On Tuesday, December 3, in a hybrid lecture open to NIH staff, extramural researchers, and the public, Meghan Lane-Fall, M.D., M.S.H.P., Executive Director of the Penn Implementation Science Center (PISCE) at the University of Pennsylvania, will deliver a talk titled “Making Sense of Dissemination and Implementation Research: Opportunities for NIDCD to Accelerate Impact.” The presentation is part of the NIDCD Director’s Seminar Series: Advancing the Science of Communication to Improve Lives.
The field of implementation science has gained traction in health services research, population health sciences, and public health as an approach to narrow evidence-to-practice gaps. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has helped advance the field of implementation science through education and funding opportunities, but penetration of implementation science across the NIH Institutes and Centers has been variable.
In this talk, Dr. Lane-Fall will give an overview of implementation science, discuss current challenges and opportunities, and highlight the potential for impact in areas relevant to the mission of NIDCD. Following Dr. Lane-Fall’s presentation, a moderated discussion will be held with invited NIH scientists.
Discussants:
- Shannon Zenk, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.N., F.A.A.N., Director, National Institute of Nursing Research
- Monica Webb Hooper, Ph.D., Deputy Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
- Holly Storkel, Ph.D., Program Officer for the Language Program, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
The NIDCD Director’s Seminar Series features next-generation research that advances the science of hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, and language. Seminar topics are designed to align with the themes and priorities of the 2023-2027 NIDCD Strategic Plan, including innovations with the potential to improve the lives of people with hearing loss and communication disorders.
The series of annual lectures is open to all NIH staff, contractors, and trainees; the extramural community; and other interested groups and individuals.
The live videocast will be captioned and recorded for later viewing. Individuals with disabilities who need sign language interpreting and/or other reasonable accommodations to participate in this event should contact Shirley Simson by November 19.
About the Speaker
Meghan Lane-Fall, M.D., M.S.H.P., is a physician-scientist committed to the provision of safe, effective patient care. Her research agenda is focused on implementation science, the empiric study of strategies to facilitate the uptake of evidence-based practice. She is Executive Director of the Penn Implementation Science Center, University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Lane-Fall is the Founding Co-Director of the Center for Perioperative Outcomes Research and Transformation. She is also the David E. Longnecker Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, and an Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania.
She is a board-certified anesthesiologist and surgical intensivist whose main research interest is improving health care provider communication at times of transition or handoff across sites of care. She employs qualitative and mixed methods to develop effective communication strategies that incorporate human factors principles while complementing clinician workflow. Her work is best characterized as health care delivery science, falling at the intersection of implementation science and improvement science. Dr. Lane-Fall is also interested in building research capacity in health services research. She mentors research fellows and clinical trainees and is the co-course director of Penn’s graduate level implementation science course.
Dr. Lane-Fall received a bachelor’s degree with high distinction from the University of California at Berkeley. She earned her medical degree from Yale University, where she was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. She completed an anesthesia residency, a critical care fellowship, a research fellowship, and a master’s degree in health policy research at the University of Pennsylvania.