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Pre-Workshop Sessions:

We will have 3 sessions on Zoom before you come to Ghana to review the content of the MOOC and ask questions together in a low risk environment. The intent is to serve as a "brain dusting", remind us all of content and get to know one another and begin to apply concepts from the MOOC to our own work.

• If you have NOT received zoom links for these sessions, please email Bridget (Bridget DeMouy <ghfpc@uw.edu>). 

• These sessions will have 2-5 slides of graphics from the MOOC and a few discussion questions to start us off. They will be most rich if you bring your own questions, doubts, queries, confusion, clarity, etc. 

• We highly encourage you to come synchronously for these 3 sessions. If you cannot make the times, we will record the sessions. 

• Preparation: To prepare for these sessions, please make sure you have completed the MOOC.

In-person workshop expectations: 

We will have 4 days in person together in Ghana to learn some new implementation science content (mornings) and apply it to a specific implementation science research or practice question (afternoons). The intent is to give you a deep dive into implementation science methods and grant writing or work planning in a supportive, small group environment. There will be 7 expert facilitators to support you all to craft the bones (and beyond!) of your proposal. 

• Preparation: To prepare for this workshop, please have an implementation science question and topic selected before you arrive. Please also decide whether you are interested in developing a research proposal (grant) or a program work plan. Please email Cheryl (camoyer@med.umich.edu) and Anjuli (anjuliw@uw.edu) with your rough topic area by Feb 1; we will use these to group you into small groups based on topic.

• Please bring your laptop to the workshop as you will spend substantial time working on your project each day. 

• Each session will have slides and handouts available to you via a Google site. We will plan to record each didactic session and post the recordings on the site. We will share the Google site the week before you arrive at the workshop. 

• You will receive a printed and soft copy "workbook" to accompany this workshop. The workbook will step you through proposal development (e.g. specific aims, framework selection, organizing figure development, operationalizing implementation outcomes, etc.). 

In-person workshop logistics:

• The workshop is planning to be held at the Alisa Hotel in North Ridge, Accra, Ghana. We are still sorting out logistical details about such things as whether we can block rooms and sort out individual reservations later, or whether you or your consortium Program Manager will need to make reservations for each participant. Stay tuned for an update next week.

• The Alisa Hotel provides breakfast, we will provide lunch during the workshop, and we are hoping to provide at least one group dinner. You will be on your own for most evening meals. Please contact your consortium program manager to arrange per diems and travel expenses.

• We will work with the Alisa Hotel to set up airport transport for those who need it. Details to follow.

Contact information: 

We imagine you will have many questions; below is our recommendation on the first person to reach out to for different types of queries:

• Visas, flights, hotel reservations: Please reach out to your consortium's program manager directly. (But see above r.e. hotel reservations – wait on that.)

• Implementation science content, format, mentorship, support: Please reach out to Cheryl (camoyer@umich.edu) and Anjuli (anjuliw@uw.edu) both.

• Access to Zoom links and calendar invitations for pre-workshop sessions: Please reach out to Bridget DeMouy <ghfpc@uw.edu>

• Access to Google site: We will share access a week before the in-person session. 

• We will provide contact information for each of the facilitators on the Google site for subsequent communication.