The goal of the Dissemination and Translation (D&T) Core is to develop, implement, and evaluate activities todisseminate and translate research results in a timely fashion to stakeholders in the scientific, clinical, andpolicy communities. The difference between translation strategies and more traditional dissemination methodscan be seen in the following definitions:39Dissemination - the active promulgation of the findings of good quality research evidence and promotionor support of their use in practice and policy.Translation - the process of adapting, modifying, or re-inventing an intervention that has been previouslytested and found efficacious to make it workable in a practice setting. Selected implementation strategies topromote behavior change are applied.The specific target groups for SMART Center dissemination and translation activities will be determined bythe level and strength of evidence that has been generated by completed, core and pilot studies. Results fromcompleted and core studies may be ready for translation into practice and to inform health care policy; resultsof pilot studies and smaller core studies may be appropriate for dissemination to other center scientists, othercenters on campus, and the scientific community at large.
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