Clinical news they can use: Disseminating practical information from CTN research to providers in the field.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) established the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network in 1999 with two critical aims: 1) To harness the power of science to determine the effectiveness of drug abuse treatments in real-world community-based settings, and 2) To put these evidence-based findings — as quickly as possible — into the hands of clinicians who could make the best use of them to help their clients/patients.

In recent years, this process has accelerated along three pathways, each of which is described in the poster. The first is the CTN Research Utilization Committee’s (RUC) three workgroups, established to provide training, technical assistance, and support for community treatment program staff to implement CTN findings. The second are Dissemination Workshops convened by the RUC at the two most recent meetings of the CTN Steering Committee, giving the opportunity for attendees to learn from clinical colleagues about their own experiences implementing CTN research. And finally, a series of CTN-supported Regional Dissemination Workshops across the country have been organized and hosted by local Nodes based upon local needs, and provide training in evidence-based treatments to local clinicians, clinical supervisors, and clinic/program managers. The poster also includes a description of the CTN Dissemination Library.