Table 3.

Examples of Current American Thoracic Society Efforts in Implementation Science and Related Fields

Dissemination	International Conference programming
	Development of clinical practice guidelines
	International Guidelines Center resources
	National Guideline Clearinghouse
	Patient information materials
	Maintenance of certification questions
Performance measures—development or maintenance	Evaluation of COPD using spirometry (NQF #0091/PQRS #051) (63, 64)
	Bronchodilator therapy for COPD (NQF #0102/PQRS #052) (63, 64)
Quality improvement	Quality Improvement and Implementation Committee
	International Conference programming
	Develop MOC performance improvement products
	Publication in ATS journals
Implementation science	Revising the scope of the Quality Improvement Committee to become the Quality Improvement and Implementation Committee
	International Conference programming (2015 postgraduate course on implementation science)
	Documents Development and Implementation Committee web-based toolkit
	• Clinical practice guideline summary for clinicians
	• Summary of implementation barriers and approaches
	• Podcasts
	• Slide sets
	• List of expert contacts for outreach
	• Links to clinical practice guidelines, International Guidelines Center resources, and patient information materials

Definition of abbreviations: ATS = American Thoracic Society; COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; MOC = maintenance of certification; NQF = National Quality Forum; PQRS = Physician Quality Reporting System.