Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research with Dr. Julie Lowery

Join us on Monday, April 23, 2012, 4:00-6:00 pm at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, for a talk by Dr. Julie Lowery on the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR).

The CFIR is a model that has been proposed by Laura Damschroder, Julie Lowery, David Aron, Rosalind Keith, Susan Kirsh, and Jeffery Alexander. They are based at the United States Veterans Health Administration in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The CFIR was built from a review of existing theories of knowledge transfer, by identifying common constructs. The model has five domains: intervention characteristics, outer setting, inner setting, characteristics of the individuals involved, and the process of implementation. Dr. Lowery will go through the model and will talk about its applicability in evaluating the effectiveness of implementations in specific settings, focusing on sustainability and dissemination to other settings. She will highlight research using the model since its inception in 2009.

Julie Lowery is Associate Director of the VA Health Services R&D Center of Excellence, Ann Arbor, MI, where she has worked since 1979. She is also the Implementation Research Coordinator for the VA’s Diabetes Quality Enhancement Research Initiative, which is part of a VA system-wide effort aimed at implementing research findings and innovations into routine clinical practice.

Admission is free but space is limited. Register online at julielowery.eventbrite.com.

For more information, see Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research.