9th G-I-N conference overview
Introducing the implementation group
Background
An informal meeting on implementation led by Dave Davis was held at the G-I-N conference in Lisbon in November & attracted a large and lively audience. People attending wanted G-I-N to take on a greater role in exploring and promoting implementation of guidelines. There was a general and wide ranging discussion that covered the role of different health professionals in implementation, how to embed implementation strategies and tools within guidelines and whether the process of organisations endorsing guidelines should be improved and should imply a commitment to help with implementation.
A number of specific ideas for G-I-N to consider includes:
- development of a focus on “implementability” of guidelines (in recognition that that implementation is not something separate from the guideline development process but needs to be a foremost consideration throughout development of the guideline)
- improving the section of the website that provides implementation tools
- providing members with a list of groups and individuals with expertise in implementation & making this a distinct section of the membership survey
- ensuring that training sessions on implementation are provided at the annual meeting
- developing a G-I-N 'community of practice' or working group
- developing a taxonomy of implementation methods and strategies
- producing a G-I-N paper on implementation
Interested in joining?
We are aiming to create a community of people interested in implementation and in working further on some of these specific ideas. Anyone interested in working on this area contact G-I-N office: office@g-i-n.net.
