Implementation Science CORE Resources

Curated by the VETCARE COIN Implementation Science CORE

About the IS Core

The Implementation Science (IS) Core of the VETCARE COIN helps integrate, evaluate, and disseminate evidence-based IS interventions to promote health equity across the cancer care continuum in the VA. Led by Dr. Erin Rogers and Dr. Daniel Becker, the IS Core offers the following to help investigators at all levels apply IS methods effectively in real-world research:

• 1:1 consultations
• Research studios
• Trainings
• easurement and framework tools
• Logic model resources

Background Reading

Introductory content and foundational materials.

• VA Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI)
• QUERI 6-Step Implementation Process Table
• An Introduction to Implementation Science for the Non-Specialist

Resources for Building a Study

Start here if you're designing an implementation science study or grant. You'll find curated tools and websites to help choose frameworks, plan hybrid trials, and align with implementation outcomes.

• Dissemination & Implementation Models
• UW Implementation Science Research Hub
• VA HSR&D Health Research Implementation Science Page

Quantitative Measures

Tools to measure implementation outcomes like fidelity, acceptability, reach, and sustainability.

• RE-AIM Framework Measures
• Implementation Outcomes Repository
• SIRC Instrument Review Project

Implementation Strategies

Resources to select, apply, and report implementation strategies and metrics.

• ERIC Implementation Strategies
• ERIC Concept Mapping Study
• Specifying Implementation Strategies
• Logic Model Fillable PDF
• PPT Logic Model Template

Frameworks, Models, and Theories

Use these models to structure your IS study and identify barriers/facilitators.

• Dissemination & Implementation Models
• CFIR (Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research)
• Updated CFIR Based on User Feedback
• EPIS Framework
• Implementation Research Logic Model Overview
• Implementation Research Logic Model Hub

Qualitative Measures & Interviews

Guidance on collecting and analyzing qualitative data in IS studies.

• VA QUERI Cyberseminars & Toolkits

Grant Writing, Reporting Guidelines & Sample Grant Proposals

Proposal-writing tips and successful examples of funded IS research.

• Proctor et al. (2012): Ten Key Ingredients
• Brownson et al. (2015): Writing IS Grants
• NIH Sample IS Grant Applications

Additional Tools, Hubs & Training

Free trainings, toolkits, and community platforms to build your IS skills.

• Standards for Reporting Implementation Studies (StaRI) Statement
• Implementation Science Exchange (UNC)
• NCI TIDIRC Open Access Course
• NIH Prevention Research Methods Training
• Annual D&I Conference (AcademyHealth)

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