Implementation Science

Anne Sales, Editor-in-Chief

Anne Sales is a Professor in the University of Michigan Medical School, Department of Learning Health Sciences, and Research Scientist at the Center for Clinical Management Research at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. Her training is in sociology, health economics, econometrics, and general health services research. 

Her current work involves theory-based design of implementation interventions, including understanding how feedback reports affect provider behavior and through behavior change have an impact on patient outcomes, and the role of social networks in uptake of knowledge translation interventions.

Michel Wensing, Editor-in-Chief

Michel Wensing is Professor of Health Services Research and Implementation Science at the Department of General Practice and Health Services Research at Heidelberg University Hospital. He was trained in medical sociology, health economics, quality improvement, and health services research. He currently leads the two-year M.Sc. program Health Services Research and Implementation Science in the medical faculty of Heidelberg University. 

His research focuses on primary and ambulatory healthcare, with emphasis on general practice, and on implementation science concepts, such as tailored implementation, patient self-management, and provider networks. 

Michel Wensing has been a member of the Implementation Science editorial team since the journal started in 2006. In 2012, he took on the Editor-in-Chief position together with Anne Sales.

Paul Wilson, Deputy Editor-in-Chief

Paul Wilson is a Senior Research Fellow at the Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester and the NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care Greater Manchester.

Paul has a background in evidence synthesis with research interests that are focused around evidence informed decision making in health policy and practice. His interests include rapid review methodologies, the development and evaluation of methods to increase the uptake of research based knowledge to inform decisions relating to service delivery, redesign, disinvestment and the evaluation of service innovation in health systems.

Paul is the Deputy Editor-in-Chief and Protocols Editor of Implementation Science.