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Amplifying #ImplementationScience at the University of Washington and beyond. Fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration and communication. Home of the UW ImpSci Resource Hub www.impsciuw.org.
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📆📢 Passionate about #healthequity and #publichealth? Thurs October 23rd at 2pm PT, join @hspop.uw.edu for a discussion of how prevention thinking can guide research and action for meaningful change, w/ guest speaker Dr. Paul J. Fleming, hosted by Dr. India Ornelas. Register at bit.ly/ImagineDoing...
An event flier where the background is dark purple with white text reading: IMAGINE DOING BETTER: IMPROVING POPULATION HEALTH WITH IMAGINATION, REFLECTION, AND ACTION. Below the event title, smaller text reads "Guest Speaker Paul J. Fleming, PhD, MPH (Associate Professor, Health Behavior and Health Equity, University of Michigan)" Left of this text is a headshot of Dr. Fleming taken outside on a sunny day. Dr. Fleming is wearing a light blue button up shirt and smiling at the camera. Next is the text: Hosted by India J. Ornelas, PhD, MPH (Professor, Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington). Right of this text is a headshot of Dr. Ornelas taken in a studio against a dark grey background. Dr. Ornelas is wearing a dark blazer and smiling at the camera.
October 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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📢🔊 #impsci Webinar alert! Join our friends at LAPIS on Oct 6 for their next seminar, featuring global implementation science leader Dr. Per Nilsen from Linköping University, Sweden. To register ➡️ bit.ly/4pMbtmU
Poster titled: The Challenges of Behavior Change, with presenter PER NILSEN, Professor (Linköping University, Sweden). Talk description: Per Nilsen is a Professor of Social Medicine and Public Health at Linköping University, Sweden. An economist by training at Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden, Nilsen was responsible for building a research and educational program on implementation science at Linköping University, including a PhD course which is running annually since 2011. He takes particular interest in applying concepts and theories from beyond implementation science for improved understanding of the challenges involved in achieving behaviour and practice change. His paper "Making Sense of Implementation Theories, Models and Frameworks", published in Implementation Science, has been cited in nearly 5,000 publications. Nilsen has broad interests and has also authored books on rock artists like Prince, David Bowie and Iggy and the Stooges. For more information, contact LAPIS at: lapis@uw.edu Learn more about LAPIS at: https://globalhealth.washington.edu/our-work/health-system: strengthening/learning-action-policy-implementation-and-health: systems-lapis. Register for the Zoom here: https://washington.zoom.us/ meeting/register/xW0iS3NjRf K-WLGbEtHJvA
September 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Our amazing Director @bjweiner.bsky.social is retiring from academia and professional life at the end of the month (sob) - please join us in thanking him for everything he has done for the field and people of #impsci #implementationScience. Bryan, we will miss you! 💜💛💜💛
Bryan with four PhD students after class on his final day of teaching. Bryan stands at the center of the five, who are lined up facing the camera in front of a blank classroom projection screen. Bryan at the UW Global Health graduation ceremony, wearing regalia, smiling and clapping. Bryan standing with two recent graduates of the UW Global Health PhD program while at D&I 2024. All three are facing the camera and smiling. Bryan with many of the UW-affiliated attendees at D&I 2024, his final professional conference, with everyone arranged in rows facing the camera and smiling.
September 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Last month, 57 scientists from 11 countries joined us at UW @uwdgh.bsky.social in Seattle for an intensive week of #impsci. We are so thankful to each of you for spending your valuable time learning with us! Want to attend in 2026? Bookmark bit.ly/UWISInstitut... to hear when 2026 dates are set 💜💛📆
A smiling and professional group photo of the 57 participants and 2 directors that attended the 2025 Institute, with folks arranged in three lines on the steps outside the Health Sciences Education Building. The entrance and the sign for HSEB can be seen behind the group and it is a sunny day. A silly group photo of the 57 participants and 2 directors that attended the 2025 Institute, with folks arranged in three lines on the steps outside the Health Sciences Education Building making funny faces and postures. The entrance and the sign for HSEB can be seen behind the group and it is a sunny day. Dr. Sarah Masyuko and Dr. Kristin Danforth stand behind the podium in a UW classroom, teaching their session on implementation science and policy facing the camera. Institute participants seated at tables in pods of four facing away from the camera listen, take notes on laptops, and look at the projected screen. The projection includes a powerpoint slide with a figure titled "4 ways to think about policy in implementation science." Institute participants working in small groups in a UW classroom seated at tables. The main subject of the photo is a group of five individuals, with four people listening while one speaks. In the background are three more groups of participants working through the same activity.
September 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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It’s that wonderful time of year again where we welcome scientists from around the world to the #ImpSci Summer Institute at @uofwa.bsky.social. Even in the chaos of now these folks are finding joy and community with others working to improve access to quality care through #implementationscience
Three participants standing together and smiling for the camera holding beverages, at the Institute Welcome Dinner, with Union Bay in the background. Five participants standing together and smiling for the camera holding beverages and food at the Institute Welcome Dinner, with Union Bay in the background. A dozen participants socializing in seated and standing groups, gathered on the balcony at the Institute Welcome dinner. Members of the Advanced track sitting at tables in a classroom, looking at a screen picturing a causal pathway diagram, and listening to their instructor Dr. Rosemary Meza, who is facing the class and gesturing at the screen with her left hand.
August 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Hi #impsci friends! Last fall we re-launched our website with a fresh design and new features like the Equity Check for each step on the Research Pathway.

Have you used this feature? Any feedback for us? To explore, begin at Step 1: bit.ly/2VPyJEu. Imgs show Equity Checks for Steps 1 & 2 (of 8):
PAUSE AND REFLECT: EQUITY CHECK ❯ Does your research question address or involve inequities in health outcomes, access, or quality of care among different populations? ❯ Have you (and how have you) engaged with the communities affected by the inequities to ensure their perspectives and needs are reflected in the research question? ❯ Is answering this question or addressing this inequity a priority of the population(s) involved, or do they have different priorities? ❯ Does your research team include anyone from the community or communities you wish to study? ❯ Have you considered the social, economic, and cultural contexts that may influence variation in implementation and subsequent outcomes of the intervention? ❯ Are there system-level factors, such as policies and organizational practices, that could impact equity in the implementation process? ❯ Has the population you wish to conduct research with experienced historical or contemporary harm that could impact their desire to participate or shape the implementation process and outcomes? PAUSE AND REFLECT EQUITY CHECK Does the T/M/F: ❯ specify the social, cultural, economic, and political contexts of the research? ❯ account for the needs and contexts of various demographic groups impacted, particularly those who are historically or currently marginalized or underserved? ❯ recognize and aim to dismantle existing power structures that contribute to inequities, including consideration of who has decision-making power and how it can be equitably distributed? ❯ emphasize building trusting relationships with communities and incorporating community-defined evidence so efforts are culturally relevant? ❯ address macro-, meso-, and micro-level influences on equity? ❯ encourage ongoing critical reflection on how well it advances equity and continue to identify areas for improvement?
April 16, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Are you looking for ways to make a positive impact in the #UW community, given *all of this*? Consider making a donation to support @uwsph.bsky.social's #FuelForFinals Food Drive to stock up the #UWFoodPantry.

💵 welcome bit.ly/3FhtYgc, wishlist in image below and by scanning the QR code.
Flier with pink/orange/purple gradient background, white text and logos. At the top of the page is the logo for the University of Washington School of Public Health (the 'block' W and words in all caps "SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH") and the logo for the UW Food Pantry (a circular logo with "UW FOOD PANTRY" across the top arc, "NO HUSKY GOES HUNGRY" across the bottom arc, and a small icon of a fish separates the text on one side of the circle and a carrot icon does the same on the opposite side. The center of the logo is a cartoon husky dog face. The title of the flier is "Fuel For Finals Food Drive" and below on the left side of the flier is a bulleted list suggesting items for donation: • Canned meats • Food appropriate for diverse diets, including halal, kosher, gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, etc. • Dried and canned fruit • Canned soup (assorted) - both vegetarian and non-vegetarian • Fruit jams/preserves and spreads (e.g., honey, grape jelly, Vutella, etc.. • Boxed mac + cheese, instant noodles • Protein bars • Jerky • Individual trail mix packs • Crackers, pretzels, rice cakes • Peanut butter • Seaweed snacks • Chocolate • Instant oatmeal, granola • Instant coffee or tea • Roasted edamame • Popcorn On the right side of the list is an illustration of three cans of food with blank labels, with the caption "Nutritious & ready-to-eat snacks!" Below this caption is a QR code for the UW Food Pantry's Amazon wishlist, leading to https://amzn.to/3FnPTT1.
March 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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While this is not a usual year (!!), it is that time when we open registration for the UW #ImplementationScience in #GlobalHealth Summer Institute. Share widely, tell your #impsci friends, and register soon to secure your spot! Learn more about the Institute plus register here: bit.ly/3YJEn9x
February 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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We are also thrilled for the success of opening keynote speaker Dr. Jeremy Hess, and of Dr. Christian Helfrich who was a member of the closing plenary panel, as well as everyone else who participated in this key #impsci convening.
18 sharply dressed UW staff, students, faculty, and alumni gather in front of a decorated tree in three rows, for a group photo at the D&I 2024 conference. A photo of the keynote address opening slide, which reads: Keynote: Keeping Pace with a Changing Climate: Implications for Dissemination and Implementation Science, with a headshot of Dr. Jeremy Hess, MD, MPH and his credentials (Professor of Emergency Medicine, Environmental Health and Occupational Health Sciences, and Global Health, University of Washington). IS PhD student Akash Malhotra smiling at the camera standing to the left of his poster at D&I 2024. Our Associate Director Dr. Kenny Sherr with Dr. Arianna Means standing on either side of their research poster smiling at the camera.
December 18, 2024 at 6:01 PM
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Last week dozens of UW-affiliated faculty, staff, students, and alumni attended #DIScience24 to present their research, learn about the latest in #impsci, and connect with peers. Among the highlights for UW, PhD student George Wanje won the Best Poster Contest!
George Wanje, implementation science PhD student at the University of Washington, stands in front of his research poster that now has a sign that reads "Inaugural Lisa Simpson Best Poster Award Winner" which he is pointing at in excitement, with a big smile.
December 18, 2024 at 5:50 PM
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Day 1 of #DIScience24 is in the books 🎉 We love to see these 📸 from our Director @bjweiner.bsky.social of some of our @uofwa.bsky.social #GlobalHealth #impsci colleagues at #DIScience24! 📸: Bryan Weiner w/ Grace Umutesi, Bryan w/ Kristin Beima-Sofie, David Katz, Sarah Masyuko w/ Arianna Means 🌟💜💛
Bryan Weiner and PhD student Grace Umutesi stand in front of Grace's research poster at #DIScience24 Bryan Weiner and Kristin Beima-Sofie stand in front of Kristin's research poster at #DIScience24 David Katz stands in front of his research poster at #DIScience24 Sarah Masyuko and Arianna Means in front of their research poster at #DIScience24
December 10, 2024 at 12:46 AM
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Hey #impsci! Want to learn more about causal inference? Join UW BIRCH and Dr. Gary Chan, PhD (@uofwa.bsky.social Professor of Biostatistics and Health Systems and Population Health) for "Models for Causal Inference," a 2-hour workshop tomorrow November 22, 9-11am PDT. Register here: bit.ly/48Zh94U
RSVP Form: BIRCH Methods Core Workshop - Models for Causal Inference with Dr. Gary Chan (11/22/24, 9:00AM-11:00AM). Event Title: BIRCH Methods Core Workshop - Models for Causal Inference with Dr. Gary Chan. Speakers: Gary Chan, PhD, Professor of Biostatistics and Health Systems and Population Health, Adjunct Professor of Statistics, University of Washington. Date: November 22nd, 2024. Time: 9:00AM - 11:00AM PDT. Location: Virtual, Zoom. RSVP Required: Please RSVP at your earliest convenience using this google form. The event's capacity is limited to 300 people. We will send alerts if we receive more than 300 RSVPs.
November 21, 2024 at 6:46 PM
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Are you interested in seeking #NIH funding for #impsci but not sure which Institute would be interested in funding your R01? There's a page for that! Visit bit.ly/3Zaa0LTto check out all the Notices of Special Interest associated with newly reissued PAR-25-144:
Screenshot of start of linked page, titled "PAR-25-144 - Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) is used for the submission of applications to the following Notices of Special Interest (NOSIs)" followed by links to the Active and Expired NOSIs listed on the page. The lower half of the screenshot includes the first two listed active NOSIs, "Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Implementation Science for Climate Change and Health" and "Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Effectiveness of Mobile Health Clinics to Advance Health Equity" along with the Notice Number, Organization, Release Date, Expiration Date, and Activity Code(s).
November 19, 2024 at 6:50 PM