One-day event to advance research and practice.
Date: May 29th
NEW Location: IMM Building, 1825 Pressler St, Houston TX, 77030
Who Should Attend: Researchers interested in global implementation science, practitioners, health care workers, and students.
What to Expect
- Hear from leading experts in the field.
- Network with a global community of implementation practitioners.
- Learn and discuss models, best practices and real world examples of accelerating the implementation of health innovations in global health settings
Schedule overview*
8:30-9:00AM | Onsite Registration and Breakfast
9:00 – 9:30AM | Welcome & Introduction – Maria E. Fernandez, PhD; Francisca Infante, PhD, President, Global Implementation Society; Kevin Morano, PhD
9:30 – 10:15AM | Opening Plenary Global Implementation Sciences Challenges and Opportunities
10:20 – 11:00AM | Panel on Practical Implementation Science with Cara C. Lewis, PhD
11:00 – 11:40PM | Global Cancer Implementation Science
11:40 – 1:00PM | Networking Lunch and Poster Session
1:00 – 1:40PM | Implementation Science in Latin America with GIS LATAM
1:45 – 2:45PM | Lightening Rounds selected from Abstract Pool
2:50 – 3:30PM | Funding Global Implementation Science with Gila Neta, PhD, MPP, Program Director for Implementation Science at the National Cancer Institute
3:35 – 4:00PM | Building Capacity for Global Implementation Science Research and Practice with Gloria I. Sanchez, MSc, PhD, Profesora titular, Coordinadora Grupo Infeccion y Cancer, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia
4:05 – 4:55PM | Closing Plenary Implementation Science and Health Equity with Prajakta Adsul, MBBS, MPH, PhD, Director, Center for Advancing Dissemination and Implementation Science, Assistant Professor, Division of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Preventive Medicine, University of New Mexico and Helen Skouteris, PhD, Maureen Brunt Professional Fellow, Monash Warwick Professor in Health and Social Care Improvement and Implementation Science, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
4:55 – 5:00PM | Closing Remarks from GIS Leadership
*Schedule subject to change
Pricing Structure:
| Global North | Global South |
In-Person: $125 USD Virtual: $95 | In-Person: $55 Virtual: $30 |
| Global North | Global South |
In-Person: $175 USD Virtual: $140 | In-Person: $95 Virtual: $65 |
| Global North | Global South |
In-Person: $55 USD Virtual: $25 | In-Person: $35 Virtual: $25 |
GIS wants to remain accessible, and we do not want cost to be a barrier. If you have any questions or concerns or need to discuss pricing options, please email peggymcelgunn@comcast.net
Call for Abstracts
We are now accepting abstracts to present at this conference! Abstracts are being sought for lightning rounds, poster presentations, and student poster presentations, and pre/post conference workshops. If you are interested in hosting a pre and/or post conference workshop, please use the submissions portal to submit your workshop idea for review.
Key Dates - DEADLINE EXTENSION
1 APRIL — Conference Registration Opens
15 APRIL — Abstract Submissions DEADLINE
30 APRIL — DEADLINE EXTENSION
1 MAY — Program Announced
29 MAY — Conference Day!
Pre Conference Workshop
In addition to this event, UTHealth Houston Institute for Implementation Science invites attendees to register and attend their program: Adapting Evidence-Based Interventions: An Intervention Mapping Approach
This one-day workshop will help you understand how to map an EBI to your context to best serve your community!
The UTHealth Houston Institute for Implementation Science is a group of healthcare professionals and students working to bridge the gap between research and real-world public health solutions. They offer training, workshops, and consultations related to implementation science.
Vice President of Population Health and Implementation Science and co-director, Dr. Maria Fernandez, currently sits on the GIS Board of Directors and has an extensive portfolio of global, federal, and state-funded research developing and improving evidence-based interventions and guidelines for the prevention and control of cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease in clinical and public health settings.
Accommodations in Houston
Blossom Hotel Houston
7118 Berter Ave, Houston, TX 77030
United States
3 minute walk to Conference
Best available rate is $180/Night
To reserve please click here or email reservations@blossomhouston.com
Hyatt Place Houston Medical Center
7329 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030
United States
11 minute walk to Conference
Best available rate is $162/Night
To reserve please click here or call +1.346.502.4703
The Westin Houston Medical Center/Museum District
1709 Dryden Road, Houston, TX 77030
United States
5 minute drive to Conference
Best available rate is $215/Night
To reserve please click here or call +1.713.730.2404
InterContinental Houston, an IHG Hotel
6750 Main Street, Houston, TX 77030
United States
5 minute drive to Conference
Best available rate is $195/Night
To reserve please click here or call +1.713.422.2779
DoubleTree by Houston Medical Center
6800 Main Street, Houston, TX 77030
United States
6 minute drive to Conference
Best available rate is $143/Night
To reserve please click here or call +1.713.528.7744
