Health research funders can stimulate implementation of research results, without taking over responsibility. They award grants for implementation projects, stimulate cooperation between research and practice, and disseminate results to practice and patients through understandable products.
During a workshop, held during the Ensuring Value in Research (EViR) collaborative forum meeting, ZonMw (Netherlands), NiHR (UK), and PCORI (USA) shared their dissemination approaches. The discussion yielded several points for successful implementation: