Review TCI Implementation in Action Bulletins to Better Understand How to Apply Implementation Research and Practice

By Dr. Julia E. Moore, Executive Director, and Dr. Sobia Khan, Director of Implementation

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Over the past year, we have had a large number of new subscribers to our Implementation in Action bulletin. We regularly get questions that were addressed in previous bulletins, so wanted to provide a summary and some guidance on bulletins that you can read to help you think about implementation processes, frameworks, questions, and challenges. 

Hot topics in implementation

Here are some hot topics that are coming up over and over again!

• Cultural adaptations

• Navigating adaptations and fidelity

• Sustainability

• Motivation

• Conducting a barriers and facilitators assessment (with limited time and resources)

• Mapping barriers and facilitators

• Readiness for implementation

• System readiness

• Evaluation

The intersection of implementation science and other disciplines

There is an increasing recognition of the value of integrating implementation science with other disciplines. These are all hot topics, but also unique because they explore the intersection of implementation science with other disciplines.

• Equity and implementation science

• Quality improvement and implementation science – Article 1 and Article 2

• Human-centered design and implementation science

• Systems thinking and implementation science

Reflections on training implementation practitioners

The need to train implementation practitioners to apply implementation science has come to the forefront of the field. Here are some reflections about training people to use implementation science to guide the implementation of evidence.

• Implementation practice training in graduate school

• Implementation practice training for professionals

How can you enhance your stakeholder interactions in the implementation context?

If you are thinking all about stakeholders, these bulletins are for you:

• Understanding roles in the implementation system

• Co-creating knowledge

• Making implementation locally meaningful and relevant

For the Implementation Support Practitioners…

These bulletins focus on implementation supports, they are great for professionals responsible for support implementation:

• How intermediary organizations support implementation – Article 1 and Article 2

• Understanding roles in the implementation system

• A framework for implementation supports

• Coaching for implementation

• Implementation facilitators

How can you improve your implementation process?

If you are looking do you improve your implementation process, check out these bulletins on:

• How do use the Knowledge to Action

• Active Implementation in a formula for implementation success

• Process models to support spread and scale

Are you struggling with a practical application of frameworks and theories?

We know that applying implementation science frameworks and practice is not always easy, these bulletins really hone in on some of the key challenges we face when using these frameworks in real life:

• How can a process model help you?

• Struggling to use a framework?

• What is your theory of change?

• The practical realities of assessing barriers and facilitators

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