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Implementation impact in the age of complexity: walking the tightrope between scientific rigour and real-world pragmatism – Proceedings of the 2025 European Implementation Event
Publication Info: Implementation Science 2026, 21(Suppl 1):20 - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-026-01486-3
The 2025 European Implementation Event (EIE2025) focused on the complex nature of implementation work, seeking a balance between scientific rigour and real-world pragmatism. It highlighted challenges in understanding complexity, promoting equity, integrating research and practice, building infrastructure, and adapting scientific methods to practical needs. Keynotes and various session formats explored how to enhance implementation science for practice and policy impact.
Executive Impact: Key Findings for Enterprise Leaders
The EIE2025 confirmed that implementation work is inherently complex, necessitating a balanced approach between rigorous science and practical application to achieve meaningful impact in diverse real-world settings.
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Re-defining Impact: What matters to whom?
Implementation Science 2026, 21(1)
This topic addressed the varying perspectives on impact among researchers, practitioners, and funders. Submissions focused on understanding outcomes, creating agreement on impact agendas, and measuring impact creatively and pragmatically, including political and economic aspects.
Navigating the Maze of Equity and Inclusion: Implementation science for all?
Implementation Science 2026, 21(1)
This section explored European perspectives on equity and inclusion in implementation science, discussing concepts, unintended consequences of research, and how the field can overcome disparities.
Tidying the mess: It's complex, and now what?
Implementation Science 2026, 21(1)
This topic highlighted the inherent complexity of implementation work, showcasing novel empirical findings, methods, models, tools, and innovations to tackle real-world challenges.
Between research, practice, and policy: Finding common ground across three worlds
Implementation Science 2026, 21(1)
Submissions in this area focused on how researchers, practitioners, and policy developers can partner to produce and use evidence, overcome differences, and collaborate for better implementation outcomes.
Never the twain shall meet? Policy in implementation science and practice
Implementation Science 2026, 21(1)
This topic addressed the changing role of policy in implementation science, integrating policy-informed thinking into research and practice, and creating stronger links between policymakers and researchers.
Fade or Flourish: Building the infrastructure for sustainable implementation science and practice
Implementation Science 2026, 21(1)
This section explored challenges and developments in sustaining and scaling implementation science and practice, including education programs, career pathways, networks, and funding streams.
The Balancing Pole: Methods and tools to successfully walk the tightrope
Implementation Science 2026, 21(1)
This topic focused on adapting scientific approaches, study designs, and methods to the needs of practitioners and policymakers, using rapid reviews as an example of innovation.
EIE2025 Program Flow
Submissions Welcome
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Keynote Presentations
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Interactive Sessions (Debates, Workshops, Slams)
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ECIP Track (Keynote, Jump Start, Mentoring)
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Special Sessions (PICE, QIR, Networks)
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Awards & Closing Remarks
The EIE2025 event was structured to facilitate diverse engagement and knowledge exchange, progressing from initial submissions to interactive sessions and concluding with awards and reflections. This flow ensured a comprehensive exploration of implementation science challenges and solutions.
Competency Achievement Rate
Only a fraction of clinics achieved competency in the A&F implementation strategy, highlighting challenges in widespread skill adoption.
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of Primary Care Clinics Achieved Competency in A&F
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Integrating economic evaluations into implementation processes faces significant challenges but offers crucial opportunities for enhancing evidence-based practices.
Social Prescribing in Portugal: Enablers & Challenges
Context: Implemented in two primary healthcare units in Lisbon, serving ~29,000 people. Involved social and voluntary sectors.
Challenge: Raising user awareness, increasing adherence, lack of preparedness for intersectoral working, limited community responses, unsystematic data collection.
Solution: Personalized action plans developed by social workers, referrals to services fostering social interaction/physical activity, dynamic communication strategy (monthly meetings, newsletters).
Outcome: Recognized potential to address broader health determinants, proactive/motivated professionals, ~1300 patients referred over five years.
A pioneer social prescribing pilot in Lisbon demonstrated the complexities of implementing community-based health interventions.
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Preparation & Co-design
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Evaluation & Sustainment
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Dissemination & Policy Impact
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