Background
Protocol version 1.0 9/12/2017
Methods
Overview of program
Program component | Target audience | Target # participants during each year | ||||
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Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | ||
Introductory short courses (5 days in same week) | ||||||
a.m.—implementation science and mental health p.m.—evidence-based mental health interventions | Researchers, policymakers, providers | 20 (Cohort 1) | 20 (Cohort 2) | 20 (Cohort 3) | ||
Advanced short courses (5 days in same week) | ||||||
a.m.—grant writing p.m.—translating research to practice | Researchers, policymakers, providers | 10 (Chosen from Cohorts 1 and 2) | 10 (Chosen from Cohorts 1–3) | |||
Multifaceted dialogue | ||||||
Journal clubs (4/year) | All SHARP affiliates | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
Webinars (2/year) | All SHARP affiliates | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
Community forum (ongoing) | All SHARP affiliates | 20 | 40 | 40 | 60 | 60 |
On-the-job training | Researchers, providers | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
Pilot grants | All SHARP affiliates | 3–5 funded grants | 3–5 funded grants | 3–5 funded grants | 3–5 funded grants | 3–5 funded grants |
Mentor the mentors short courses (2 days in same week) | Subset of 10 (chosen from Cohorts 1 and 2) | Subset of 10 (chosen from Cohorts 1 and 2) |
Participants
Capacity building components
Short courses
Multifaceted dialogue
Mental health conference
Webinars
Journal clubs
Component | Enrollment totals | Enrollment by position | Enrollment by country | |||||
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Short courses | # Targeted | # Applied | # Enrolled | Researcher enrollees | Policymaker enrollees | Provider enrollees | Malawian enrollees | Tanzanian enrollees |
Introductory short course Cohort #1 | 20 | 37 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 5 |
Introductory short course Cohort #2 | 20 | 48 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
Advanced short course Cohort #1 | 10 | Scheduled for 2020 | ||||||
Introductory short course Cohort #3 | 20 | Scheduled for 2021 | ||||||
Advanced short course Cohort #2 | 10 | Scheduled for 2022 | ||||||
Multi-platform dialogue | ||||||||
Journal club Q1 2018 | 20 | N/A | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Journal club Q2 2018 | 20 | N/A | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Journal club Q3 2018 | 20 | N/A | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Journal club Q4 2018 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Journal club 2019 | 20 | Scheduled for Q1–Q4 2019 | ||||||
Journal club 2020 | 20 | Scheduled for Q1–Q4 2020 | ||||||
Journal club 2021 | 20 | Scheduled for Q1–Q4 2021 | ||||||
Journal club 2022 | 20 | Scheduled for Q1–Q4 2022 | ||||||
Webinar 2018 Q3 | 20 | N/A | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
Webinar 2019 Q1 | 20 | Scheduled for Q1 2019 | ||||||
Webinar 2019 Q3 | 20 | Scheduled for Q3 2019 | ||||||
Webinar 2020 Q1 | 20 | Scheduled for Q1 2020 | ||||||
Webinar 2020 Q3 | 20 | Scheduled for Q3 2020 | ||||||
Webinar 2021 Q1 | 20 | Scheduled for Q1 2021 | ||||||
Webinar 2021 Q3 | 20 | Scheduled for Q3 2021 | ||||||
Webinar 2022 Q1 | 20 | Scheduled for Q1 2022 | ||||||
Webinar 2022 Q3 | 20 | Scheduled for Q3 2022 | ||||||
Community forum | 60 | Scheduled for 2018 | ||||||
On-the-job training | ||||||||
On-the-job training 2019 | 1–2 | Scheduled for 2019 | ||||||
On-the-job training 2020 | 1–2 | Scheduled for 2020 | ||||||
On-the-job training 2021 | 1–2 | Scheduled for 2021 | ||||||
On-the-job training 2022 | 1–2 | Scheduled for 2022 | ||||||
Pilot grants | ||||||||
Pilot grantee Cohort #1 | 3–5 | 10 (teams of 2) | 4 (teams of 2) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 (teams of 2) | 1 (team of 2) |
Pilot grantee Cohort #2 | 3–5 | Scheduled for 2019 | ||||||
Pilot grantee Cohort #3 | 3–5 | Scheduled for 2020 | ||||||
Pilot grantee Cohort #4 | 3–5 | Scheduled for 2021 | ||||||
Mentor the mentors | ||||||||
Advanced short course Cohort #1 | 10 | Scheduled for 2020 | ||||||
Advanced short course Cohort #2 | 10 | Scheduled for 2022 |
SHARP community forum
On-the-job training
Pilot grants
“Mentor the mentors”
Discussion
Participants
Assessment of outcomes
Component | Name | Participants | Activities | Indicators |
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1 | Short course programs | Malawian and Tanzanian researchers, policymakers, and providers | 3 introductory courses (implementation science and mental health, evidence-based mental health interventions) 2 advanced courses (grant writing, translating research to practice) | Number of courses Attendance at courses Course evaluations (participant satisfaction) Knowledge (participant knowledge pre-post courses) |
2 | Multifaceted dialogue platform | All SHARP affiliates | Annual Malawi Mental Health Research and Practice Development Conference Twice yearly webinars Quarterly journal clubs SHARP community platform | Number of participants attending conference Number of participant posters/presentations at conference Number of webinars Attendance at webinars (new and returning participants) Number of journal clubs Attendance at journal clubs (new and returning participants) Number of forum posts Content evaluations (participant satisfaction) |
3 | On-the-job training | Malawian and Tanzanian researchers, policymakers, and providers | On-the-job research training in partnership with SHARP scale-up study | Number of applications for “On-the-job” training program Number of participants for “On-the-job” training program Number of scientific posters/presentations Number of scientific publications |
4 | Pilot grants | Malawian and Tanzanian researchers, policymakers, and providers | Pilot grant funding for successful applicants | Number of applications for pilot grants Number of pilot grants awarded Number of scientific posters/presentations Number of scientific publications Number of subsequent external grant submissions and grant awards for pilot grantees |
5 | “Mentor the mentors” | Senior trainees | Mentoring short course (developing syllabi for implementation science and mental health, interactive in-class activities, other approaches to engaging students Monthly calls with SHARP faculty Co-instructor responsibilities for Aim 1 courses in years 4 and 5 | Number of Senior Trainees that participate in the program Number of courses Attendance at courses Number of mentees taken on by the cohort of Senior Trainees Course evaluations of Short Courses co-instructed by Senior Trainees |