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Dissemination and implementation (D&I) research is increasingly recognized as an important function of academia and is a growing priority for major health-related funding agencies (eg, the National Institute of Health [NIH], the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research [NIDRR], the Canadian Institutes of Health Research [CIHR] and the World Health Organization [WHO]). 1-7 One challenging aspect of D&I research is the lack of standardized terminology. 8–13As noted by Ciliska and colleagues:“closing the gap from knowledge generation to use in decision-making for practice and policy is conceptually and theoretically hampered by diverse terms and inconsistent definitions of terms.” 14 A survey conducted by Nature Medicine on how their readers define the term “translational research” found substantial variation in interpretation by respondents. Some definitions were consistent with the NIH definition (“the process of applying ideas, insights and discoveries generated through basic scientific inquiry to the treatment or prevention of human disease”), others believed that only research that leads to direct clinical application should be defined as translational research, and only a small group emphasized the bidirectional nature of the process (ie, bench to bedside and back). 15 This phenomenon can be partly explained by the relatively new appearance of D&I research on the health research agenda and by the great diversity of disciplines that made noteworthy contributions to the understanding of D&I research. 16–18 Some of the most important contributions originate from …