title: Education and training for implementation science: our interest in manuscripts describing education and training materials.
abstract: Alongside the growth in interest in implementation science, there has been a marked increase in training programs, educational courses, degrees, and other offerings in implementation research and practice to meet the demand for this expertise. We believe that the science of capacity building has matured but that we can advance it further by shining light on excellent work in this area and by highlighting gaps for future research. At Implementation Science, we regularly receive manuscripts that describe or evaluate training materials, competencies, and competency development in implementation curricula. We are announcing a renewed interest in manuscripts in this area, with specifications described below.
authors.affiliation: Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. sharon.straus@utoronto.ca.
authors.forename: Sharon E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Straus
authors.affiliation: VA Center for Clinical Management Research, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.|Faculty of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sales
authors.affiliation: Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wensing
authors.affiliation: Centre for Behaviour Change, Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Michie
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK.
authors.forename: Bridie
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kent
authors.affiliation: Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
authors.forename: Robbie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Foy
mesh_terms: D057191:Capacity Building / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011361:Professional Competence; D015397:Program Evaluation