Training Workshops and Visits
Implementation Science Primer June 2023
GEOHealth-MENA collaborated with the Middle East and North Africa Program for Advanced Injury Research (MENA PAIR) to organize and host a 3-day Implementation Science Primer Workshop at the American University of Beirut (AUB) from June 13 to June 15, 2023. This training workshop provided a comprehensive program feauturing informative sessions and interactive activities dedicated to the field of implementation science.
The event, led by Drs. Fredrick Altice (Yale University), Tamar Kabakian, and Samar Al-Hajj (American University of Beirut), brought together a diverse group of 32 participants, including faculty members, research assistants, and students from local academic and research institutions in Lebanon, such as GEOHealth-MENA, MENA PAIR, AUB Faculty of Health Sciences, AUB Faculty of Nursing, and Balamand University.
This workshop facilitated meaningful discussions and provided valuable feedback from experts in the field, contributing to the participants' professional growth and the advancement of implementation science research. It also encouraged the adoption of implementation science principles to advance the trainees’ ongoing research efforts.