ISN Webinar: Implementation science for more effective clinical trials – Preparatory webinar for the WCN’27 Clinical Trials Course

Recorded On: 11/06/2026

This webinar, a preparatory module for the WCN’27 Clinical Trials Pre-Course, will introduce participants to implementation science and its role in enhancing the efficiency, relevance, and impact of clinical trials. The session will provide an overview of the key principles of implementation research, exploring why it is essential for bridging the gap between research evidence and routine clinical practice. Practical examples from clinical trials, with a particular focus on nephrology, will illustrate how implementation science approaches can be integrated into trial design and delivery to facilitate the uptake of evidence and maximize real-world impact.

Learning objectives:
- Describe the fundamental principles of implementation science and explain their relevance to clinical trials and clinical practice.
- Identify how implementation science approaches can be incorporated into clinical trial design and delivery to improve efficiency, uptake, and real-world impact.
- Apply insights from practical clinical trial examples, particularly in nephrology, to recognize opportunities for integrating implementation science into their own research.

Andrea Viecelli

Australia

A/Prof Andrea Viecelli is an academic nephrologist at Princess Alexandra Hospital and was awarded her PhD in 2019 through the University of Queensland. As a clinical trialist of the Australasian Kidney Trials Network (AKTN) she plays a key role in designing and conducting international clinical trials in people with chronic kidney disease. As a Coordinating Committee member and Vascular Access Project Coordinator of the global SONG initiative, she is conducting clinical and qualitative research to establish standardised core outcome measures based on the shared priorities of patients, clinicians, researchers and policy makers from >100 countries to improve the relevance and reliability of kidney research to inform patient-centred care. As the recipient of a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Emerging Leadership Investigator Grant and a Queensland Advancing Clinical Research Fellowship she currently pursues a program of clinical research to improve patient-important outcomes in haemodialysis.