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Sonia Dalkin @soniadalkin.bsky.social · 5d

📝 The final version of the Realist Economic Evaluation (REE) Guidance and plain English graphic summary are now live! 🎉

This has been a whirlwind of a project with deep methodological conversations with experts around the world, who we can’t thank enough! 🙏

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REEM @reemecon.bsky.social · 5d

📖 The Guidance and Plain English Graphic Summary for Realist Economic Evaluation (REE) are now live!

You can access the Guidance and Graphic Summary here:

bit.ly/46P0LDl

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REVERSE Project @reverseproject.bsky.social · 8d

📬Fieldwork, Findings & Future - Latest newsletter is live!
Explore #DCE visit to Guyana 🇬🇾, conference results, upcoming publications & other exciting content - including the launch of the online game & save the date for the project conference!
Read now bit.ly/3IH4qLF
#AcademicSky #ScienceSky #AMR

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Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care (IfIS) UZH @uzh-ifisuzhch.bsky.social · 16d

The program for the 4th Swiss Implementation Science Conference «True IMPACT – Providing Innovation for Patients and the Public» (🗓️ 12–13 Feb 2026) is now live. 📢 Register & check out the schedule: www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/impact.html @nursing.mstdn.nursing.unibas.ch.ap.brid.gy @impact-swiss.bsky.social

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Sarah Helseth, PhD @sarahhelsethphd.bsky.social · 15d

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/...

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.

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Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care (IfIS) UZH @uzh-ifisuzhch.bsky.social · 20d

Am 20./21. Oktober 2025 findet das erste Swiss Gender Medicine Symposium statt – eine Plattform für den Austausch über aktuelle Entwicklungen, Forschung und Herausforderungen in der geschlechterspezifischen Medizin. 👉 Programm und Anmeldung: www.swiss-gendermedicine.org/symposium/pr...

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psmg-nu.bsky.social @psmg-nu.bsky.social · 20d

📅 Join us Tuesday, Sept. 23 for a presentation by Alex Sox-Harris and Kenneth Nieser from Stanford University School of Medicine. They'll explore how multilevel data complicates the reliability of organizational measures—and what methods should and should not be used. Https://shorturl.at/8ayEA

Virtual Grand Rounds. Evaluating the Reliability of Measures of Organizational Characteristics: Issues and Recommendations

Alex Sox-Harris

Kenneth Nieser

Measures of organizational characteristics, such as implementation climate, organizational climate, and organizational culture play diverse roles in implementation studies. These characteristics can be conceptualized as contextual determinants of quality, moderators or mediators of implementation strategy effectiveness, or even implementation outcomes. It is therefore essential that the reliability of these measures be evaluated before use. Reliability is a broad term that refers to several distinct aspects of psychometric soundness. In this presentation, we focus on the aspects of reliability that refer to a measure’s ability to precisely characterize and differentiate between organizations. Are measured differences between organizations trustworthy? Do the measured differences reflect true differences or measurement error? More quantitatively, organization-level reliability refers to the proportion of variance that is between, rather than within, organizations. Using measures with unknown or low reliability risks making incorrect judgements about organizational characteristics and their relationships to other implementation science constructs. In this presentation, we highlight how the multilevel nature of data on organizational characteristics complicates evaluation of measure reliability. We also make recommendations regarding which methods should and should not be used to calculate the reliability of these measures.

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Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care (IfIS) UZH @uzh-ifisuzhch.bsky.social · 22d

📢 #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

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Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care (IfIS) UZH @uzh-ifisuzhch.bsky.social · 28d

@tschwalbach.bsky.social enjoyed sharing insights into the BEST for Family Project osf.io/qgr7y/ at the #USZ R & D lunch event, and the exchange with participants.
#BereavementSupport #ImpSci #PalliativeCare
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Bianca Albers, PhD @balbers.bsky.social · 27d

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...

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Michelle Keller, PhD @michelleskeller.bsky.social · 28d

We’re hiring a 2-year Postdoc @ USC Gero School!
Lead NIH-funded qualitative + community-engaged research on dementia care, neurology referrals, and medication management.

🧩 Implementation science
💬 Qual methods
🌎 Spanish proficiency highly desirable

shorturl.at/kMt3n

#PostdocJobs

USC Postdoc Fellow Job Announcement | Michelle S. Keller, PhD, MPH

** I'm hiring a postdoc for my lab!! ** Postdoctoral Fellowship in Dementia, Implementation Science, and Medication Management at the University of Southern California, Leonard Davis School of Geront...

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Bianca Albers, PhD @balbers.bsky.social · Sep 6

Enjoy what lies ahead @bjweiner.bsky.social - and … we may still know where to find you 😉 #ImpSci

ImpSci @ UW @impsciuw.bsky.social · Sep 5

Our amazing Director @bjweiner.bsky.social is retiring from academia and professional life at the end of the month (sob) - please join us in thanking him for everything he has done for the field and people of #impsci #implementationScience. Bryan, we will miss you! 💜💛💜💛

Bryan with four PhD students after class on his final day of teaching. Bryan stands at the center of the five, who are lined up facing the camera in front of a blank classroom projection screen.

Bryan at the UW Global Health graduation ceremony, wearing regalia, smiling and clapping.

Bryan standing with two recent graduates of the UW Global Health PhD program while at D&I 2024. All three are facing the camera and smiling.

Bryan with many of the UW-affiliated attendees at D&I 2024, his final professional conference, with everyone arranged in rows facing the camera and smiling.

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · Sep 3

Your periodic reminder that mRNA vaccines are a scientific and public health game-changer. Those that have been approved have passed stringent efficacy and safety checks. They protect you and your child against potentially fatal diseases. You may, however, get a sore arm.

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Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care (IfIS) UZH @uzh-ifisuzhch.bsky.social · Sep 2

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

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Evidence & Implementation Summit @eisummit.org · Sep 2

'Implementing Better: Advancing Measurement, Monitoring, and Methodology'

Early bird closing 21 September register www.eisummit.org

#EIS2025 #ImpSci #ChildandFamilies @toddmjensen.bsky.social @balbers.bsky.social @AllisonMetz

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Bianca Albers, PhD @balbers.bsky.social · Sep 1

Cannot wait to dig into this one #ImpSci #qualitativeresearch

Implementation Research and Practice @impresearch.bsky.social · Sep 1

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/...

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Frau Büüsker @uedio.bsky.social · Aug 29

Falls ihr euch bei Google-Suchanfragen die dusselige KI-Zusammenfassung sparen wollt, fügt der Suchanfrage "-KI" hinzu. Schönen Freitag.

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Bianca Albers, PhD @balbers.bsky.social · Aug 26

#ImpSci community! This may be of interest to you, too.

THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute) @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · Aug 26

Do you have background in health services research and want to work on studies improving the quality & safety of patient care? We’re looking for researcher to support an exciting & innovative multi-project collaborative research programme. Learn more and apply here ths.im/3HUk5GS

Text including job title: Research associate/assistant research professor followed by brief job description, closing date 7 September

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Dr. Melanie Barwick @melaniebarwick.bsky.social · Aug 26

Hot off the press! implementationscience.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

The relative value of Pre-Implementation stages for successful implementation of evidence-informed programs - Implementation Science

Background Most implementations fail before the corresponding services are ever delivered. Measuring implementation process fidelity may reveal when and why these attempts fail. This knowledge is nece...

implementationscience.biomedcentral.com

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Bianca Albers, PhD @balbers.bsky.social · Aug 25

Einig.

Frau Büüsker @uedio.bsky.social · Aug 25

Das ist ein durchaus interessantes Interview.

taz.de/Robert-Habec...

Robert Habeck tritt ab: „Ich will nicht wie ein Gespenst über die Flure laufen“

Ex-Vizekanzler Habeck verlässt den Bundestag. Die Grünen hätten ihre neue Rolle nun gefunden, sagt er der taz. Und dann gibt er Julia Klöckner noch eins mit.

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Bianca Albers, PhD @balbers.bsky.social · Aug 22

For our German-speaking #ImpSci community: If you or anyone you know are interested in a solid introduction to the field, join us online in October; and if you want a bit more input on a concrete project, add the November days.

Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care (IfIS) UZH @uzh-ifisuzhch.bsky.social · Aug 21

Wollen Sie einen Überblick über Theorien, Modelle, Frameworks, Designs, Methoden & Werkzeuge der #ImpSci erhalten? Das Programm der #IfIS Masterclass ist online:
Track 1: 17.10. & 24.10.25
Track 1 & 2: 17.10. & 24.10. & 14./15.11.25
❗Wenige Plätze für Track 2 frei
www.ifis.uzh.ch/de/Weiterbil...

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AbSPORU @absporu.bsky.social · Aug 21

Curious about how implementation science drives better health care? The Implementation Science in Patient-Oriented Research Certificate gives you the tools, frameworks, & connections to put evidence into action. Discover how Alberta is advancing a learning health system!

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Natalie F Douglas @natfdouglas.bsky.social · Aug 19

Please submit to this special issue on Implementation Science in Aphasiology - please share widely in your networks! nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

#aphasia #impsci #slp #slt #speechies

Implementation Science in Aphasiology

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IMPACT - Swiss Implementation Science Network @impact-swiss.bsky.social · Aug 13

🗓️ Only 3 weeks left to submit your abstract!
Join us in Zurich for the 4th Swiss Implementation Science Conference
📍 Feb 12–13, 2026
Don’t miss this chance to share your work!
Submit by Sept 1 ➡️ www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/impact/Ca...
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@cei-global @cei-global.bsky.social · Aug 14

Webinar recording now available! Discover the role of #evidence intermediaries in closing the gap between #research and real-world #impact: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwO4... Speakers @kerryalbright.bsky.social , Isabella Luksic & Dr Robyn Mildon. #ImpSci #Implementation #SytemsChange #philanthropy

EIS Virtual webinar: The role of evidence intermediaries

YouTube video by CEI Global

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Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care (IfIS) UZH @uzh-ifisuzhch.bsky.social · Aug 14

In unserer #IfIS Masterclass in #ImpSci lernen Sie, wie Sie Methoden der #ImpSci anwenden, um den Kontext zu verstehen und Innovationen sowie ihre Implementierung anzupassen. Programm und Anmeldung: www.ifis.uzh.ch/de/Weiterbil... #uzh

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