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Quality Enhancement Research Initiative

VA Center for Evaluation and Implementation Resources (CEIR) Resources

  1. Implementation Research Group (IRG) VA Pulse website
    The Implementation Research Group (IRG) provides a forum for sharing best practices and lessons learned in the field of implementation science. The VA Pulse website houses the calendar for IRG activities as well as detailed notes and archives from all monthly seminars, calls, and sub-group activities. Please note that you need a VA email address to register and sign in to access any VA Pulse site.
    https://www.vapulse.net/groups/implementation-research-group

  2. Network archived cyber-seminars by the Implementation Research Group:
    Please see the following link to view all archived IRG QUERI seminars as well as other HSR&D seminar archives.
    https://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/cyberseminars/catalog-archive.cfm

  3. QUERI Implementation Guide
    Members of the IRG developed a comprehensive implementation guide, which includes information on applying frameworks, theories, and models, designing an intervention, implementation methods, formative evaluation, and tools and toolkits.
    https://www.queri.research.va.gov/implementation/

  4. VA Information Resource Center (VIReC)
    VIReC is an HSR&D funded resource center with the mission to enhance VA data use for research and quality improvement and to foster communication between VA data users and the VA healthcare community. VIReC works to create a knowledge base of factual and evaluative information which is accessible through products on their website.
    https://www.virec.research.va.gov/

  5. National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences Implementation Science website
    Housed within the Office of the Director (OD) in the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the Implementation Science (IS) team is engaged in a variety of activities to advance research and practice in implementation science. The mission of this group is to achieve the rapid integration of scientific evidence, practice and policy, with the ultimate goal of improving the effect of research on cancer outcomes and promoting health across individual, organizational and community levels.
    https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/is/

  6. National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences Implementation Science cyber-seminars
    In 2013, The National Cancer Institute (NCI) Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences Implementation Science Team started a webinar series focused on advanced dissemination and implementation research topics. Each session includes approximately 40 minutes for presentation by leaders in the field as well as 20 minutes for engaged discussion, questions and answer. Please see the below link to view a list of topics and register for upcoming sessions or view an archived session.
    https://cyberseminar.cancercontrolplanet.org/implementationscience/

  7. The Society for Implementation Research Collaborative (SIRC)
    The Society for Implementation Research Collaboration (SIRC) is a society dedicated to facilitating communication and collaboration between implementation research teams, researchers, and community providers. SIRC aims to bring together researchers and stakeholders committed to the rigorous evaluation of implementation of evidence-based psychosocial interventions.
    https://societyforimplementationresearchcollaboration.org/