. Pilot testing showed that the average learner increased 74.5% in knowledge and 75% in confidence regarding implementing evidence-based cancer screening. Evidence suggests that the training increased the skill of implementing evidence-based interventions (EBIs) with a health equity lens. ; Conclusions ; In order to scale practice-based evidence, practitioners will need to be engaged. This engagement is optimized when practitioners are trained to collaborate on implementation research. The CCISBC is a feasible program to develop capacity among practitioners in comprehensive cancer control in order to optimize EBIs tailored to context.
• Subjects:
  • Curriculum
  • Early Detection of Cancer
  • Humans
  • Implementation Science
  • Neoplasms
• Keywords:
  • Capacity Building
  • Training
  • Implementation Science
  • Comprehensive Cancer Control Practitioners
  • Cancer Screening
  • Health Equity
• Source:
  Cancer Causes Control. 33(9):1181-1191
• Pubmed ID:
  35842850
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9534372
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U38 DP004972/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; #NU58DP006461-03/CC/CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  33
• Issue:
  9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/121730/cdc_121730_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 521.95 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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