Course
Implementation Science in Global Health 2025
This summer course seeks to provide an introduction to the theory, operational and evaluation approaches to implementation science within the context of global health.
€845
Specifications
Description
It takes more than a decade to implement evidence-based interventions in real life setting (know-do gap) due to a myriad of impediments, especially in low-resourced settings. The goal of implementation science is to close this know-do gap by balancing theory and practical applications to examine and address gaps between the development of evidence-based health innovations and their delivery in routine practice.
In this summer course we will provide lectures, best-practice case examples and interactive sessions.
Lecturers
Dr. Martin Heine (University Medical Centre Utrecht, Netherlands)
Dr. Reshmie Ramautarsing (Institute of HIV Research and Innovation, Thailand)
Dr. Choolwe Jacobs (University of Zambia, Zambia)
Dr. Lisa Pfadenhauer (Ludwig Maximillian University, Germany)
Ass. Prof. Juliana Kagura (University of Witwatersrand, South Africa)
Prof. Vilma Irazola (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Prof. Elvin Geng (University of Washington, USA)
Target audience
This course is open to all with an interest in implementations science within the context of (global) health:
- PhD / Post-doc / Early Career researchers; from any discipline, but with affinity with global health
- Professionals facing implementation challenges (e.g., quality improvement)
Aim of the course
We aim to address the following learning objectives:
- To outline the theory, key concepts, and principles of implementation science;
- To discuss various methodologies to obtain empirical evidence in implementation research
- To articulate implementation determinants and value the importance of context in global health research;
- To get insight in implementation strategies, adaptations, and mechanisms of change;
- To describe implementation outcomes and how they differ from health outcomes;
- To learn from best-practice case examples from different contexts;
- To apply frameworks commonly used in implementation science (e.g., CFIR, EPIC and RE-AIM).
Study load
Fulltime, five days, in Utrecht (Netherlands)
Costs
- Course fee: €845.00
- Included: Course + course materials + lunch
- Housing fee: €200
- Housing provider: Utrecht Summer School
| Summer school inkomsten: HIC early bird |
695 |
| Summer school inkomsten: HIC late bird |
845 |
| Summer school inkomsten: LMIC early bird |
445 |
| Summer school inkomsten: LMIC late bird |
545 |
*LMIC are low- and middle-income countries, as classified by the World Bank. Participants can apply for the LMIC fee based on the location of the institution they are affiliated to. HIC are high-income countries, as classified by the World Bank.
*Erasmus+ KA107 or KA171 participants pay full fee.
If you combine this summer school with other Global Health courses, there is an additional discount of €30 per course. Please mention this in your application, so we can apply the discount.
Additional information
The housing costs do not include a Utrecht Summer School sleeping bag. This is a separate product on the invoice. If you wish to bring your own bedding, please deselect or remove the sleeping bag from your order.
Application
For this course you are required to upload the following documents when applying:
- C.V.