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Bianca Albers, PhD

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Implementation scientist - Uni of Zurich Co-founder @implementeic.bsky.social Co-editor in Chief @impresearch.bsky.social #ImpSci #healthcare #qualitativeresearch #knowledgetranslation #EBP

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Implementation Research and Practice @impresearch.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A new #ImpSci publication is out: Adapting Cure Violence for Southwest Philadelphia: A Pilot Implementation Evaluation of the Penn Community Violence Prevention Program. bit.ly/4cNTWG5
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THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute) @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 15/09/2026
Find out more and take part: buff.ly/2i60xYk
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How do doctors keep up to date with guidelines?
Clinical guidelines continually evolve, and doctors are expected to stay up to date with their recommendations in order to provide the best care to their patients. However, it isn’t always clear…
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Bianca Albers, PhD @balbers.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Interesse an einem ersten Einblick in die #Implementierungsforschung? Dann ist diese Masterclass eine gute Möglichkeit. Wir würden uns freuen Sie zu sehen! #ImpSci
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Bianca Albers, PhD @balbers.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
#ImpSci colleagues and friends, please save the dates. The European Implementation Event 2027 will take place in Limerick, Ireland from June 14-16. More details to follow soon!
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Bianca Albers, PhD @balbers.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The PROCOME group at @ki.se is recruiting for an #ImpSci PhD student position. You will investigate implementation challenges of health promotion and prevention initiatives. I look forward to being a co-supervisor - please apply by August 3, 2026! kidoktorand.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
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Doctoral (PhD) student position in public health with a focus on decision-making and health inequalities
Do you want to contribute to better health for all? To be a doctoral student means to devote oneself to a research project under supervision of experienced researchers and following an individual stud
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Michael Sykes @msykes.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
And here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Northumbria University given £1.3m for diabetes care trial
Northumbria University is working with GP practices to improve care for diabetes patients under 40.
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Implementation Science Journals @implementsci.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
We are celebrating 20 years of #impsci with two new article collections: • Learning From the Past and Shaping the Future • Breaking Frameworks: Revisiting, Extending, Integrating, and Theorizing Implementation Frameworks Subs open through March 2027: link.springer.com/journal/4305...
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Bianca Albers, PhD @balbers.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Interessiert mehr über Implementierung von Forschungswissen in der Praxis zu lernen? Gerne auch am eigenen Projekt entlang? Die Masterclass in #Implementierungsforschung des Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care (IfIS) findet wieder im Herbst 2026 statt: www.ifis.uzh.ch/de/Weiterbil...
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Implementation Research and Practice @impresearch.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
New #ImpSci publication: Evaluation of a University-Based Certificate Program Designed to Bolster the Workforce of Implementation Support Practitioners - journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute) @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 05/06/2026
What would it really take for improvement and innovation to save the NHS? In THIS Institute’s 2026 annual lecture, Mary Dixon-Woods (@marydixonwoods.bsky.social) explored what meaningful, evidence‑led change could look like. See highlights from the day and watch the full lecture: ths.im/4va70MG
Two speakers sit on armchairs on a stage during a Q&A session at 2026 THIS Institute Annual Lecture, seen from the audience. A large screen behind them displays the text “THIS Institute.” A small table between the speakers holds a bottle of water and two glasses.
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Michael Sykes @msykes.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
I am really looking forward to this! #ImpSci Ping @luciebd.bsky.social @balbers.bsky.social @shonah.bsky.social @hi-nenc.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social @maritahennessy.bsky.social @mollybyrneireland.bsky.social
Advert for implementation research workshop provided by https://medicinehealth.leeds.ac.uk/directory_record/1238/leeds-unit-for-complex-intervention-development-lucid
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REVERSE Project @reverseproject.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
@who.int @uzh-ch.bsky.social @infectionimmunity.bsky.social @hug-ge.bsky.social @uzh-ifisuzhch.bsky.social @ukhsa.bsky.social @isglobal.org @ox.ac.uk @horizoneu.bsky.social @balbers.bsky.social @ashsonpar.bsky.social @laurenclack.bsky.social @jesusrbano.bsky.social @jkluytmans.bsky.social
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Sound up.
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Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care (IfIS) UZH @uzh-ifisuzhch.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
In "Organizational readiness for implementing infection control in European hospitals: insights from Coincidence Analysis", the authors examine the role of organizational readiness for change in implementing infection prevention and control practices across 24 EU hospitals: rdcu.be/fcJ3c
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Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care (IfIS) UZH @uzh-ifisuzhch.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Wollen Sie einen Überblick über die Theorien, Modelle, Frameworks, Designs, Methoden und Werkzeuge der #ImpSci erhalten? Programm, Daten und Anmeldeformular für die Masterclass 2026 sind online: www.ifis.uzh.ch/de/Weiterbil... #implementation #uzh #usz
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REVERSE Project @reverseproject.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Wrapping up a busy #ESCMIDGlobal2026! Was fantastic to see such strong interest in our scientific contributions & clinical data. We’re already looking forward to the next steps. Join us at our conference in Zurich to discuss the "Road Ahead" for stewardship! 💡 bit.ly/3PJcsa3 #AMR #PublicHealth
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Frau Büüsker @uedio.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Eine deutliche Mehrheit der Bevölkerung will, dass Deutschland 2045 klimaneutral wird. www.faz.net/aktuell/poli...
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Klimaziel 2045: Große Mehrheit für ein klimaneutrales Land
Eine Umfrage zeigt: Die Deutschen wollen, dass das Land klimaneutral wird. Und sie glauben nicht daran, dass es so kommt.
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REVERSE Project @reverseproject.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
📢 The April REVERSE Project newsletter now available! This edition features: • #ESCMIDGlobal project activities • REVERSE Conference early-bird registration • Recent Activities 🔗Stay informed & discover the latest bit.ly/4dyUFw1 #AMR #Science #PublicHealth #InfectiousDiseases #IDSky #ResearchSky
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IMPACT - Swiss Implementation Science Network @impact-swiss.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
📢 Check out our next IMPACT webinar: Navigating the path to successful intervention scale-up — focusing on definitions, mechanisms, and approaches. With Harriet Koorts & Franziska Zúñiga. 📅 May 6 | ⏰ 09:00–10:30 CEST 🔗 nursing.wufoo.com/forms/z13l8eil13m…  #ImpSci
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Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Potential Applications of Realist Methodologies to Implementation Science Research @mukumbang.bsky.social, Alejandro Argüelles Bullón, R. Scott McClelland, @sebastianpotthoff.bsky.social, @bjweiner.bsky.social, @soniadalkin.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... #ImpSci
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Potential Applications of Realist Methodologies to Implementation Science Research - Ferdinand C. Mukumbang, Alejandro Argüelles Bullón, R. Scott McClelland, Sebastian Potthoff, Bryan J. Weiner, Sonia...
There is a growing demand for more focus on developing and testing theories in implementation science (IS). This involves creating and testing theories about th...
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REVERSE Project @reverseproject.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
🚨New Publication from our #ImpSci team! Recently published in the #ImplementationScience comms journal, discover the insights from the #coincidenceanalysis of organizational readiness for implementing infection control in European hospitals. 🔗https://bit.ly/4lq8vTr #ScienceCommunications
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Implementation Research and Practice @impresearch.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
New #ImpSci publication out: Perinatal and Substance Use Care in North Carolina Jails: A Qualitative Organizational Context Ideal-Type Analysis. bit.ly/4tTi5BZ
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Johns Hopkins ALACRITY Center @jhalacritycenter.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
IRI Fellowship opportunity! We are looking for applicants studying the intersection of physical & mental health who want to apply implementation science to improving physical health in persons living with serious mental illness. Submit by 3/16/26. wustl.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Implementation Science Journals @implementsci.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
🚨If you are committed to advancing implementation science, we'd love to hear from you! Implementation Science Communications is recruiting additional Editors to join our Editorial Board. Apply here 👉 link.springer.com/journal/4305... #ImpSci #ImpSciComms
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Implementation Science Communications
Implementation Science Communications, an official companion journal to Implementation Science, is a forum to publish research to foster the uptake of ...
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Frau Büüsker @uedio.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Ein Fall von "bizarre Überschrift", denn es geht um die Wissenschaft allgemein und wie sie vereinnahmt wird und wie Evidenz bekämpft wird, um Platz für Ideologie zu machen. Sehr lesenswert. Auch im Kontext der März-Äußerungen diese Woche (Z.B. über die Online-Zugänge von Bibliotheken verfügbar)
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Wie sich in den USA zunehmend Pseudowissenschaft durchsetzt
Ob Homöopathen oder Klimawandelleugner: In den Vereinigten Staaten lässt sich beobachten, wie politische Esoterik wissenschaftlich bemäntelt wird. Die Deutung der Welt wird zur bloßen Ansichtssache pe...
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CIRcUL - Centre for Implementation Research at UL @circul.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
We are so pleased to share that the call for submissions is now open for this year’s #ImpSci #Conference, taking place at the @unioflimerick.bsky.social Full details on the submission process are available at the link below: www.ul.ie/abstract-sub... Deadline: 27-02-2026 COB
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Bianca Albers, PhD @balbers.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Vacant #ImpSci PhD student position at KU Leuven, Belgium - focus on fall and fracture prevention, implementation, and cost-effectiveness. Apply by February 6! www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
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Doctoraatsonderzoek naar val- en fractuurpreventie, implementatie en kosteneffectiviteit
Voor een doctoraatsbursaal zijn wij op zoek naar een gemotiveerde onderzoeker met een sterke interesse in wetenschappelijk onderzoek en implementatiewetenschappen, met als doel de brug te slaan tussen...
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THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute) @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 13/01/2026
We're seeking a strategic thinker to lead on our engagement & involvement activities, ensuring that our research is shaped by healthcare staff, patients, policymakers & academics. Our research has the potential to transform healthcare. Apply by Monday 26 January: ths.im/49jAxLR
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Bianca Albers, PhD @balbers.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Einig. Wie Frau Büüsker schon sagt: „Klein Russland“.
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Bianca Albers, PhD @balbers.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Vacant #ImpSci position at @uzh-ifisuzhch.bsky.social: We are recruiting an implementation facilitator/evaluation specialist for a national sepsis program. Apply by January 10, 2026. More detail here: jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...
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KTCanada.bsky.social @ktcanada.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
The next session of the KT Canada seminar series is coming up on Jan 8-register here! bit.ly/4p8ZSwU Dr @gfontaine.bsky.social will present on his global review of more than 600 implementation science theories, models and frameworks. More info here! bit.ly/4aStgDS #ImpSci @mcgill.ca
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KT Canada Seminar Series - expert-led webinars dedicated to current and emerging knowledge translation topics. 

Joins us: www.ktcanada.org/events 

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Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care (IfIS) UZH @uzh-ifisuzhch.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
New publication: "Hybrid effectiveness–implementation studies in infection prevention and infectious diseases: a narrative review.” This review helps advance methodological clarity and supports stronger, more actionable IPC/ID research Read full article here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Implementation Science Journals @implementsci.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Optimizing qualitative methods in implementation research: a resource for editors, reviewers, authors, and researchers to dispel ten common misperceptions about qualitative research methods #impsci #ImpSciComms link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Optimizing qualitative methods in implementation research: a resource for editors, reviewers, authors, and researchers to dispel ten common misperceptions about qualitative research methods - Implemen...
Background Qualitative methods are central to implementation research. Qualitative research provides rich contextual insight into lived experiences of health and illness, healthcare systems and care d...
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Bianca Albers, PhD @balbers.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
An absolute joy listening to - widens one’s horizon in so many ways. #climatechange #transformation
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Bianca Albers, PhD @balbers.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Heads up, early career implementation scientists fluent in Dutch: UMC Utrecht is looking for an #ImpSci Postdoctoral Researcher - application deadline December 15 2025: www.werkenbijumcutrecht.nl/vacatures/we...
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Vacature — Postdoctoral Researcher Implementation Science / Global Health
Interested in the complexity of global health challenges and how to address them from a implementation science/health systems perspective? The UMC Utrecht offers a vacancy for an postdoctoral research...
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ORCID @orcid.org · 04/12/2025
🗣️ New ORCID Feature for Journal Editors: Editorial Service This new activity allows publishers, including journals or other research publication organizations, to add #TrustMarkers to #ORCID records via the validated #EditorialService data. More on the blog: wp.me/pcE4o3-9kO #Researchsky
A change to the ORCID record now recognizes Editorial Service and these varying responsibilities.
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Science HR @sciencehr.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Announcing: BIPS PhD Program in Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention and Implementation Science. #science #career #jobs #sciencejobs #job #jobsearch #phd #phdposition #epidemiology #statistics www.lifescience.net/jobs/215445/...
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Pure evil.
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REVERSE Project @reverseproject.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
As #WAAW2025 continues, we're focusing on #ImplementationScience - ensuring that interventions reach where they are needed most. It's not enough to discover solutions; they must also be implemented them effectively! 🔗 Discover the real-world impact www.reverseproject.eu/wp5 #ImpSci #AMRAction #AMR
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Bianca Albers, PhD @balbers.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
This was great fun to do. Thank you also to our university's media and video production team - they were a pleasure to work with. #ImpSci
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REVERSE Project @reverseproject.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
📢 The theme for #WAAW2025 - Act Now: Protect Our Present, Secure Our Future - couldn't be more critical. Join us this week for insights into our work & how it contributes to a world where antibiotics remain effective. 🔗 Learn more about our mission: www.reverseproject.eu/ #AMR #IDSky #GlobalHealth
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European Implementation Collaborative @implementeic.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
New from the EIC! 🗞️ This issue covers the Rethinking Theorizing in Implementation Science symposium, new #impsci resources, and an online #knowledgesynthesis course. Don’t miss the EIC Board update — and enjoy the read! Go to newsletter ➡️ mailchi.mp/f95fe033dc76...
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Borsika Rabin @borsikarabin.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
2026 RE-AIM/PRISM Fellowship opportunity!! #impsci @russgl.bsky.social @dramyhuebschmann.bsky.social
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Bianca Albers, PhD @balbers.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Followed a brilliant tour de force through social medicine guided by @grabovacigor.bsky.social at the 2025 citizen science for health conference in Zurich. This slide is worth thinking about #ImpSci community. #citizenscience
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Carl May @carlrmay.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Can we audit the equity impact of our research interventions and service designs? Yes., we can, and perhaps this paper will help! doi.org/10.1186/s430...
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Translational framework for implementation evaluation and research: a critical approach to patient-centred equity design - Implementation Science Communications
Background The field of implementation research has recently seen much interest in equity, with a strong emphasis on recognising and responding to disparities in care. Recent studies highlight the rol...
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Paul Wilson @pmw777.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Come and join us ! Exciting opportunity if you have a strong track record in #impsci, evaluation of large-scale service change and national policy implementation @NIHRARCs @ARC_GM_ www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Implementation Science :Manchester
We wish to appoint a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Implementation Science to join the Division of Population Health, Health Services Research & Primary Care within the School of Health Sciences.
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Bianca Albers, PhD @balbers.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Oh yes it is - finally 🤓. An enjoyable piece of #ImpSci work. And so many people to thank you - too many to list here but you know who you are!
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European Implementation Collaborative @implementeic.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
The EIC General Assembly 2025 is coming up on October 23! For the meeting, we will be joined by the #EIE2025 Spark & Shift Award winners presenting on exploring music + co-production in implementation science. EIC members, register + see the agenda here! 👇 implementation.eu/general-asse...
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Bianca Albers, PhD @balbers.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Join us in Zurich on February 11, 2026, for the "Rethinking Theorizing in Implementation Science" Symposium. Stellar speakers - @tracyfinch.bsky.social, @romankislov.bsky.social, Sarah Birken, and Lisa Pfadenhauer - are ready for exciting exchange and debate! www.ifis.uzh.ch/en/theorizin... #ImpSci
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Sonia Dalkin @soniadalkin.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
📝 The final version of the Realist Economic Evaluation (REE) Guidance and plain English graphic summary are now live! 🎉 This has been a whirlwind of a project with deep methodological conversations with experts around the world, who we can’t thank enough! 🙏 Please share widely…
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