Course detail

Welcome to Translating Evidence into Practice Applied Clinical Implementation in Healthcare

Program: Health Care, Health Promotion and Organizations (HCHPO)

Description: This course provides an in-depth introduction to implementation science with a strong emphasis on practical application in healthcare settings. It is aimed at PhD students working with clinically relevant research projects and equips participants with foundational knowledge of implementation theories, models, and frameworks, as well as the skills to apply these to real-world challenges.

The course is structured across three teaching days over a three-month period:

Day 1 introduces the core theoretical foundations of implementation science, including key theories, models, and frameworks for understanding how research can be translated into practice.

·Day 2 focuses on application. Participants will work directly with their own PhD projects, identifying implementation opportunities and developing a theory-informed implementation strategy through individual reflection, peer feedback, and group-based exercises.

Day 3 focuses on evaluation and sustainment. Participants will revisit their implementation efforts with particular attention to contextual factors, barriers and facilitators encountered in the early stages of implementation. The emphasis is not on full implementation, but on developing a deeper understanding of implementation processes and identifying strategies for adapting, embedding, and advancing implementation efforts beyond the course.

Teaching methods: Teaching methods include interactive lectures, group workshops, participant presentations with structured feedback, and project-based supervision, with a strong emphasis on active participation and application to participants’ own PhD projects.

Form of evaluation: To pass the course, participants are required to:

• Deliver a short presentation of their PhD project on the first course day
• Submit a one-page implementation plan related to their PhD project no later than one week after the first two course days
• Present their implementation progress and reflections during the final course day

Key literature: A detailed list of required readings, including specific textbooks, articles, and reports, will be provided after the deadline for enrolment.

 Organizer: Kathrine Hald, Senior researcher, Center for General Practice, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Denmark.

 Lecturers: 

• Kathrine Hald, Senior researcher, Center for General Practice, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Denmark
• Per Nilsen, Professor, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden
• Kristin Thomas, Associate professor, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden

ECTS: 3.0

Date: 31. August, 1. September, and 1. December 2026 (09.00-15.00)

Place: Aalborg University - SUND building, Aalborg University, Selma Lagerløfs Vej 249, 9260 Gistrup

City: Aalborg

Maximal number of participants: 20

Open for enrolment: 30. Apr. 2026

Deadline for enrolment: 1. Aug. 2026

Important information concerning PhD courses: There is a no-show fee of DKK 3,000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before the start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately four months before start of the course.

We cannot ensure any seats before the deadline for enrolment, all participants will be informed after the deadline, approximately 3 weeks before the start of the course.

To attend courses at the Doctoral School in Medicine, Biomedical Science and Technology you must be enrolled as a PhD student.

You may find more information in our FAQ: https://phd.moodle.aau.dk/local/page/faq