Planning for Implementation Practice™

Implementing evidence-based innovations in real-world settings is a complex process. While implementation science offers strategies to increase success, the wide range of theories, models, and frameworks can make it challenging to know where to start.

The Planning for Implementation Practice© (PIP) workshop offers a clear and practical introduction to implementation planning that is applicable across innovations, settings, and sectors. Designed for those working in health, mental health, education, and allied sectors, this workshop introduces participants to the core elements of evidence-based implementation using a structured, evidence-informed, case-based approach.

Participants will be guided through The Implementation Roadmap© (TIR)—a planning tool grounded in implementation science—by working through a detailed, real-world case example. This case-based format allows participants to explore each phase of the Roadmap, reflect on how the concepts apply in practice, and build confidence in using the TIR approach. Each participant will receive a copy of the Roadmap to support future implementation planning in their settings.

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The upcoming virtual PIP™ workshop is scheduled for November 5–6, 2025!

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Audience

The PIP™ workshop is for anyone who is implementing evidence in real-world settings, including:

People working in organizations that are supporting an implementation initiative (intermediary/purveyor organizations)
Knowledge brokers, knowledge translation/mobilization professionals
Researchers
Organization leaders

To get the most out of this workshop, we recommend coming with an implementation project or experience in mind, whether past, present, or future.

Learning objectives

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

Describe the five core elements of evidence-based implementation planning
Explain key implementation science concepts, frameworks (e.g., CFIR), and strategies (e.g., ERIC) relevant to health and allied health practice
Understand how The Implementation Roadmap© works as a hands-on tool for planning implementation
Identify common implementation challenges and recognize how structured planning (e.g., using linked tools like the Hexagon Tool or Practice Profile) can support better outcomes
Reflect on their own implementation experiences and consider future opportunities to apply the TIR in their work settings

While the workshop is not designed for participants to develop their own implementation plans, it lays a strong foundation for applying evidence-based implementation practices post-workshop, which will require iterative process collaboration with their implementation teams over time.

Upcoming sessions

May 2026 (online; dates to be determined)
- Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST
- Location: Zoom
November 2026 (online; dates to be determined)
- Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST
- Location: Zoom

Fees

Online workshop

$700 CAD
$350 for SickKids staff, students, and volunteers with badge access
Includes: The Implementation Roadmap©; Certificate of completion

SickKids staff

SickKids staff are encouraged to apply for funding through the Staff Continuing Professional Development Fund (SCPDF). Please review the SCPDF application guidelines and deadline on the internal website.

PIP 2.0

This advanced, hands-on virtual workshop is designed for alumni of the Planning for Implementation Practice (PIP) workshop who are:

Actively engaged in planning to implement an evidence-based innovation with an identified implementing organization; and
Have completed a draft Practice Profile (Page 14) using the Implementation Roadmap© (TIR) workbook received in PIP, which includes input from the implementing organization.

Through structured consultation, guided work sessions, and peer feedback, participants will deepen their ability to apply the Implementation Roadmap© to their real-world implementation efforts.

Date: Thursday, November 13, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)
Location: Online (Zoom)
Cost:
- $350 CAD – SickKids staff, volunteers, and students with badge access
- $700 CAD – non-SickKids participants

Questions? Contact us at knowledge.translation@sickkids.ca

Participants:

Are actively engaged in an implementation process guided by TIR
Have identified an innovation and considered fit and capacity to implement it (e.g., by using the Hexagon tool)
Have completed a practice profile with the implementing organization.

The overall aim is to strengthen implementation plans through targeted feedback from facilitators and peers.

Note: You may have gone further in implementation planning, but at a minimum, you have done this.

Using The Implementation Roadmap©, learners will consider how they will execute the activities within their implementation context with increased precision.

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

Build on the core components of their innovation (Practice Profile tool).
Assess the alignment between innovation requirements and organizational capacities, identifying areas for adaptation, action and support.
Analyze context-specific barriers and enablers using a structured determinant framework (e.g., CFIR).
Select and explain appropriate implementation strategies based on identified barriers and readiness