New Year, New Conversations
New Year’s Resolution: I will add to the national and international conversation about healthcare improvement research! Happy New Year and welcome to the ISRN Blog! This new feature meets one of the most important needs of multiple disciplines collabor …
Dismantling Silos
“Professionals across the country are researching quality, but the results are too often scattered and not made available to others.’’ Suzanne Beyea, PhD, RN, FAAN, Director of Geriatric Nursing Education and Research, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Cente …
ISRN Newsletter: Winter 2012
ISRN Newsletter: Fall 2012
TeamSTEPPS® 2.0
TeamSTEPPS® 2.0 is a teamwork system designed for health care professionals that is: A powerful solution that improves patient safety within your organization. An evidence-based teamwork system to improve communication and teamwork skills among health …
ISRN Submits Comments to Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute’s Draft National Priorities for Research
On March 15, 2012, the Improvement Science Research Network (ISRN) submitted comments to the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) in response to a request for feedback and comments on the PCORI research priorities. The ISRN’s comments r …
ISRN Newsletter: Spring 2012
National Institute of Nursing Research Has Widened the Blue Highway of Translation Research
In this letter to the editor, Dr. Kathleen R. Stevens, Director of the Improvement Science Research Network (ISRN), responds to Woods and Magyary’s (2010) article documenting the barriers in quality improvement created by restricted pathways between re …
Recruiting Hospitals for Landmark Multi-site Study
The Improvement Science Research Network (ISRN) invites hospitals and academic partners to submit notification of interest in participating in a one-year multi-site research study. The study, which represents a partnership of acute care hospitals and a …
ISRN Director Awarded Episteme Laureate Award
It is with great honor to share with all of you that on October 29, 2011, Kathleen R. Stevens, RN, EdD, FAAN, received the Episteme Laureate award from the honor society of nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International. Dr. Stevens is the Principle Investiga …
Spotlight: Kathleen Stevens $3M Grant Award
Dr. Kathleen Stevens, ISRN Principal Investigator, was awarded a $3 million grant from the National Institute for Nursing Research. The grant will support the creation of the first national research network to focus on the collaborative design, testing …
ISRN Newsletter: Fall 2011
ISRN Newsletter: Spring 2011
ISRN Newsletter: February 2011
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