What is the Improvement Science Research Network?
The Improvement Science Research Network is the only National Institutes of Health–supported improvement research network. Our primary mission is to accelerate interprofessional improvement science in a systems context across multiple hospital sites.
ISRN Director Awarded Episteme Laureate Award
On October 29, 2011, Kathleen R. Stevens, EdD, RN, FAAN, received the Episteme Laureate award from the honor society of nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International.
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 research and utilization.
What Is Improvement Science?
The Improvement Science Research Network (ISRN) offers members a unique opportunity to collaborate with colleagues from around the country on improvement science research projects based on the ISRN Priorities for Improvement Research. Through collaboration, ISRN members will leverage an unprecedented potential to improve patient outcomes and healthcare delivery, both locally and nationally.
Collaboration Opportunities and Benefits
The Improvement Science Research Network (ISRN) offers members a unique opportunity to collaborate with colleagues from around the country on improvement science research projects based on the ISRN Priorities for Improvement Research. Through collaboration, ISRN members will leverage an unprecedented potential to improve patient outcomes and healthcare delivery, both locally and nationally.
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Become a member of the Improvement Science Research Network - the first national collaboration of clinical and academic leaders devoted to accelerating improvement science in a systems content. Membership is available to both individuals and insitutions.
Upcoming Events
Conferences
Summer Institutes on Evidence-Based Quality Improvement
Improvement Science Summit 2012
July 17-18, 2012
Summer Institute on Evidence-Based Practice
July 19-21, 2012
Past Events
Web Event
Quality Improvement vs. Research: Regulatory Issues in Improvement Science
January 25, 2012
Newsletter
Fall 2011 Edition Now Available






