Dissemination and Implementation Science Center (DISC)
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Adaptation, Fidelity, and Tailoring Workgroup (AFT)
The Adaptation, Fidelity, and Tailoring Workgroup began in January 2016 as part of the VA Implementation Research Group. We currently have over 200 national and international members from different disciplines.
This workgroup is co-led by Borsika Rabin and Russell Glasgow and meets monthly to discuss topics related to adaptation, fidelity, and tailoring with attention to clinical application. These discussions include 1) how to define interventions and implementation strategies as well as 2) how to describe and document adaptations.
We welcome all who are interested and invite those interested to become a member!
About Us
Meet the Team
Borsika Rabin, Ph.D., M.P.H., Pharm.D.
Associate Professor, UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science
Co-Director, UC San Diego ACTRI Dissemination and Implementation Science Center (DISC)
Co-Leader, Adaptation, Fidelity, & Tailoring Workgroup
Russell Glasgow, PhD
Research Professor, Department of Family Medicine University of Colorado
Director, ACCORDS Dissemination and Implementation Science (D&I) Program
Co-Leader, Adaptation, Fidelity, & Tailoring Workgroup
Russell.Glasgow@cuanschutz.edu
Kera Swanson, MPH
UC San Diego ACTRI DISC Manger
Administrative Manager of Adaptation, Fidelity, & Tailoring Workgroup
Events
Upcoming Events
2024
- November AFT Meeting
- November 18th, 2024 9-10 am Pacific Time
- Date changed to accommodate Veterans Day
- Presenter: Monica Perez-Jolles, PhD
- Topic: Function & Form Webtool
- December AFT Meeting
- December 16th 2024 9-10 am Pacific Time
- Presenters: Drs. Russ Glasgow and Borsika Rabin
- Topic: Discussion of Adaptation, Fidelity, and Tailoring related presentations from D&I Conference
Register for 2024 AFT Meetings Here
2025
- January AFT Meeting
- January 13th, 2025 9-10 am Pacific Time
- Presenter: Ramzi Salloum, PhD
- Topic: The Economics of Adaptations to Evidence-Based Practices
- February AFT Meeting
- February 10th, 2025 9-10 am Pacific Time
- Presenters: Alec Terrana, MD, MPH, LMT & Clare Viglione, MPH, RD
- Topic: The core functions and forms paradigm throughout EPIS: designing and implementing an evidence-based practice with function fidelity
- March AFT Meeting
- March 10th, 2025 9-10 am Pacific Time
- Presenter: Candace Black, PhD
- Topic: Hybrid Type II Implementation-Effectiveness trial of the PLAY Collaborative implementation strategy in Rwanda
- April AFT Meeting
- April 14th, 2025 9-10 am Pacific Time
- Presenter: Julia Gage, PhD
- Topic: Peruvian experience of scaling-up a national cervical cancer screening program incorporating tailored, embedded and participatory co-design processes.
- May AFT Meeting
- May 12th, 2025 9-10 am Pacific Time
- Presenter: Edmond Ramly, PhD
- Topic: Human-centered design approaches
Register for 2025 AFT Meetings Here
Recordings of Past Events
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| October 21st, 2024 |
Lorenda Belone, PhD, MPH |
Adapting and implementing a culturally-centered, evidence-based mental health intervention for tribal communities in the southwest: Family listening program |
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| September 16th, 2024 |
Julia Moore, PhD |
Map2Adapt (with free interactive tool) |
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| June 10th, 2024 |
Ramadhan B. Kirunda |
Adapting an Evidence-Based model to traditional cultural systems without losing fidelity. Early lessons from the planning process of scaling REAL Fathers in Uganda |
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| May 13th, 2024 |
Monica Perez-Jolles, PhD, MA |
Alignment of complex interventions with local contexts with an equity, systems, and co-creation focus |
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| April 8th, 2024 |
Dave Buller, PhD |
Adaptation of an evidence-based occupational sun safety program for underserved outdoor workers |
Slides |
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| March 11th, 2024 |
Ana Baumann, PhD JD Smith, PhD Shannon Wiltsey-Stirman, PhD |
Using FRAME to code equity-oriented adaptations |
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| February 12th, 2024 | Prajakta Adsul, PhD |
It takes two (fidelity and adaptation) to tango: Shimmying our way to Sustainability |
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| January 8th, 2024 | Aaron Kruse-Diehr, PhD |
Using the practical, robust implementation and sustainability model (PRISM) to identify implementation determinants of a statewide diabetes learning collaborative in Kentucky |
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| December 18th, 2023 | Russ Glasgow, PhD |
Discussion of 16th annual D&I Conference |
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| November 13th, 2023 | Elvin Geng, MD, MPH |
On-the-Go Adaptation of Implementation Approaches and Strategies in Health: Emerging Perspectives and Research Opportunities |
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| October 16th, 2023 | Salva Balbale, PhD |
A mixed-method approach to generate and deliver rapid-cycle evaluation feedback: lessons learned from a multicenter implementation trial in pediatric surgery |
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| September 11, 2023 | Felipe Castro, PhD MSW |
Cultural Adaptations and Cultural Factors in EBI Implementation with Latinx Communities |
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| June 12, 2023 | Thomas Engell, PhD | Common Elements Approaches to Implementation Research and Practice: Methods and Integration with Intervention Science |
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| May 8, 2023 | Roman Ayele, PhD, MPH; Cathy Battaglia, PhD, MSHA, RN; Marina McCreight, MPH; and Borsika Rabin, PhD, MPH, PharmD |
Public Health's Special Research Topic “Understanding, Assessing, and Guiding Adaptations in Public Health and Health Systems Interventions: Current and Future Directions” |
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| April 10, 2023 |
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Kelly Aschbrenner, PhD (Presenter) & Stephen Bartels, MD, MS (Discussant) |
Applying user centered design to improve the usability of a stakeholder engaged, data-driven and equity-centered adaptation process |
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| March 13, 2023 |
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Juliane Mielke, PhD |
Methodological approaches to study context in intervention implementation studies: An evidence gap map |
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| February 13, 2023 |
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Presentation 1: Dr. Elizabeth Weybright Dr. Brittany Cooper
Presentation 2: Dr. Jacob Szeszulski
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Presentation 1: Planning and testing program adaptations in community settings: A case study of the Strengthening Families Program 10-14 cannabis adaptation process Presentation 2: Using Evidence-Based Intervention (EBI) mapping to adapt a nutrition, physical activity, and Civic Engagement Youth Curricula |
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| January 9, 2023 |
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Dr. Borsika Rabin & Dr. Russell Glasgow |
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Discussion of 15th Annual D&I Conference |
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