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Implementation and Improvement Science Lab

 

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The mission of the Implementation and Improvement Science Lab is to educate and disseminate information related to implementation science with the goal of improving the quality and effectiveness of research and programming for our Veterans and partners

We pursue this vision through Education, Engagement, Partnered Research and Evaluation, and Project Development.

Education: Facilitate mentoring for new faculty and dissemination of information and tools related to Implementation Science 
Engagement: Collaborating with frontline VA staff and Veterans/caregivers to inform the translation of ADAPT research to practice
Partnered Research & Evaluation: Conducting faculty-led research and evaluation projects in Partnership with National VA program offices 
Project Development: Providing consultations on the development and design of implementation studies
Dr. Jackson is a healthcare epidemiologist with HSR&D in Primary Care and the CSPEC at the Durham, NC VAMC. He Leads the Implementation and Improvement Science Lab at the Center.
Ashley Choate and Brandolyn White serve as Lab coordinators.
Meet the rest of our Core Members!

Videos

Here you can find various videos related to our work and mission.

Click here to watch a video sharing the story of the Collaborative Moral Injury Groups in VA
Click here to watch a video of the Diffusion of Excellence: Empowering VHA frontline employees to scale innovation
Click here to watch a video of Rapid versus traditional qualitative analysis using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)

 

 

 

Resources:
1) Conceptualizing outcomes for use with the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)
2) What's this Thing Called Implementation Science
3) QUERI Implementation Roadmap


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Implementation and Improvement Science Lab

Center of Innovation to ADAPT

Durham VA Health Care System

Brandolyn White, MPH
Project Coordinator

(Brandolyn.white@va.gov

Ashley Choate, MPH
Innovation and Dissemination Specialist VISN 6

(Ashley.Choate@va.gov)