A Proposed Framework for Designing Trials Evaluating the Effectiveness and Implementation

Theresa Matson, PhD and Joseph Glass, PhD | February 21, 2023: Background: Clinicians and community health workers may wish to use digital interventions to reach more patients with unhealthy substance use, optimize costs of care, and improve outcomes. However, digital interventions have unique implementation considerations (e.g., technology infrastructure, digital literacy, monitoring and follow-up) and may…

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Reorienting Latent Variable Modeling for Supervised Learning

Booil Jo, PhD | February 7, 2023: Despite its potentials benefits, using prediction targets generated based on latent variable (LV) modeling is not a common practice in supervised learning, a dominating framework for developing prediction models. In supervised learning, it is typically assumed that the outcome to be predicted is clear and readily available, and…

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The Power and Limits and Evidence in Shaping Addiction-Focused Public Policy

Keith Humphreys, PhD | January 31, 2023: Many people hope that evidence — be it lived experience, clinical know how, or scientific research findings – can be used to improve policies towards addictive drugs, addiction, treatment, and recovery. But public policymaking can seem mysterious and irrational, such that many are cynical that evidence can matter.…

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PSM Multi-level Adaptive Implementation Strategies (MAISYs): Design Principles, Optimization Questions

Daniel Almirall, PhD | January 24, 2023: Evidence-based practices often fail to be implemented or sustained due to barriers at multiple levels of an organization (e.g., system-level, practitioner-level). A growing cadre of implementation strategies can help mitigate challenges at these multiple levels, but significant heterogeneity exists in whether, and to what extent, organizations—and the practitioners…

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C-DIAS, the Center for Dissemination & Implementation at Stanford: A New NIDA P50 Center of Excellence

Mark McGovern, PhD and Helene Chokron Garneau, PhD, MPH | September 27, 2022: This presentation will introduce the new Center for Dissemination and Implementation At Stanford (C-DIAS), a NIDA P50 Center of Excellence. C-DIAS’ overarching mission is to expand equitable access to the most effective treatments available for addiction. It unites experts from implementation science…

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