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1. Implementing and managing self-management skills training within primary care organisations: a national survey of the expert patients programme within its pilot phase

   A key element of the United Kingdom (UK) health policy reform in relation to chronic disease management is the introduction of a national programme seeking to promote self-care from within the National Health ...

   Authors: Victoria Lee, Anne Kennedy and Anne Rogers

   Citation: Implementation Science 2006 1:6

   Content type: Short report Published on: 23 February 2006

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2. Designing theoretically-informed implementation interventions: Fine in theory, but evidence of effectiveness in practice is needed

   The Improved Clinical Effectiveness through Behavioural Research Group (ICEBeRG) authors assert that a key weakness in implementation research is the unknown applicability of a given intervention outside its o...

   Authors: Onil Bhattacharyya, Scott Reeves, Susan Garfinkel and Merrick Zwarenstein

   Citation: Implementation Science 2006 1:5

   Content type: Debate Published on: 23 February 2006

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3. Designing theoretically-informed implementation interventions

   Clinical and health services research is continually producing new findings that may contribute to effective and efficient patient care. However, the transfer of research findings into practice is unpredictabl...

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   Citation: Implementation Science 2006 1:4

   Content type: Debate Published on: 23 February 2006

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4. Is the involvement of opinion leaders in the implementation of research findings a feasible strategy?

   There is only limited empirical evidence about the effectiveness of opinion leaders as health care change agents.

   Authors: Jeremy M Grimshaw, Martin P Eccles, Jenny Greener, Graeme Maclennan, Tracy Ibbotson, James P Kahan and Frank Sullivan

   Citation: Implementation Science 2006 1:3

   Content type: Research article Published on: 22 February 2006

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5. Organizational interventions to implement improvements in patient care: a structured review of reviews

   Changing the organization of patient care should contribute to improved patient outcomes as functioning of clinical teams and organizational structures are important enablers for improvement.

   Authors: Michel Wensing, Hub Wollersheim and Richard Grol

   Citation: Implementation Science 2006 1:2

   Content type: Systematic Review Published on: 22 February 2006

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6. Welcome to Implementation Science

   Implementation research is the scientific study of methods to promote the systematic uptake of research findings and other evidence-based practices into routine practice, and, hence, to improve the quality and...

   Authors: Martin P Eccles and Brian S Mittman

   Citation: Implementation Science 2006 1:1

   Content type: Editorial Published on: 22 February 2006

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