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Marita G. Titler, PhD, RN, FAAN
Director, Institute for Translational Practice
BSN Mount Mercy College, 1974
PhD University of Iowa, 1992
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Dr. Titler is the Director of CRIISP's Institute for Translational Practice and is an Associate Professor of Nursing at the University of Iowa. Dr. Titler is nationally recognized in evidence-based practice, translational research, and organization of acute care services. She has been PI on several AHRQ translational studies, is a consultant to national research programs and health care organizations, and is a member of the AHRQ National Advisory Council. Dr. Titler has directed the highly successful Translation Core of the NIH-funded P-50 Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center. In addition to her research, she plays a lead role in providing consultation to investigators in developing conceptual frameworks and innovative strategies for implementing evidence, organizes the bi-annual conference on Advances in Translational Research, and works with the Directors and Senior Scientists in developing an intensive 3-day summer course to review conceptual models of implementation research and strategies to implement evidence.
Research Interests
Quality of life in chronic illness
Models of care for chronic illness management
Translation/implementation science
Individual and organizational level interventions to promote adoption of evidence-based healthcare practices
Outcomes measurement and management
Organizational context - especially acute care
Partnership models of research
Outcomes effectiveness research using electronic data files
Workforce issues
Research Projects
Book to Bedside:Promoting and Sustaining EBP's in Elders
Nursing Interventions & Outcomes in 3 Older Populations
Selected Publications
Titler, M.G. (In press). The evidence for evidence-based practice implementation. In R. Hughes, Advances in Patient Safety & Quality – An Evidence-based Handbook for Nurses. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Titler, M.G., Jensen, G.A., Dochterman, J.M., Xie, X-J, Kanak, M. & Reed, D. (In press). Cost of Hospital Care for Older Adults with Heart Failure: Medical, Pharmaceutical and Nursing Costs. Health Services Research.
Titler, M.G., Everett, L., & Adams, S. (2007). Implications for implementation science. Nursing Research, 56(4S), S53-S59.
Titler, M.G., Dochterman, J., Kim, T., Kanak, M., Shever, L., Picone, D., Everett, L.Q., & Budreau, G. (2007). Components of Cost of Care for Older Adults Hospitalized for Hip Fracture and Related Procedures. Nursing Outlook, 55, 5-14.
Titler, M., Dochterman, J., Xie, X-J., Kanak, M., Fei, Q., Picone, D., & Shever, L. (2006). Nursing interventions and other factors associated with discharge disposition in older patients after hip fractures. Nursing Research, 55(4), 231-242.
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Contact Information
VA Iowa City Health Care System
CRIISP (152)
601 Highway 6 West
Iowa City, IA 52246-2208
Phone: 319-887-4938
Facsimile: 319-887-4932
Director of Research, Quality and Outcomes Management
Department of Nursing Services and Patient Care
The University of Iowa
200 Hawkins Drive, T100 GH
Iowa City, IA 52242-1009
Phone: 319-353-6995
Facsimile: 319-353-8669
Email: marita-titler@uiowa.edu
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