Concurrent 6D: Applying Implementation Science to Improve Care for People Who Use Drugs: Practical Tools, Frameworks, and Strategies
Tracks
Track 4
| Friday, October 17, 2025 |
| 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM |
| The Verve |
Details
This 90-minute interactive workshop will introduce core concepts of implementation science. Participants will engage in practical exercises to apply implementation science frameworks, including to real-world case studies in harm reduction and substance use care.
Speaker
Dr. Guillaume Fontaine
Assistant Professor
McGill University
APPLYING IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE TO IMPROVE CARE FOR PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS: PRACTICAL TOOLS, FRAMEWORKS, AND STRATEGIES
Biography
Dr. Guillaume Fontaine, RN, PhD is an Assistant Professor and Director of the RISE³ Implementation Science Lab at McGill University, Canada. He co-leads the Implementation Science Pillar in the CIHR Canadian Hepatitis C Research Network, and the Methods Think Tank in the CIHR Canadian HIV/AIDS and STBBIs Trials Research Network.
Dr. Guillaume Fontaine
Assistant Professor
McGill University
Introduction to Implementation Science
11:45 AM - 12:05 PMBiography
Associate Professor Oluwaseun Falade-Nwulia
Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Workshop activity - Participants focus on an implementation challenge, stakeholder mapping, and implementation barriers and enablers.
12:05 PM - 12:25 PMBiography
Scientia Associate Professor Natalie Taylor
Director of Research
University of New South Wales
Workshop activity - Participants focus on an implementation challenge, stakeholder mapping, and implementation barriers and enablers.
12:05 PM - 12:25 PMBiography
Scientia Associate Professor Natalie Taylor
Director of Research
University of New South Wales
Presentation Title TBC
12:25 PM - 12:45 PMBiography
INHSU 2025
Workshop activity - Participants will apply implementation strategies to address previously identified barriers, considering feasibility and sustainability
12:45 PM - 1:05 PMBiography
Dr. Guillaume Fontaine
Assistant Professor
McGill University
Recap and Takeaways
1:05 PM - 1:15 PMBiography
Facilitator
Oluwaseun Falade-Nwulia
Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Guillaume Fontaine
Assistant Professor
McGill University
Natalie Taylor
Director of Research
University of New South Wales
