Implementation Science for the Scale-Up, Spread, and Sustainability of Assistive Technologies for Healthy Aging

Thursday, November 3, 2022

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET

Location: 208 CC

CE: 1.5

Chair(s)

Shannon Freeman, PhD

Associate Professor
School of Nursing
University of Northern British Columbia
Prince George, British Columbia, Canada

Discussant(s)

Simon Carroll, PhD

Adjunct Professor
Sociology
University of Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Slides

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author(s)

Robin Syme

Executive Director CanAssist
CANASSIST
University of Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Handouts
Matilde Cervantes Navarrete, MS

Senior Research Assistant
Sociology and Public Health
University of Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Handouts
Manik Saini, MSc Infectious Diseases

Director, Health Technology Assessment
Health Technology Assessment
British Columbia Ministry of Health
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Kahir Lalji, MA, CPG

Provincial Director, Government Relations & Programs
United Way of British Columbia, Healthy Aging.
United Way British Columbia – working with communities in BC’s Interior, Lower Mainland and Central & Northern Vancouver Island
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

In this symposium we present papers from four key stakeholders on a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) Implementation Science Team (IST) that is investigating the application of an emerging approach, the non-adoption, abandonment, scale-up, spread, and sustainability (NASSS) framework (Greenhalgh et al., 2017, 2018), to help predict and evaluate the success of technology-supported health and social care programs in British Columbia (BC). Specifically, our team’s intention is to apply the NASSS framework to answer the following research questions: 1) Can the NASSS framework be used to enhance the effectiveness and impact of innovative ATs through improving the equitable scale-up, spread, and sustainability of these technologies for older adults? 2) What are the most important factors in the technology development and implementation process that contribute to equitable scale-up, spread, and sustainability of ATs for older adults? And 3) How can we improve transdisciplinary and intersectoral collaborations to enhance and improve the equitable implementation of ATs for older adults? Based on discussions from team, advisory, and expert panel meetings, a Rapid Realist Review (RRR) of the literature, and an analysis of data collected to date, the speakers will respond to these questions.

Learning Objectives:

After attending this session participants will be able to understand how the NASSS framework can be used to enhance the effectiveness and impact of innovative ATs through improving the equitable scale-up, spread, and sustainability of these technologies for older adults.
After attending this session participants will be able to identify the most important factors in the technology development and implementation process that contribute to equitable scale-up, spread, and sustainability of ATs for older adults in a particular context.
After attending this session participants will be informed on the current progress of our transdisciplinary and intersectoral collaborations towards the implementation of ATs for older adults in the context of the pandemic due to COVID 19.

Presentations:

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET

Assessing Innovative Assistive Technologies for Older Adults; A Knowledge and Tech Developer's Perspectives
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Robin Syme – University of Victoria
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET

A Rapid Realistic Review to Inform an Implementation Project; Assistive Technologies with Co-Design and Older Adults
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Matilde Cervantes Navarrete, MS – University of Victoria
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET

Assessing Innovative Assistive Technologies (ATs) for Older Adults: An Executive Sponsor's Perspective
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Manik Saini, MSc Infectious Diseases – British Columbia Ministry of Health
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET

A Knowledge Users' Perspective; Constructing Meaningful Partnerships at the Implementation Science Project
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Kahir Lalji, MA, CPG – United Way British Columbia – working with communities in BC’s Interior, Lower Mainland and Central & Northern Vancouver Island