Dissemination & Implementation Conference: Workshop

Dissemination & Implementation Conference: Workshop


4th Annual NIH Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation: Policy and Practice March 21-22, 2011 NIH Sponsored Training on Impact Evaluation Using Randomized Trials In Partnership with Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab About the Workshop Rigorous impact evaluation is a critical ingredient in evidence-based policy. Within the health sector, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are considered standard practice in clinical research. However, evaluation of programs and policies to implement large-scale health interventions tend to be far less rigorous. Much of this is due to the fact that researchers, health practitioners and policymakers are sometimes unsure of how to reconcile the rigor of clinical trials with the uncontrolled diversity of the field, particularly when operating in a developing country context. Political, logistical and ethical constraints can often make the ideal research design appear infeasible. The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) is a network of empirical research economists who specialize in international development and have acquired substantial expertise running randomized evaluations in such settings. Researchers in the J-PAL network have adapted the driving characteristic of RCTs-- randomization of the treatment -- to test the effectiveness of health programs and policies in what are often difficult environments. J-PAL, in partnership with the NIH, is offering a workshop on how to incorporate rigorous impact ...

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