Editorial: Web 3.0 and medicine
British Medical Journal, 2007, 335(7633), pp1273-1274
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Monday, 24 December 2007
Events and Calls for Papers
Call for papers: Speaking truth to power: evidence for decisions in education, social welfare and criminal justice
12th May to 14th May 2008- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
8th Annual International Campbell Collaboration Colloquium
The Campbell Collaboration (C2) is an independent, international, non-profit organisation that aims to provide decision-makers with evidence-based information to help them make well-informed decisions about the effects of interventions in the social, behavioural and educational arenas. The deadline for submission is 14th January 2008. Click here for more information.
Event: Information for service transformation
13th February 2008 – Inmarsat, London
The Health Service Journal conference will provide best-practice tools and practical solutions to key NHS information challenges and provide the know-how to use data innovatively. Click here for more.
12th May to 14th May 2008- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
8th Annual International Campbell Collaboration Colloquium
The Campbell Collaboration (C2) is an independent, international, non-profit organisation that aims to provide decision-makers with evidence-based information to help them make well-informed decisions about the effects of interventions in the social, behavioural and educational arenas. The deadline for submission is 14th January 2008. Click here for more information.
Event: Information for service transformation
13th February 2008 – Inmarsat, London
The Health Service Journal conference will provide best-practice tools and practical solutions to key NHS information challenges and provide the know-how to use data innovatively. Click here for more.
Thursday, 20 December 2007
Events
Event: The future now: challenges and opportunities in health
This World Congress of Health Professions will be held on 26-29 March, 2008 in Australia. The main themes are: global challenges and worldwide health, the impact of new technology on healthcare, innovations in service delivery, workforce and training, demands and opportunities. Click here to find out more.
Call for papers: Delivering better health services
4th-5th June 2008
Manchester
All those working in the field of health services research and health care policy are invited to submit abstracts for presentation and/or poster display at “Delivering better health services - the joint Health Services Research Network and NIHR SDO Programme 2008 Annual Conference.
There is a £250 prize for best research presentation and a £150 prize for best poster display. For more information and to submit your abstract click here. Deadline for submission is 14 January, 2008.
This World Congress of Health Professions will be held on 26-29 March, 2008 in Australia. The main themes are: global challenges and worldwide health, the impact of new technology on healthcare, innovations in service delivery, workforce and training, demands and opportunities. Click here to find out more.
Call for papers: Delivering better health services
4th-5th June 2008
Manchester
All those working in the field of health services research and health care policy are invited to submit abstracts for presentation and/or poster display at “Delivering better health services - the joint Health Services Research Network and NIHR SDO Programme 2008 Annual Conference.
There is a £250 prize for best research presentation and a £150 prize for best poster display. For more information and to submit your abstract click here. Deadline for submission is 14 January, 2008.
Change Management
How to change practice: understand, identify and overcome barriers to change
This guide by the UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence aims to improve patient care by giving practical advice on how to encourage healthcare professionals and managers to change their practice in line with the latest guidance. Real-life examples illustrate how the methods described have brought about positive changes in a range of situations.
Part 1 discusses the types of barriers to change encountered in healthcare.
Part 2 offers you practical suggestions for how to identify the barriers to change in your organisation.
Part 3 shows you how to overcome these barriers, and highlights potential levers to help you do this.
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This guide by the UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence aims to improve patient care by giving practical advice on how to encourage healthcare professionals and managers to change their practice in line with the latest guidance. Real-life examples illustrate how the methods described have brought about positive changes in a range of situations.
Part 1 discusses the types of barriers to change encountered in healthcare.
Part 2 offers you practical suggestions for how to identify the barriers to change in your organisation.
Part 3 shows you how to overcome these barriers, and highlights potential levers to help you do this.
Click here to read the full document.
Human Resources
A vision of mentorship in practice
W McNair, B Smith, J Ellis
Journal of Perioperative Practice, 2007, 17(9), pp421, 424, 426-430
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W McNair, B Smith, J Ellis
Journal of Perioperative Practice, 2007, 17(9), pp421, 424, 426-430
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Commissioning
Commissioning: we look behind the government’s masterplan for world class commissioning to find out what it will mean for PCTs and the primary care front line
Health Service Journal, 2007, 6804, pp24-27
Health Service Journal, 2007, 6804, pp24-27
Health Informatics
Randomized trial of a clinical decision support system: impact on the management of child fever without apparent source
J Roukema, EW Steverberg, J van der Lei, HA Moll
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2008, 15(1), 107-113
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J Roukema, EW Steverberg, J van der Lei, HA Moll
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2008, 15(1), 107-113
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Innovation
Equitable access: research challenges for health in developing countries
The fourth Volume of the Global Forum Update on Research for Health reflects the current state of health research in ensuring equitable access. The topics covered range from access to health, innovation and research resources to decision-making and governance. Here are some of the articles included in the issue:
The fourth Volume of the Global Forum Update on Research for Health reflects the current state of health research in ensuring equitable access. The topics covered range from access to health, innovation and research resources to decision-making and governance. Here are some of the articles included in the issue:
- The role of Knowledge translation in bridging the “know-do gap”
- Delivering evidence to inform health system strengthening: the role of systematic reviews
- Using evidence for policy-making in health
- Towards evidence-informed policy-making in human resources for health: the state of research
Knowledge Improvement
Knowledge transfer in surgery: skills, process and evaluation
M Dawes, M Lens
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2007, 89(8), pp749-753
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M Dawes, M Lens
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2007, 89(8), pp749-753
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Quality Improvement
Identifying variations in quality of care in Queensland hospitals
SJ Duckett, M Coory, K Baker-Sketcher
Medical Journal of Australia, 2007, 187(10), pp571-575
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SJ Duckett, M Coory, K Baker-Sketcher
Medical Journal of Australia, 2007, 187(10), pp571-575
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Performance Measurement
Performance monitoring in Australia and England: from scandals to action
MA Mohammed, AJ Stevens
Medical Journal of Australia, 2007, 187(10), pp549-550
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MA Mohammed, AJ Stevens
Medical Journal of Australia, 2007, 187(10), pp549-550
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Service Improvement
Improved health system performance through better care coordination
This report by the OECD attempts to assess whether - and to what degree - better care coordination can improve health system performance in terms of quality and cost-efficiency. Coordination of care refers to policies that help create patient-centred care that is more coherent both within and across care settings and over time. Broadly speaking, it means making health-care systems more attentive to the needs of individual patients and ensuring they get the appropriate care for acute episodes as well as care aimed at stabilising their health over long periods in less costly environments. Click here to read the full document.
This report by the OECD attempts to assess whether - and to what degree - better care coordination can improve health system performance in terms of quality and cost-efficiency. Coordination of care refers to policies that help create patient-centred care that is more coherent both within and across care settings and over time. Broadly speaking, it means making health-care systems more attentive to the needs of individual patients and ensuring they get the appropriate care for acute episodes as well as care aimed at stabilising their health over long periods in less costly environments. Click here to read the full document.
Tuesday, 11 December 2007
Evidence Based Practice
Step to it: a toolkit for evidence-based practice
B Ryton, V Grant, A Little, I Gilsenan
Practice Development in Health Care, 2007, 6(4), pp213-220
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Implementing evidence-based interventions in health care: application of the replicating effective programs framework
AM Kilbourne, MS Neumann, HA Pincus, MS Bauer, R Stall
Implementation Science, 2007, 2:42
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Databases as policy instruments: about extending networks as evidence-based policy
A de Bont, H Stoevelaar, R Bal
BMC Health Services Research, 2007, 7:199
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B Ryton, V Grant, A Little, I Gilsenan
Practice Development in Health Care, 2007, 6(4), pp213-220
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Implementing evidence-based interventions in health care: application of the replicating effective programs framework
AM Kilbourne, MS Neumann, HA Pincus, MS Bauer, R Stall
Implementation Science, 2007, 2:42
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Databases as policy instruments: about extending networks as evidence-based policy
A de Bont, H Stoevelaar, R Bal
BMC Health Services Research, 2007, 7:199
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Monday, 10 December 2007
Events
Event: Making the quality connection – 2008 Canadian RAI Conference
28-30 May, 2008
The Westin Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta
This is an opportunity to share knowledge, expertise, best practices, and strategies, on care planning and data for quality improvement, policy development, planning and decision-making in the delivery of health services. There is a call for abstracts, and the deadline is 21st January 2008. Click here for more information.
Event: Delivering better health services
4-5 June, 2008
Manchester University Conference Centre
The National Institute for Health Research, Service Delivery and Organisation, and the Health Services Research Network are hosting a joint conference which aims to bring together all those engaged in promoting high quality healthcare through research and the use of research, ranging from health technology assessment, through service delivery and organisation, to healthcare policy analysis. Click here for more.
28-30 May, 2008
The Westin Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta
This is an opportunity to share knowledge, expertise, best practices, and strategies, on care planning and data for quality improvement, policy development, planning and decision-making in the delivery of health services. There is a call for abstracts, and the deadline is 21st January 2008. Click here for more information.
Event: Delivering better health services
4-5 June, 2008
Manchester University Conference Centre
The National Institute for Health Research, Service Delivery and Organisation, and the Health Services Research Network are hosting a joint conference which aims to bring together all those engaged in promoting high quality healthcare through research and the use of research, ranging from health technology assessment, through service delivery and organisation, to healthcare policy analysis. Click here for more.
Quality Measurement
Future of quality measurement
H Lester
British Medical Journal, 2007, 335(7630), pp1130-1131
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H Lester
British Medical Journal, 2007, 335(7630), pp1130-1131
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Patient Safety
Patient safety in the pediatric emergency care setting
Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Pediatrics, 2007, 120(6), pp1367-1375
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Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Pediatrics, 2007, 120(6), pp1367-1375
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Communication
Evaluating an intervention to improve communication between healthcare professionals within secondary care
K Astrom, C Duggan, I Bates
Pharmacy Education, 2007, 7(4), pp325-333
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K Astrom, C Duggan, I Bates
Pharmacy Education, 2007, 7(4), pp325-333
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Friday, 7 December 2007
Patient Safety
Blame culture is still a problem in tacking patient safety
L Hitchen
British Medical Journal, 2007, 335(1172), pp1172
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Agency launches advice to reduce number of prescribing errors
H Mooney
British Medical Journal, 2007, 335(1172), pp1177
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L Hitchen
British Medical Journal, 2007, 335(1172), pp1172
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Agency launches advice to reduce number of prescribing errors
H Mooney
British Medical Journal, 2007, 335(1172), pp1177
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Thursday, 6 December 2007
Performance Improvement
Pay for performance means compliance-based care
RO Dolinar, SL Leininger
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2006, 7(5), pp328-333
RO Dolinar, SL Leininger
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2006, 7(5), pp328-333
Events
Call for papers: 5th International Conference on Intellectual Capital Knowledge Management & Organisational Learning
New York Institute of Technology, New York, USA
9th-10th October 2008
The conference in October 2008 is seeking quantitative, qualitative and experience-based papers from industry and academe. You can see the full call for papers is available online and you can request a pdf copy for circulation or posting on noticeboards from me. Abstracts are required in the first instance and should be submitted by 20 March 2008 via the online form.
Call for papers: 9th European Conference on Knowledge Management
Southampton Solent University, Southampton, UK
4th-5th September 2008
ECKM 2008 provides an opportunity for academics and practitioners from Europe and elsewhere who are involved in the study; management, development and implementation of knowledge management initiatives to come together and exchange ideas. The advisory group for the conference invites submissions of papers on both the theory and advanced practice of all aspects of knowledge management (KM) and intellectual capital (IC). The conference in September 2008 is seeking quantitative, qualitative and experience-based papers from industry and academe. You can see the full call for papers is available online and you can request a pdf copy for circulation or posting on noticeboards from me. Abstracts are required in the first instance and should be submitted by 14th February 2008 via the online form.
New York Institute of Technology, New York, USA
9th-10th October 2008
The conference in October 2008 is seeking quantitative, qualitative and experience-based papers from industry and academe. You can see the full call for papers is available online and you can request a pdf copy for circulation or posting on noticeboards from me. Abstracts are required in the first instance and should be submitted by 20 March 2008 via the online form.
Call for papers: 9th European Conference on Knowledge Management
Southampton Solent University, Southampton, UK
4th-5th September 2008
ECKM 2008 provides an opportunity for academics and practitioners from Europe and elsewhere who are involved in the study; management, development and implementation of knowledge management initiatives to come together and exchange ideas. The advisory group for the conference invites submissions of papers on both the theory and advanced practice of all aspects of knowledge management (KM) and intellectual capital (IC). The conference in September 2008 is seeking quantitative, qualitative and experience-based papers from industry and academe. You can see the full call for papers is available online and you can request a pdf copy for circulation or posting on noticeboards from me. Abstracts are required in the first instance and should be submitted by 14th February 2008 via the online form.
Monday, 3 December 2007
Quality Improvement
Improving program documentation quality through the application of continuous improvement processes
CA Loylien, M Johansen, S Timm, S Eversman, D Gusa, D Twedell
Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 2007, 38(6), pp271-276
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Defining a high performance healthcare organization
BD Agins
British Medical Journal, 2007, 335(7629), pp1055-1056
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CA Loylien, M Johansen, S Timm, S Eversman, D Gusa, D Twedell
Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 2007, 38(6), pp271-276
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Defining a high performance healthcare organization
BD Agins
British Medical Journal, 2007, 335(7629), pp1055-1056
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Decision-Making
Instruments for evaluating shared medical decision making: a structured literature review
S M Dy
Medical Care Research and Review, 2007, 64(6), pp623-649
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S M Dy
Medical Care Research and Review, 2007, 64(6), pp623-649
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Performance Measurement
Measuring performance and missing the point?
I Heath, J Hippisley-Cox, L Smeeth
British Medical Journal, 2007, 335(7629), pp1075-1076
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Measuring quality through performance
H Lester, M Roland
British Medical Journal, 2007, 335(7629), pp1130-1131
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I Heath, J Hippisley-Cox, L Smeeth
British Medical Journal, 2007, 335(7629), pp1075-1076
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Measuring quality through performance
H Lester, M Roland
British Medical Journal, 2007, 335(7629), pp1130-1131
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Evidence Based Practice
Approaches to gathering evidence for educational practices in nursing
MH Oermann
Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 2007, 38(6), pp250-257
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The role of the clinical nurse specialist in promoting evidence-based practice and effecting positive patient outcomes
CA LaSala, PM Connors, JT Pedro, M Phipps
Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 2007, 38(6), pp262-270
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MH Oermann
Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 2007, 38(6), pp250-257
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The role of the clinical nurse specialist in promoting evidence-based practice and effecting positive patient outcomes
CA LaSala, PM Connors, JT Pedro, M Phipps
Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 2007, 38(6), pp262-270
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