Bridging the gap between global research and local practice

The JBI gLocal Solution Room returns 23–27 June 2025, offering free, locally based Solution Rooms around the world for healthcare professionals facing challenges in getting research into practice.

What is the gLocal Solution Room?

The JBI gLocal Solution Room is a free, week-long event that brings together clinicians, policymakers, academics, and implementation experts to address a central question: how can health professionals translate global evidence into action in their local settings?

Held across more than 20 countries and delivered in multiple languages, the JBI gLocal Solution Room offers pragmatic, locally tailored strategies for using the best available evidence to improve healthcare outcomes.

Global evidence. Local decisions.

While global in scope, the event is firmly grounded in the realities of local practice, acknowledging that health systems, resources, policies and patient needs vary significantly across contexts. This reflects the core of the JBI approach to evidence-based healthcare, which emphasises context-specific application of global evidence through stakeholder engagement, implementation science, and practical, accessible tools.

“JBI’s leadership is grounded in decades of collaboration and the belief that meaningful healthcare change starts where global knowledge meets local practice,” said Professor Zoe Jordan, Executive Director of JBI.

Each Solution Room is hosted by a local JBI Collaboration Entity, creating a space where participants can engage directly with implementation experts, ask questions, and collaborate on solutions. The interactive format centres on real-time problem-solving and practical advice to address the specific challenges healthcare professionals face in their own environments.

gLocalisation in practice

The event is named after the concept of “glocalisation”, that recognises the importance of adapting global ideas to suit local conditions. Applied to healthcare, this means understanding that evidence alone is not enough; successful implementation requires a nuanced approach that considers the cultural, structural, and resource-based realities of each setting.

Since 1996, JBI has supported the use of evidence to improve health outcomes by facilitating global collaboration and promoting locally driven implementation. The gLocal Solution Room exemplifies this approach, providing access to practical, relevant strategies that empower professionals on the ground to make evidence-informed decisions, making the abstract process of knowledge translation tangible and action-oriented.

The gLocal Solution Room is a natural extension of the JBI approach, offering a dynamic platform where JBI’s core principles—evidence, context, and facilitation—come together to drive real change in real time.

“Healthcare change doesn’t happen in journals—it happens on the ground. That’s why we don’t just publish. We problem-solve,” said Associate Professor Craig Lockwood, Director of Implementation Science at JBI.

A growing global community

Now in its fifth year, the gLocal Solution Room continues to grow. In 2024, more than 85,000 clinicians, policy makers and researchers participated in 26 cities, towns, and villages across 19 countries. This year’s event is expected to reach even more researchers, students, and decision-makers committed to improving healthcare delivery through evidence-based practice.

JBI acknowledges that no single strategy fits all settings. Health systems operate under different economic, policy, and cultural conditions. What is effective, appropriate or meaningful in one location may not be in another. The gLocal Solution Room embraces these differences, creating a forum where solutions are co-designed with those who best understand the local context.

“The gLocal Solution Room takes a practical – not prescriptive – approach. It supports collaborative problem-solving, where local voices shape the application of evidence in a way that makes sense for them”, said A/Prof Craig Lockwood.

Healthcare professionals, academics, students, and policymakers are encouraged to take part in this free global event. Find more information about the JBI gLocal Solution Room and register for your local Solution Room