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Editorial
. 2025 May 23:32:96-101.
doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2025.05.005. eCollection 2025 Aug.

A beginner's guide to implementation science

Dominique de Waard  1   2 , Ryan Gainer  1   2 , Meaghan Sim  3 , Claudia Cote  1   2 , Philippe Tremblay  1   2 , Paul Bonnar  1   4 , Gregory Hirsch  1   2
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A beginner's guide to implementation science

Dominique de Waard et al. JTCVS Tech. .
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Keywords: healthcare; implementation frameworks; implementation science.

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Conflict of interest statement

Dr de Waard serves as a paid consultant for Johnson & Johnson MedTech. Dr Tremblay has received consulting/speaker fees from Lung Bioengineering, Atricure, and Abiomed. Dr Bonnar is actively doing research with AXDEV Group and receives Canadian Institute of Health Research grants. All other authors reported no conflicts of interest. The Journal policy requires editors and reviewers to disclose conflicts of interest and to decline handling or reviewing manuscripts for which they may have a conflict of interest. The editors and reviewers of this article have no conflicts of interest.

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Key factors in successful implementation.
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The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research 2.0 domains and constructs.
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