DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH FINDINGS TO ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PRACTITIONERS

This article provides an overview of the literature in the area of res earch dissemination, and suggests ways of increasing communication bet ween researchers and clinicians. It then describes a dissemination pro ject based at the Centre for Education and Information on Drugs and Al cohol (CEIDA) which was designed to convey the results of a major rese arch project in the alcohol and other drug area to practitioners in Ne w South Wales. The article includes the development, implementation an d evaluation of the project. The format employed-an intensive workshop conducted in different locations-was found to be a useful strategy, p articularly when used to promote a large research project of clinical significance and when used in conjunction with other dissemination str ategies.