August 28, 2013
You’ve been hearing about evidence-based practices (EBPs) for quite some time. SAMHSA now offers more than 300 intervention summaries in the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices. The ATTC Network’s mission is to promote implementation of evidence-based practices. NIATx initiatives like the Ohio Buprenorphine Study focus on removing barriers to the implementation of EBPs.
You’ve probably learned about EBPs at conferences and attended trainings. Maybe you’ve even tried out a new EPB in your workplace. But chances are EBPs are not fully integrated into services at your agency. We know that “one and done” trainings aren’t enough to change paradigms and old habits.
You’ve been hearing about evidence-based practices (EBPs) for quite some time. SAMHSA now offers more than 300 intervention summaries in the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices. The ATTC Network’s mission is to promote implementation of evidence-based practices. NIATx initiatives like the Ohio Buprenorphine Study focus on removing barriers to the implementation of EBPs.
You’ve probably learned about EBPs at conferences and attended trainings. Maybe you’ve even tried out a new EPB in your workplace. But chances are EBPs are not fully integrated into services at your agency. We know that “one and done” trainings aren’t enough to change paradigms and old habits.
So what does it take to fully implement an EBP? As The Institute of Medicine report “Crossing
the Quality Chasm” states, “It now takes an average of 17 years for new
knowledge generated by randomized controlled trials to be incorporated into
practice, and even then application is highly uneven.” In one study people with
substance use disorders were the least likely to receive evidenced-based care
compared to a list of other diseases.
We have to do better.
NIATx and the ATTC
Network Coordinating Office have teamed up to develop a new website, TheNetwork of Practice, with three goals:
- Link substance abuse treatment providers to researchers so they can learn from each other, and through this interaction find ways to collaborate on practical research.
- Promote the adoption of EBPS.
- Create an online learning community.
To meet these goals, the Network of Practice website
includes two main components: an implementation checklist and a discussion forum.
We need your help! networkofpractice.org is currently in
“draft” mode and has only been pilot-tested with a small audience. We’re
inviting you to test the site and give us some feedback. As you try it out,
consider the following questions:
- Is the site easy to use? What could we do to improve it?
- In what ways would you like to connect with your peers about implementing EBPs?
- How can we best connect you to the researchers behind EBPs?
Please send your
comments to Stephanie Richards Stephanie.richards@chess.wisc.edu
by September 30. Your ideas and suggestions will help us design the best
possible interactive tool to connect you to researchers and peers and support
your efforts to implement EBPs.
Stephanie
Richards, MPH
Outreach
Specialist
NIATx/Center
for Health Enhancement Systems Studies (CHESS)
University
of Wisconsin-Madison
*The Network of Practice website was funded by the National
Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
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