Registration

Welcoming remark Trainees and trainers will be welcomed by SPIRHR Prof. Delayehu,Director, SPIRHR

Opening Remark The IR training will be officially opened Dr. Ewenat Gebrehana, Research and Community Service Corporate Director, SPHMMC

Pretest, Recap of the online pre-course Baseline knowledge assessed and reviewed SPIRHR

The Know–Do gap in SRHR: Understanding barriers to implementation Key SRHR barriers to implementation identified SPIRHR

Orientation on the teamwork concept note development template and ethical use of AI in write up The teamwork concept note template described and writing codes defined Abiy

Teamwork: formulate implementation research questions Teams apply the knowledge gained from the previous session to draft implementation research questions for their project Teams, Abiy, Dr. Araya

Teamwork: Develop background, rationale, and objectives of the proposal Draft background, rationale, and objectives for the proposed implementation research projects Teams, Abiy, Dr. Araya

Coffee Break

Plenary session: teams present background, rationale, and objectives of their implementation research project; receive feedback from session facilitators Teams receive constructive feedback and supporting materials to refine background, rationale, and objectives Abiy, Dr. Araya

Teamwork: Refine section based on feedback Refined background, rationale, and objectives for the proposed implementation research projects Teams, Abiy, Dr. Araya

Arrival and daily attendance Participants and facilitators arrive and prepare to begin the session on time

Recap of Day 1 Participants review key takeaways from Day 1

Research Philosophy, Theories, Models, and Frameworks in ImpSci (CFIR, RE-AIM, etc.) Participants demonstrate understanding and reflect on the utility of Theories, Models, and Frameworks Abiy, Dr. Araya

Teamwork: develop the IR framework Teams apply the knowledge gained from the previous session to draft Theories, Models, and Frameworks for their project Teams, Abiy, Dr. Araya

Evaluation designs, participants, sample size, sampling procedure, data collection, data analysis Participants demonstrate understanding of evaluation designs, participants, sample size, sampling procedure, data collection, data analysis AAU-CIS/MARCH-MU

Teamwork: develop evaluation design, participants, sample size, sampling procedure, data collection, data analysis Teams apply the knowledge gained from the previous session to draft evaluation designs, participants, sample size, sampling procedure, data collection, data analysis for their project Teams, Abiy, Dr. Araya

Designing implementation strategies: Identification and engagement of stakeholders, organizing co-design workshops, identification and prioritization of barriers and implementation strategies Participants demonstrate understanding of stakeholder identification and engagement, organizing co‑design workshops, prioritizing barriers, and defining implementation strategies Abiy

Research Ethics in Implementation Research Participants demonstrate understanding of key ethical considerations in the implementation and evaluation of research projects Dr. Araya

Teamwork: develop implementation strategies Teams apply knowledge from the previous session to draft plans for stakeholder engagement, co‑design workshops, barrier prioritization, and implementation strategies Teams, Abiy, Dr. Araya

Plenary: quick updates from each group on the concept note progress Teams receive constructive feedback and materials to refine their concept notes Abiy, Dr. Araya

Teamwork: Refine section based on feedback Teams refine their evaluation plans (designs, participants, sample size, sampling procedures, data collection, data analysis) and implementation strategies Teams, Abiy, Dr. Araya

Arrival and daily attendance Participants and facilitators arrive and prepare to begin the session on time

Morning recap Participants review key takeaways from Day 2

Dissemination and policy translation Participants demonstrate understanding of the dissemination and policy translation concepts and strategies

Costing implementation models Participants demonstrate understanding of the dissemination and policy translation concepts and strategies Prof. Damen

Teamwork: Finalize concept note and prepare presentation Participants work on their concept note finalization by applying the knowledge and skills they will have gained from the ImpSci training and prepare presentation Teams, Abiy, Dr. Araya, Prof. Damen

Teamwork: Finalize concept note and prepare presentation…cont’d Participants work on their concept note finalization by applying the knowledge and skills they will have gained from the ImpSci training workshop and prepare presentation Teams, Abiy, Dr. Araya, Prof. Damen

Presentation of implementation research concept notes Teams present their finalized concept notes to and evaluated by the ImpSci training workshop facilitators Abiy, Dr. Araya, Prof. Damen, all participants

Post-test, training workshop evaluation, and closing Post-training knowledge assessed, training workshop evaluated, and key next steps presented