IMPACT - Swiss Implementation Science Network

Examining tailoring as an implementation strategy for reducing healthcare-associated infections across European acute care hospitals (REVERSE): study protocol for a hybrid type 2 effectiveness-impleme... Background Infection prevention and control (IPC) and antibiotic stewardship (ABS) represent promising approaches for reducing the prevalence of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and antimicrobia...

📢Our study protocol examining tailoring as an implementation strategy for reducing #HAIs across EU hospitals is published in Trials!
👉 Read the full protocol bit.ly/47dFtB6
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📢New IMPACT publication out!

🇨🇭 Integrating implementation science into Swiss research infrastructures is key to turning innovation into real-world health impact. 🔗 tinyurl.com/ksrzpxhk #ImpSci #IMPACT-Swiss

💡Join our next IMPACT webinar on Nov 26, 17-18.30 CET! Dr. Julia Moore will talk on "Supporting Implementation: Core Competencies and Functions of Implementation Teams" followed by a round table discussion. #impsci #IMPACT-Swiss 👉🏽 https://nursing.wufoo.com/forms/z1u6ciq81gfn7lm/

The Environmental Policy Implementation Community (EPIC) at the Institution of Environmental Sciences has launched a new, powerful resource to shape environmental policy delivery.

Our colleague Andrew Bray played a key role in this report as a contributor.

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Join us in Zurich on February 11, 2026, for the "Rethinking Theorizing in Implementation Science" Symposium. Stellar speakers - @tracyfinch.bsky.social, @romankislov.bsky.social, Sarah Birken, and Lisa Pfadenhauer - are ready for exciting exchange and debate! www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/theorizin... #ImpSci

28th annual ESPACOMP Conference % The 28th annual ESPACOMP Conference will be held in in Naples, (Italy) in an in-person format on November 20 to 22, 2024. The theme is “PRECISION DOSING: Navigating Adherence In Drug Development and C...

📢 Heading to ESPACOMP2025?

Join the hands-on interactive pre-conference workshop on hybrid implementation designs for medication adherence interventions. #impsci
📅 12 Nov | 📍 Malaga, Spain

Program & Registration: www.espacomp.eu/annual-meeti...

18th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health | AcademyHealth Become a Member

Hear how D&I science has driven lasting change through 8 lightning round presentations in the plenary session “Stories of Impact” at this year’s Science of D&I Conference. Learn more and register: bit.ly/3Lcgpi9 #DIScience25

🌟 Get ready for our October AFT meeting! Join us on Monday, 10/20 at 9–10 am PT! Dr. Nicole Werner will be presenting on co-creation methods and how these inform the development and adjustment of programs for various audiences! #impsci

👉 Register here: bit.ly/3z96LKy

This presentation with Dr Monika Kastner & moderated by Dr.
@gfontaine.bsky.social is happening on Oct 9th!

Get more info here: ktcanada.org/event/kt-can...

✨ Join us for our DISC & IN STEP Center's Careers Outside of Academia panel on Thursday, 10/16 from 2-3 pm PT featuring professionals who have built impactful careers in industry, tech, and healthcare, all while staying grounded in implementation science principles.

👉 Register: bit.ly/3OVk5qe

📢 There's still time to register for this month's EPIS Office Hours on October 14th! Drop by to ask questions, hear from other EPIS users, and discuss applications of the #EPISFramework #impsci.

Register for either session here👇:
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New Research #IfIS: The article “Palliative care professionals’ perceptions of their skills and the implementability of evidence-based bereavement care guidance: A cross-sectional survey study” from the BEST for Family project is published journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Grundlagen der Implementation Science kompakt und praxisnah kennenlernen: Track 1 der #IfIS Masterclass 2025 bietet eine Online-Einführung in Theorien, Modelle und Methoden der Implementation Science.
📅 Anmeldeschluss: 10.20.25
🔗 Mehr Informationen und Anmeldung: www.ifis.uzh.ch/de/Weiterbil...

🌟 Preconference Workshop: Introduction to Implementation Science
📅 12 February 2026 | Half-day workshop
📍 Part of the 4th Swiss Implementation Science Conference/IMPACT Conference 2026
💡 Register now to secure your spot and strengthen your implementation skills! www.ema.uzh.ch/de/register/...

⏰ Don`t forget to register for the next IMPACT webinar on Nov 26, 17-18.30 CET!
Dr. Julia Moore will talk on "Supporting Implementation: Core Competencies and Functions of Implementation Teams" followed by a round table discussion. #impsci 👉🏽  https://nursing.wufoo.com/forms/z1u6ciq81gfn7lm/

Graphic with NIHR Applied Research Collaboration South London logo. Heading: “An Introduction to Implementation Science: Online module.” Text: “Implementation science is the study of methods to support the application of evidence and research findings in health and social care policy and practice. This six-week, CPD-accredited module has been created by a team of implementation science experts working at NIHR ARC South London and the University of East Anglia. It is suitable for anyone interested in improving health and social care services.” At the bottom: “Booking now open for course commencing Oct 2026.” On the right side is an illustration of a person with a backpack sitting at a desk, watching an online lecture on a computer screen with charts and a speaker.

Register now to join our Introduction to Implementation Science Online Module this October

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Calling all researchers and educators📣 This new RMR by @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social on how to conduct effective case studies, offers guidance for using them for learning & decision-making.

Essential reading for robust research!

https://bit.ly/47PL01l

❓Wollen Sie die Grundlagen der Implementation Science kennenlernen und diese direkt in Ihrer Praxis anwenden?
📅 Anmeldeschluss für Track 2 der #IfIS Masterclass läuft noch bis zum 30.09.25!
🔗 Mehr Informationen und Anmeldung: www.ifis.uzh.ch/de/Weiterbil...

Translational framework for implementation evaluation and research: implementation strategies derived from normalization process theory - Implementation Science Background Implementation strategies are deliberate systematic actions used to support the uptake of innovations in health and social care. While widely used taxonomies such as ERIC and EPOC have emer...

Translational framework for implementation evaluation and research: implementation strategies derived from normalization process theory #impsci

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Proactive planning for contextual fit: the role of the implementation premortem - Implementation Science Communications Background Implementation failure is a major barrier to program success. It is widely acknowledged that context matters—individual, community, and organizational norms, values, environment, and priori...

Proactive planning for contextual fit: the role of the implementation premortem #impsci #ImpSciComms

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The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) User Guide: a five-step guide for conducting implementation research using the framework - Implementation Science Background The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) is a determinant framework that includes constructs from many implementation theories, models, and frameworks; it is used to pr...

The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research #CFIR User Guide: a five-step guide for conducting implementation research using the framework #impsci

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Key determinants in implementation processes: a systematic review using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) - Implementation Science Communications Background Contextual factors, or determinants, are commonly assessed in implementation studies due to their impact on the implementation process. While a substantial number of determinants have been ...

Key determinants in implementation processes: a systematic review using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) #ImpSciComms #impsci

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KT Canada e-Newsletter

In case you missed it - KT Canada newsletter from Sept 10:

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🔔 Webinar Alert
We’d like to share an upcoming #impsci webinar organized by the Institute for Clinical & Translational Research.

📌 Topic: Selection and Application of Theories, Models, and Frameworks
🎤 Speaker: Sarah Birken, PhD
🔗Registration: ictr.wisc.edu/service/implementation-science-seminar

Northwestern Launches New Online Certificate and MPH Concentration in Implementation Science Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine has launched two new graduate offerings on advanced implementation science methodologies and design strategies.

Exciting #impsci news: @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social recently launched two new IS-focused training opportunities:
~Implementation Science in Public Health and Medicine Certificate
~Master of Public Health with concentration in Implementation Science
www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/ipham/...

📢 #WeAreHiring at #IfIS! Join us as a Research Associate (50–60%) starting Jan 2026 to work on the BRIDGE-CRC project and support national and international implementation science research. jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie... @balbers.bsky.social

Our newest #ImpSci article: How Are Qualitative Methods Used in Implementation Science Research? Results From a Systematic Scoping Review journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

The study "Translational framework for implementation evaluation and research: implementation strategies derived from Normalization Process Theory" develops a taxonomy of implementation strategies grounded in #NPT that explains how new practices become embedded and sustained: shorturl.at/0FrPc

Come work with us! We are recruiting a part-time Research Associate to join our #ImpSci in Health Care group. Please apply by October 10, 2025 - and let me know if you have any questions about the role. jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...