Events

Event: iLearning Forum 2009
19th – 20th January 2009 – Paris, France
The theme of this year’s iLearning Forum is Integrated Learning: Embedding Learning Technologies for Individual and Organisational Development. Learning professional colleagues from around the world will be meeting to explore state of the art practice in the use of technology for education and the development and management of human resources. Click here for more.

Event: LOGOS Final Conference: New Technology Platforms for Learning
19th – 20th January 2009 – Budapest (Hungary)
This conference aims to explore the innovative solutions for individual learning processes embedded in sound learning theories, focusing on the learner–technology relationship. Participation is free of charge. Click here for more information.

Event: Health Care 2009 – Methods, Measurement and Engagement
2nd February 2009 – Hilton Hotel, Toronto, Canada
The 2009 symposium will feature presentations, panels and small-group discussions on several topics, including:

• Sharing information through distributed data networking
• Reflections on eHealth
• Health services research methodologies

Calls for Interest

Calls for Interest: EDEN 2009 Annual Conference
10th – 13th June 2009 – Gdansk (Poland)
The European Distance and E-Learning Network invites European academic experts and professional practitioners to contribute and share innovative experience on the theme of the significance and impact of learning innovation in Europe. Deadline for contributions (including workshop ideas, posters and short demonstrations) is 16th January 2009. Click here for more information.

Tools

The Improvement Map
The purpose of the Improvement Map, from the Institute for Health Improvement (IHI) in America, is to help hospital leaders to create their own agenda for change, establish priorities, organize work, and use resources efficiently. It offers guidance helping you establish where you are now and where you want to be. Click here to download the Improvement Map overview. In the coming months, IHI will cover the entire landscape of outstanding hospital care, and so far has 15 interventions, clustered by care setting and content area, to help hospitals identify where they should focus to maximize impact. Click here to see the Improvement Map.

Human Resources

What are the roles involved in establishing and maintaining informational continuity of care within family practice? A systematic review
VA Crooks, G Agarwal
BMC Family Practice, 2008, 9:65
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Commissioning

“What’s New?” – newsletter for commissioners
The Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP) Better Commissioning network publishes a monthly newsletter, signposting commissioners to news on policy, publications, tools, and resources. Each newsletter contains information on:

• CSIP Better Commissioning news and publications
• Other CSIP programmes news and publications
• Other publications and products
• Queries from network members
• Policy news
• Policy briefings

Click here to find out more.

Leadership

A mixed methods pilot study with a cluster randomized control trial to evaluate the impact of a leadership intervention on guideline implementation in home care nursing
WA Gifford, B Davies, ID Graham, N Lefebre, A Tourangeau, K Woodend
Implementation Science, 2008, 3:51
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Research

Reporting of clinical trials: a review of research funders’ guidelines
K Dwan, C Gamble, PR Williamson, DG Altman
Trials, 2008, 9:66
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Health Informatics

Web 2.0 systems supporting childhood chronic disease management: a pattern language representation of a general architecture
T Timpka, H Eriksson, J Ludvigsson, J Ekberg, S Nordfeldt, L Hanberger
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2008, 8:54
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Social computing: study on the use and impacts of collaborative content
K Ala-Mutka
2008, JRC Scientific and Technical Reports
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ICT for learning, innovation and creativity
K Ala-Mutka, Y Punie, C Redecker
2008, JRC Technical Notes
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Intersection of online social networking with medical professionalism: can medicine police the Facebook boom?
LA Thompson, K Dawson, R Ferdig, EW Black, J Boyer, J Coutts, NP Black
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2008, 23(7), pp954-957
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Learning

Teaching on a ward round
J Ker, P Cantillon, L Ambrose
British Medical Journal, 2008, 2nd December, 337:a1930
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Self and peer assessment may not be an accurate measure of PBL [problem-based learning] tutorial process
JLM Machado, VMP Machado, W Grec, V Roberto Bollela, JE Vieira
BMC Medical Education, 2008, 8:55
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Knowledge Improvement

Underutilization of information and knowledge in everyday medical practice: evaluation of a computer-based solution
D Zakim, N Braun, P Fritz, MD Alscher
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2008, 8:50
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The social psychology of knowledge management
J Kimmerle, K Wodzicki, U Cress
Team Performance Management, 2008, 14(7/8), pp381-401
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Quality Improvement

Commentary: randomised trials of surgical and non-surgical treatment: a role model for the future
JM Blazeby, CP Barham, JL Donovan
British Medical Journal, 2008, 15th December, 337:a2747
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Publication guidelines for quality improvement studies in health care: evolution of the SQUIRE project
F Davidoff, P Batalden, D Stevens, G Ogrinc, S Mooney
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2008, 23(12), pp2125-2130
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Decision Making

A simple paper-based patient decision aid
M Hird
Evidence Based Medicine, 2008, 13:166
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Patient Safety

Can studies of harm be harmful?
JG Ray
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2008, 179(12), pp1243-1244
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Evidence Based Practice

Systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy
MMG Leeflang, JJ Deeks, C Gatsonis, PMM Bossuyt
Annals of Internal Medicine, 2008, 149(12), pp889-897
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Editorial: GRADE: assessing the quality of evidence for diagnostic recommendations
HJ Schunemann, AD Oxman, J Brozek, P Glasziou, P Bossuyt, S Chang, P Muti, R Jaeschke, GH Guyatt
Annals of Internal Medicine, 2008, 149(12), ppJC6-2
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Applying evidence: what’s the next action
P Glasziou
Evidence Based Medicine, 2008, 13:166
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In pursuit of patient care, research and health policy: today’s research is tomorrow’s practice and policy
JA Whitworth
Medical Journal of Australia, 2008, 189(11/12), pp646-649
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Service Improvement

Evaluating service delivery interventions to enhance patient safety
C Brown, R Lilford
British Medical Journal, 2008, 337:a2873
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An improvement focus in public reporting: the Queensland approach
SJ Duckett, J Collins, M Kamp, K Walker
Medical Journal of Australia, 2008, 189(11/12), pp616-617
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Calls for Interest

Call for papers: Innovation and creativity in learning
Deadline for article submission: 12th January 2009
In order to contribute to the European Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009, eLearning Papers launches a call for papers on innovation and creativity in learning. The papers may address themes such as open innovation and learning, innovative learning concepts, and empowering peer networks. Click here for more information.

Call for abstracts: – Better evidence for a better world
18th-20th May 2009 – 9th Annual Campbell Collaboration Colloquium
The Campbell Collaboration seeks submissions related to the theme Better Evidence for a Better World from researchers, policy makers, and practitioners in the areas of education, crime and justice, social welfare and public health, for its 9th Annual Colloquium. Click here for more information.

Commissioning

Medical research: what’s it worth? Estimating the economic benefits from medical research in the UK
Health Economics Research Group, Office of Health Economics, RAND Europe
November 2008
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Research

Children are not just small adults: the urgent need for high-quality trial evidence in children
TP Klassen, L Hartling, JC Craig, M Offringa
PLoS Medicine, 2008, 5(8), e172
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Learning

Evidence based medicine and the medical curriculum
P Glasziou, A Burls, R Gilbert
British Medical Journal, 2008, 24th September, 337:1253
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Impact of an evidence-based medicine curriculum on resident use of electronic resources: a randomized controlled study
S Kim, L Willett, D Murphy, K O’Rourke, R Sharma, J Shea
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2008, 23(11), pp1804-1808
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Innovation

A descriptive model of innovation and creativity in organizations: a synthesis of research and practice
AD Amar, JA Juneja
Knowledge Management Research and Practice, 2008, 6(4), pp298-311
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Knowledge Improvement

Interpreting research findings to guide treatment in practice
T Kendrick, K Hegarty, P Glasziou
British Medical Journal, 2008, 24th October, 337:a1499
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Analysis of queries sent to PubMed at the point of care: observation of search behaviour in a medical teaching hospital
A Hoogendam, AFH Stalenhoef, PF de Vries
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2008, 8:42
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Strengthening primary care with better transfer of information
RJ Reid
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2008, 179(10), pp987-988
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Information exchange among physicians caring for the same patient in the community
C van Walraven
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2008, 179(10), pp1013-
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Defining the problem: key element for the success of knowledge management
M Barcelo-Valenzuela, G Sanchez-Schmitz, A Perez-Soltero
Knowledge Management Research and Practice, 2008, 6(4), pp322-333
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Knowledge Management: a program for education and leadership
H Muller-Merbach
Knowledge Management Research and Practice, 2008, 6(4), pp350-356

Quality Improvement

Quality monitoring of physicians: linking patients’ experiences of care to clinical quality and outcomes
T Sequist, E Schneider, M Anastario, E Odigie, R Marshall, W Rogers, D Safran
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2008, 23(11), pp1784-1790
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Decision Making

Communication and decision making about life – sustaining treatment: examining the experiences of resident physicians and seriously-ill hospitalized patients
K Deep, C Griffith, J Wilson
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2008, 23(11), pp1877-1882
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Patient decision to initiate therapy for osteoporosis: the influence of knowledge and beliefs
R Yood, K Mazor, S Andrade, S Ermani, W Chan, K Kahler
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2008, 23(11), pp1815-1821
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Patient Safety

Detection of adverse events in administrative databases
KCE (Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre) report 93C
November 2008
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Performance Measurement

The relationship between measured performance and satisfaction with care among clinically complex patients
R Werner, V Chang
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2008, 23(11), pp1729-1735
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Performance Improvement

A cluster randomized trial to improve adherence to evidence-based guidelines on diabetes and reduce clinical inertia in primary care physicians in Belgium: study protocol (NTR 1369)
L Borgermans, G Goderis, C van den Broeke, C Mathieu, B Aertgeerts, G Verbeke, A Carbonez, A Ivanova, R Grol, J Heyrman
Implementation Science, 2008, 3:42
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Evidence Based Practice

Factors influencing the implementation of clinical guidelines for health care professionals: a meta review
AAL Francke, MMC Smit, AAJE de Veer, PP Mistiaen
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision-Making, 2008, 8:e38
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Evidence-based medicine targets the individual patient, part 2: guides and tools for individual decision-making
D Brassler
Evidence Based Medicine, 2008, 13(5), pp130-131
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Why A-level evidence does not make it to clinicians’ A-list: the case of thromboprophylaxis in medical patients
JD Douketis
Evidence Based Medicine, 2008, 13(5), pp133-134
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What should clinicians do when faced with conflicting recommendations?
AD Oxman, P Glasziou, JW Williams, JR
British Medical Journal, 2008, 28th November, 337: a2530
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Good clinical practice in clinical trials: core knowledge for emergency physicians
S Goodacre
Emergency Medicine Journal, 2008, 25(12), pp789
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Service Improvement

Organizational improvements to enhance modern clinical epidemiology
RM Califf, GS Ginsburg
Journal of the American Medical Association, 2008, 300(19), pp2300-2302
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Providers’ experience with an organizational redesign initiative to promote patient-centered access: a qualitative study
J Tufano, J Ralston, D Martin
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2008, 23(11), pp1778-1783
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Commissioning

Practice-based commissioning: from good idea to effective practice
2008, Kings Fund
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Research

Imbalances in funding for clinical and public health research in the UK: can NICE research recommendations make a difference?
K Chalkidou, A Culyer, P Littlejohns, N Doyle, A Hoy
Evidence Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2008, 4(4), pp355-369
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Health Informatics

Web 2.0 in physical therapy education
American Physical Therapy Association, November 2008
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Performance Measurement

Assessing the impact of the NHS Service Delivery and Organisation Research and Development Programme
S Peckham, M Willmott, P Allen, S Anderson, N Goodwin
Evidence Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2008, 4(4), pp313-330
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Evidence Based Practice

Evidence-based medicine: What is…? series
The What is…? series explains the key concepts of evidence-based practice in short, practical bulletins , written by respected figures from various NHS backgrounds. Click here to access the bulletins.

Online course: Understanding evidence-based healthcare: a foundation for action
This web course has been created by the United States Cochrane Center, and is designed to help consumer advocates understand the fundamentals of evidence-based healthcare concepts and skills. Registration is open and free of charge. Click here to find out more about this online course.

Applying evidence in the real world: a case study in library and information practice
RM Sladek, J Tieman
Health Information and Libraries Journal, 2008, 25(4), pp295-301
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The intellectual structure and substance of the knowledge utilization field: a longitudinal author co-citation analysis, 1945-2004
CA Estabrooks, L Derksen, C Winther, JN Lavis, SD Scott, L Wallin, J Profetto-McGrath
Implementation Science, 2008, 3:49
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Promoting change through research and evidence-informed practice: a Knowledge Transfer Partnership project between a university and a local authority
J McEwen, M Crawshaw, A Liversedge, G Bradley
Evidence Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2008, 4(4), pp391-403
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Events

Event: Evidence, decisions, outcomes: optimizing the use of drugs and health technologies
5th-7th April, 2009 – Ottawa, Ontario
Join Canadian and international experts in the production and use of evidence-based information on drugs and other health technologies in a thought-provoking discussion of these and other issues at the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health 2009 Symposium. Click here for more information.

Event: New Types of Worker in Health and Social Care Conference
22nd - 23rd, January 2009 – Renaissance Hotel, Heathrow, London
This is a joint event being hosted by Skills for Health and Skills for Care. The event intends to highlight research, audits and projects, which highlight new types of working. Click here for more information and click here to register.

Calls for Interest

Call for abstract: Canada’s Forum on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
28th – 30th, April 2009 – Toronto, Ontario
The aim of this forum is to provide multiple learning streams on patient safety and quality improvement, with a national and international flavour. Click here to submit an abstract and click here for guidelines for the poster call.

Human Resources

Role of routines in collaborative work in healthcare organisations
T Greenhalgh
British Medical Journal, 2008, 17th Nov, 337: a2448
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Leadership

The role of leadership in HRH development in challenging public health settings
J Schiffbauer, JB O’Brien, BK Timmons, WN Kiarie
Human Resources for Health, 2008, 6:23
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Research

Alternatives to project-specific consent for access to personal information for health research: insights from a public dialog
DJ Willison, M Swinton, L Schwartz, J Abelson, C Charles, D Northrup, J Cheng, L Thabane
BMC Medical Ethics, 2008, 9:18
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Health Informatics

A framework and model for evaluating clinical decision support architectures
A Wright, DF Sittig
Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 41(6), pp982-990
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Underutilization of information and knowledge in everyday medical practice: computer-based solutions
D Zakim, N Braun, P Fritz, MD Alscher
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2008, 8:50
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Knowledge Improvement

Action research in developing knowledge networks
H Seeley, C Urquhart
Health Informatics Journal, 2008, 14(4), pp279-296
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Improving the reporting of pragmatic trials: an extension of the CONSORT statement
M Zwarenstein, S Treweek, JJ Gagnier, DG Altman, S Tunis, B Haynes, AD Oxman, D Moher
British Medical Journal, 2008, 11th Nov, 337: a2390
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Bias, spin, and misreporting: time for full access to trial protocols and results
AW Chan
PLoS Medicine, 2008, 5(11): e230
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How academia and government can work together: a report by the Council for Science and Technology
October 2008
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Quality Improvement

A robust clinical review process: the catalyst for clinical governance in an Australian tertiary hospital
IA Mitchell, B Antoniou, JL Gosper, J Mollett, MD Hurwitz, TL Bessell
Medical Journal of Australia, 2008, 189(8), pp451-455
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Decision Making

Healthcare managers’ decision making: findings of a small scale exploratory study
J MacDonald, PA Bath, A Booth
Health Informatics Journal, 2008, 14(4), pp247-258
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Just-in-Time information improved decision-making in primary care: a randomized controlled trial
J McGowan, W Hogg, C Campbell, M Rowan
PLoS One, 2008, 3(11): e3785
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Implementing shared decision making in nutrition clinical practice: a theory-based approach and feasibility study
S Desroches, S Tapp, MP Gagnon, F Legare
Implementation Science, 2008, 3:48
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Patient Safety

Is health care getting safer?
C Vincent, P Aylin, BD Franklin, A Holmes, S Iskander, A Jacklin, K Moorthy
British Medical Journal, 2008, 13th Nov, 337: a2426
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Performance Measurement

How should the impact of different presentations of treatment effects on patient choice be evaluated? A pilot randomized trial
C Carling, DT Kristoffersen, J Herrin, S Treweek, AD Oxman, H Schunemann, EA Akl, V Montori
PLoS One, 2008, 3(11): e3693
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A cluster randomized trial to assess the impact of clinical pathways for patients with stroke: rationale and design of the Clinical Pathways for Effective and Appropriate Care Study
M Panella, S Marchisio, A Barbieri, F Di Stanislao
BMC Health Services Research, 2008, 8:223
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Performance Improvement

Aligning knowledge management with competitive strategy: a framework
P Griffiths, D Remenyi,
Electronic Journal of Knowledge Management, 2008, 6(2), pp125-134
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Evidence Based Practice

Benefits and risks of drug treatments: how to combine the best evidence on benefits with the best data about adverse effects
JP Vandenbroucke, BM Psaty
Journal of the American Medical Association, 2008, 300(20), pp2417-2419
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Explaining the effects of an intervention designed to promote evidence-based diabetes care: theory-based process evaluation of a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial
JJ Francis, MP Eccles, M Johnston, P Whitty, JM Grimshaw, SEF Kaner, L Smith, A Walker
Implementation Science, 2008, 3:50
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Management

The sustainability of European health care systems: beyond income and ageing
F Pammolli, M Riccaboni, L Magazzini
Universita degli studi di Verona
October 2008
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Research

Health and medical research in the United Kingdom: Observatory on health research systems
S Hargreaves
RAND Europe
July 2007
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Monitoring financial flows for health research: prioritizing research for health equity
MA Burke, SA Matlin (eds)
Global Forum for Health Research
November 2008
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Health Informatics

The use of Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) among personnel and students in health care: a review
AM Lindquist, PE Johansson, GI Petersson, BI Saveman, GC Nilsson
Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2008, 10(4), e31
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Knowledge Improvement

Highlights of an invitational exchange
The Change Foundation
May 2008
Lessons and confessions from the regionalized health-care front: where can they lead Ontario?
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Evidence Based Medicine

Policy+: bringing evidence to policy makers
Policy+ is a new publication from the National Nursing Research Unit which aims to deliver brief overviews of evidence related to current policies affecting the nursing workforce in England, the wider United Kingdom and the rest of the world. Click here to see all the issues available.

Evidence based practice: the practicalities of keeping abreast of clinical evidence while in training
R Phillips, P Glasziou
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2008, 84(995), pp450-453
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Calls for Interest

Call for papers: Special issue on “Applied Knowledge Management and e-Learning: An International Journal
Paper submission date – 15th December 2008, due for publication April 2009.
Papers on the following themes are required for KM&EL Special Issue on Applied Knowledge Management in an Institutional Context:

• KM in support of disaster management and/or crisis response;
• KM in support of organizational learning;
• Case studies on issues and challenges in implementing KM systems in an institutional context;
• KM and eGovernment applications;
• Semantic webs and KM;
• KM in support of eGovernment initiatives;
• Other related topics.

Author guidelines are available here. For more information about KM&EL, click here.

Communication

It’s the network, stupid: why everything in medicine is connected
PLoS Medicine, 2008
Editorial about the value of networking.
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Network medicine – from obesity to the “Diseasome”
A-L Barabasi
New England Journal of Medicine, 2007, 357(4), pp404-407
Editorial about the relevance and existence of networks in medicine.
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Medicine 2.0: Social networking, collaboration, participation, apomediation, and openness
G Eysenbach
Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2008, 3:e22
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The wisdom of patients: health care meets online social media
Jane Sarasohn-Kahn for California Healthcare Foundation
April 2008
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Knowledge Improvement

The limits of knowledge management for UK public services modernization: the case of patient safety and service quality
G Currie, J Waring, R Finn
Public Administration, 2008, 86, pp363-384
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‘Think of others’ in knowledge management: making culture work for you
J Liebowitz
Knowledge Management Research & Practice, 2008, 6(1), pp47-51
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Events

Event: Public reporting on the quality of healthcare: emerging evidence on promising practices for effective reporting
26th November 2008 – 12:00 – 12:45pm Eastern Standard Time
Knowledge Exchange, Researcher on Call, is hosting a session to discuss how important it is for health system leaders and professions to demonstrate timely, meaningful ways to “account” for the quality and safety of their care. If you want to join the discussion (please note the time), click here to register.

Event: In sickness and in health – an international community of scholars and researchers focused on sickness and health in the 21st century
15th – 17th April 2009 – Fairmont Empress Hotel, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
This is the third international conference addressing issues of power, practice and ethics in health care. The conference is a forum for international researchers and practitioners from diverse disciplinary and professional backgrounds employing critical perspectives to investigate problems pertaining to sickness and health in the 21st century. To find out more about this event, click here.

Event: Mind the gap: policy making and research in health and social care
23rd January 2009 – Glamorgan Building, Cardiff University
Practitioners, academics and policy-makers may be interested in attending this free one day conference in Cardiff. It is organized by AWARD, the All Wales Alliance for Research and Development in Health and Social Care. Places are limited. Click here for more information.

Event: 4th European Conference on Management Leadership and Governance
27th-28th November 2008 – Whiteknights Park, University of Reading, UK
This event is taking place to find out who is doing the right thing in management, leadership and governance. Click here to read more.

Calls for Interest

Call for papers: The 2nd International M-Libraries Conference
23rd-24th June 2009 – Vancouver, Canada
The aim of the conference is to explore and share work carried out in libraries around the world to deliver services and resources to users ‘on the move’ via mobile or handheld devices, including mobile and smartphones, PDAs, portable gaming devices, MP3 players and ebook readers. Please submit your abstracts by 15th December 2008. Click here for more information.

Communication

Information exchange among physicians caring for the same patient in the community
C van Walraven, M Taljaard, CM Bell, E Etchells, KB Zarnke, IG Stiell, AJ Forster
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2008, 179(10), pp1013-1018
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Strengthening primary care with better transfer of information
RJ Reid, EH Wagner
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2008, 179(10), pp987-988
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Using social network analysis within a department of biomedical informatics to induce a discussion of academic communities of practice
J Merrill, G Hripcsak
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2008, 15(6), pp780-782
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Research

Patients’ preferences within randomised trials: systematic review and patient level meta-analysis
Preference Collaborative Review Group
British Medical Journal, 2008, 337, 31st Oct, a1864
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Learning

Assessment models for telemedicine services in national health systems
C Masella, P Zanaboni
International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management, 2008, 9, (5/6), pp446-472
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Conflicting perceptions of an inter-disciplinary telemedicine project. How a successful project failed
AA de Bont, R Bal
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2008, 8:47
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Introduction of shared electronic records: multi-site case study using diffusion of innovation theory
T Greenhalgh
British Medical Journal, 2008, 337, 23rd October, a1786
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Barriers to effective use of computer-based resources and systems in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital: results of a survey
S Rockliff
Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries, 2008, 5(3), pp207-227
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Use of clinical decision support to increase influenza vaccination: multi-year evolution of the system
MN Gerard, WE Trick, K Das, M Charles-Damte, GA Murphy, IM Benson
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2008, 15(6), pp776-779
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Knowledge Improvement

Telling tales: using storytelling to explore and model critical reflective practice in integrated children’s services
C Haines, J Livesley
Learning in Health and Social Care, 2008, 7(4), pp227-234
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Healthcare governance and organizational barriers to learning from mistakes
J Storey, D Buchanan
Journal of Health Organisation and Management, 2008, 22(6), pp569-585
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Explicating Benner’s concept of expert practice: intuition in emergency nursing
J Lyneham, C Parkinson, C Denholm
Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2008, 64(4), pp380-387
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Why current publication practices may distort science
NS Young, JPA Ioannidis, O Al-Ubaydli
PLoS Medicine, 2008, 5(10), pp1418-1422
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“What lies beneath it all?” – an interview study of GPs’ attitudes to the use of guidelines
B Carlsen, OF Norheim
BMC Health Services Research, 2008, 8:218
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Quality Measurement

Indicators of quality of care for patients with acute myocardial infarction
JV Tu
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2008, 179(9), pp909-915
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Patient Safety

The epistemology of patient safety research
WB Runciman, G Ross Baker, P Michel, IL Jauregui, RJ Lilford, A Andermann, R Flin, WB Weeks
International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare, 2008, 6(4), pp476-486View abstract

Performance Improvement

Health targets in Europe: learning from experience
M Wismar, M McKee, K Ernst, D Srivastava, R Busse
Observatory Studies Series No 13
2008, World Health Organization on behalf of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
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Evidence Based Practice

Development of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (CPGs): comparing approaches
T Turner, M Misso, C Harris, S Green
Implementation Science, 2008, 2:34
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The research to health policy cycle: a tool for better management of chronic noncommunicable diseases
Interdisciplinary Chronic Disease Collaboration
Journal of Nephrology, 2008, 21(5), pp621-631
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Critical appraisal for emergency medicine: 4 Evaluation of service organisation and delivery
S Goodacre
Emergency Medicine Journal, 2008, 25(11), pp762-763
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Are decision trees a feasible knowledge representation to guide extraction of critical information from randomized controlled trial reports
GY Chung, E Coiera
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2008, 8:48
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Answers to questions posed during daily patient care are more likely to be answered by UpToDate than PubMed
A Hoogendam, AF Stalenhoef, PF Robbe, AJ Overbeke
Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2008, 10(4), e29
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Service Improvement

Managing the scope and impact of root cause analysis recommendations
R Iedema, C Jorm, J Braithwaite
Journal of Health Organisation and Management, 2008, 22(6), pp569-585
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Spread and Adoption

“What lies beneath it all?” – an interview study of GPs’ attitudes to the use of guidelines
B Carlsen, OF Norheim
BMC Health Services Research, 2008, 8:218
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Briefing on linkage and exchange – facilitating diffusion of innovations in health services
A Conklin, M Hallsworth, E Hatziandreu, J Grant
2008, RAND Europe for the UK Department of Health
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Measuring the impact of research: what do we know? (Part 1)
Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
Insight and Action, October 2008, Issue 46
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Learning

Internet-based learning in the health professions: a meta-analysis
DA Cook, AJ Levinson, S Garside, DM Dupras, PJ Erwin, VM Montori
Journal of the American Medical Association, 2008, 300(10), pp1181-1196
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Knowledge Improvement

Measuring the impact of knowledge loss: more than ripples on a pond?
Peter Massingham
Management Learning, 2008, 39(5), pp541-560
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Evidence Based Practice

Evidence-based ethics – what it should be and what it shouldn’t
D Strech
BMC Medical Ethics, 2008, 9:16
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De Testimonio: on the evidence for decisions about the use of therapeutic interventions
Professor Sir Michael David Rawlins
The Harveian Oration of 2008
Royal College of Physicians
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Calls for Interest

Call for abstracts: 7th Annual Canadian Cochrane Symposium
11th-12th March 2009 – Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
The theme of this year’s conference is “Wave to the Future – Navigating the Health Connections among Systematic Reviews, Policies and Practices”. Abstracts and workshop proposals are invited for this event, and will be accepted in either English or French, limited to 300 words. Topic areas include:

• Using systematic reviews as a knowledge transfer/exchange tool to support informed decision-making (public policy and/or clinical practice);
• Innovative approaches to knowledge translation with different target audiences (consumers, health professionals, managers, policy makers); and
• Advances in systematic review methodology.

The deadline for abstract submission is 3rd November 2008. Click here for more inform

Change Management

Developing change management skills
V Iles, S Cranfield
September 2004, National Co-ordinating Centre for NHS Service Delivery and Organisation (NCCSDO)
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Organisational change: a review for health care managers, professionals and researchers
V Iles, K Sutherland
May 2001, National Co-ordinating Centre for NHS Service Delivery and Organisation (NCCSDO)
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Human Resources

Unlocking the human potential for public sector performance
World Public Sector Report
2005, UNDESA (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs)
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Communication

Is networking different with doctors working part-time?
PJM Heiligers, JD De Jong, PP Groenewegen, L Hingstman, B Volker, P Spreeuwenberg
BMC Health Services Research, 2008, 8:204
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Innovation

Factors influencing the adoption of an innovation: an examination of the uptake of the Canadian Heart Health Kit (HHK)
SD Scott, RC Plotnikoff, N Karunamuni, R Bize, W Rodgers
Implementation Science, 2008, 3:41
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Compendium of innovative e-government practices
Collection of 107 cases from 48 countries.
2006, UNDESA (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs)
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Knowledge Improvement

Database of individual patient experiences
DIPEx, the database of individual patient experiences has been replaced by the new name Healthtalkonline. The information on healthtalkonline is based on qualitative research into patient experiences, led by experts at the University of Oxford. These personal stories of health and illness will enable patients, families and healthcare professionals to benefit from the experiences of others.

Effectiveness of knowledge translation interventions to improve cancer pain management
GG Cummings, NA Hagen, R Fainsinger, S Armijo Olivo, C Stiles, P Biondo
The Cochrane Library, 2008, Issue 4
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Better practice checklist: knowledge management
2004, Australian Government Information Management Office
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Issues of knowledge management in public sector
X Cong, KV Pandya
Electronic Journal of Knowledge Management, 2003, 1(2), pp25-33
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Knowledge management and organizational learning: an international development perspective
I Hovland
August, 2003, Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Working Paper 224
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Implementing knowledge strategies: lessons from international development agencies
B Ramalingam
April 2005, Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Working Paper 244
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Quality Improvement

Does public release of performance results improve quality of care? A systematic review
PG Shekelle, YW Lim, S Mattke, C Damberg
2008, The Health Foundation
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Patient Safety

Standards for health care: a necessary but unknown quantity
CA Brand, JE Ibrahim, PA Cameron, IA Scott
Medical Journal of Australia, 2008, 189(5), pp257-260
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Patient safety: special issue
A collection of papers related to patient safety.
Volume 11, Special Issue
Healthcare Quarterly
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Performance Improvement

Paying the patient: does it work? A review of patient-targeted incentives
K Sutherland, S Leatherman, J Christianson
2008, The Health Foundation
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Evidence Based Practice

A cluster randomized trial to improve adherence to evidence-based guidelines on diabetes and reduce clinical inertia in primary care physicians in Belgium: study protocol (NTR 1369)
L Borgermans, G Goderis, C van den Broeke, C Mathieu, B Aertgeerts, G Verbeke, A Carbonez, A Ivanova, R Grol, J Heyrman
Implementation Science, 2008, 3:42
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Progress in evidence-based medicine: commentary
VM Montori, GH Guyatt
Journal of the American Medical Association, 2008, 300(15), pp1814-1816
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Events

Event: New public services innovation conference
20th-21st November 2008 – Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, London N1 0QH
The cost for this event is £430 plus VAT. It is organised in partnership with the Improvement and Development Agency (IDEA), the Local Government Association (LGA) and the Leadership Centre for Local Government, and is aimed at PCT chief executives and directors, and local authority leads. Click here for more information.

Tools

Global Health database trial
A trial of the Global Health database will run from 1st October through 31st December 2008. This is being provided via the National Library for Public Health by CABI and OVID.

Human Resources

Clinicians, market players or bureaucrats? Changing expectations of the general practitioner role in the English and Welsh NHS, 1991-2005
S Abbott, S Procter, N Iacovou
Journal of Health Organisation and Management, 2008, 22(5), pp433-445
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Communication

The new dimensions of collaboration, mega and intelligent communities, ICT and wellbeing
K Passerini, D Wu
Journal of Knowledge Management, 2008, 12(5), pp79-90
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Innovation

Innovative doctors in Germany: changes through communities of practice
IM Bosa
Journal of Health Organisation and Management, 2008, 22(5), pp465-479
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Learning

Knowledge management and organizational learning: an international research perspective
S Walczak
Learning Organization: an International Journal, 2008, 15(6), pp486-494
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Knowledge Improvement

How missing information in diagnosis can lead to disparities in the clinical encounter
M Alegria, O Nakash, S Lapatin, V Oddo, S Gao, J Lin, SL Normand
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
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KM reading - with a health library slant
This is a new blog, produced by a medical librarian, and reflecting on KM texts and how they might apply in a UK health context. The first book that is being discussed is “Learning to Fly” by Chris Collison and Geoff Parcell. Click here to read the blog.

Measuring social capital and knowledge networks
C Webb
Journal of Knowledge Management, 2008, 12(5), pp65-78
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The fallacy of knowledge reuse: building sustainable knowledge
A Bennet, D Bennet
Journal of Knowledge Management, 2008, 12(5), pp21-33
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Quality Improvement

The effect of a quality improvement collaborative to improve antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgical patients: a randomized trial
SB Kritchevsky, BI Braun, AJ Bush, MR Bozikis, L Kusek, JP Burke, ES Wong, J Jernigan, CC Davis, B Simmons
Annals of Internal Medicine, 2008, 149(7), pp472-480
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Evidence Based Practice

Translating evidence into practice: a model for large scale knowledge translation
PJ Pronovost, SM Berenholtz, DM Needham
British Medical Journal, 2008, 337 (6th October), pp1714 -
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Why current publication practices may distort science
NS Young, JPA Ioannidis, O Al-Ubaydli
PLoS Medicine, 2008, 5(1), e201
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Events

Event: 7th Canadian Cochrane Symposium
11th-12th March – Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
This is an opportunity to bring together health researchers, health policy decision makers, clinicians, and consumers to learn about the latest methodology in systematic reviews and inform on how to utilize systematic reviews in decision-making processes. Click here to find out more.

Event: EU Open Health Forum 2008: Developing and implementing health in the European Union
10th-11th December 2008 – Brussels
The conference aims to contribute and increase the profile of health in the EU policies through discussion between EU policy makers and stakeholders on pressing public health issues and their impacts on the Community. Click here to read more about this conference.

Calls for Interest

Calls for interest: 7th International Triple Helix Conference
17th-19th June 2009 – University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland
The theme for this event is “The role of Triple Helix in the Global Agenda of Innovation, Competitiveness and Sustainability” and reflects the interaction between academia, the private, and the public sector. Click here to read more.

Commissioning

Editorial: Economic evaluation of health interventions
British Medical Journal, 2008, 29th September 2008
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Clearing up the hazy road from bench to bedside: a framework for integrating the fourth hurdle into translational medicine
WH Rogowski, SC Hartz, JH John
BMC Health Services Research, 2008, 8:194
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Critical Appraisal

Integration of meta-analysis and economic decision modeling for evaluating diagnostic tests
A Sutton, N Cooper, S Goodacre, M Stevenson
Medical Decision-Making, 2008, 28(5), pp650-667
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Research

Sample size determination for bibliographic retrieval studies
X Yao, NL Wilczynski, SD Walter, RB Haynes
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2008, 8:43
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Developing and evaluating complex interventions: the new Medical Research Council guidance
P Craig, P Dieppe, S Macintyre, S Michie, I Nazareth, M Petticrew
British Medical Journal, 2008, 29th September 2008
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Innovation

Will it work here? A decisionmaker’s guide to adopting innovations
Prepared for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
September 2008
The information in this guide is intended to assist decisionmakers in health care organizations in determining whether to adopt an innovation. Click here to read more.

Supporting sustainable innovation through stakeholder management
G Steiner
International Journal of Innovation and Learning, 2008, 5(6), pp595-616
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Knowledge Improvement

Definitions of knowledge management
Click here to read these definitions.

Architectural features of knowledge management success organizations
GM Kim, ES Kil
International Journal of Innovation and Learning, 2008, 5(6), pp617-632
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Knowledge management practices: a sectorial analysis
MD Singh, R Kant, R Narain
International Journal of Innovation and Learning, 2008, 5(6), pp683-710
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Knowledge Translation 2008: Forum for the Future
This event took place in June 2008, in Canada and provided an opportunity for individuals engaged in advancing the science and impact of knowledge translation to share, discuss and lay a foundation for advancing the global field in research and application, particularly in the health sector. Click here to see the presentations.

A model and typology of collaboration among professionals in healthcare organizations
D D’Amour, L Goulet, JF Labadie, L San Martin-Rodriguez, R Pineault
BMC Health Services Research, 2008, 8:188
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Applying social marketing in health care: communicating evidence to change consumer behavior
W Evans, L McCormack
Medical Decision-Making, 2008, 28(5), pp781-792
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Laypersons’ understanding of relative risk reductions: randomised cross-sectional study
L Sorensen, D Gyrd-Hansen, IS Kristiansen, J Nexoe, JB Nielsen
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2008, 8:31
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Quality Measurement

Developing and testing an instrument to measure the presence of conditions for successful implementation of quality improvement collaboratives
MLA Duckers, C Wagner, PP Groenewegen
BMC Health Services Research, 2008, 8:172
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Public Health

An introduction to evidence-informed public health and a compendium of critical appraisal tools for public health practice
D Ciliska, H Thomas, C Buffett
National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools, February 2008
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Decision Making

Lessons learned by (from?) an economist working in medical decision making
P Wakker
Medical Decision-Making, 2008, 28(5), pp690-698
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Beyond shared decision making: an expanded typology of medical decisions
S Whitney, M Holmes-Rovner, H Brody, C Schneider, L McCullough, R Volk, A McGuire
Medical Decision-Making, 2008, 28(5), pp699-705
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The impact of individualized evidence-based decision support on aneurysm patients’ decision making, ideals of autonomy, and quality of life
A Stiggelbout, A Molewijk, W Otten, J van Bockel, CMA Bruijninckx, I van der Salm, J Kievit
Medical Decision-Making, 2008, 28(5), pp751-762
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Organisational Culture

Towards a data sharing culture: recommendations for leadership from academic health centers
HA Piwowar, MJ Becich, H Bilofsky, RS Crowley
PLoS Medicine, 2008, 2nd September
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Evidence Based Practice

Analysis of queries sent to Pubmed at the point of care: observation of search behaviour in a medical teaching hospital
A Hoogendam, AFH Stalenhoef, PF de Vries Robbe, JAPM Overbeke
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision-Making, 2008, 8:42
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Publication of clinical trials supporting successful new drug applications: a literature analysis
K Lee, P Bacchetti, I Sim
PLoS Medicine, 2008, 2nd September
“Over half of all supporting trials for FDA-approved drugs remained unpublished more than 5 years after approval.”
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Five steps from evidence to effect: exercising clinical freedom to implement research findings
H Gee, KS Khan, R Kulier
British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2008, 115(10), pp1197-1202

Integration of meta-analysis and economic decision modeling for evaluating diagnostic tests
A Sutton, N Cooper, S Goodacre, M Stevenson
Medical Decision-Making, 2008, 28(5), pp650-667
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User experiences of evidence-based online resources for health professionals: user testing of The Cochrane Library
SE Rosenbaum, C Glenton, J Cracknell
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2008, 8:34
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Factors influencing the implementation of clinical guidelines for health care professionals: a systematic meta-review
AL Francke, MC Smit, AJE de Veer, P Mistiaen
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2008, 8:38
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Events

Event: Online Information
2nd – 4th December 2008 - Olympia Grand Hall, London, UK
The theme for this year is “Information at the heart of business” and the conference tracks will include:

• Web 2.0 after the buzz
• New ways of working – socialisation, collaboration and innovation
• Understanding behaviours for improved service delivery

Click here for the full programme.

Event: International Forum on Quality and Safety in Health Care
17th – 20th March 2008 – The ICC, Berlin, Germany
This event contains well-founded research into quality improvement and descriptions of experience of improving quality and/or patient safety that have a useful message or lessons for others. Click here for more information.

Event: 9th International Heath Impact Assessment (HIA) Conference
9th-10th October 2008 – Liverpool Marriott City Centre Hotel
This conference will provide an international forum to debate and discuss a wide range of perspectives in Health Impact Assessment and to explore the role of HIA across a range of sectors. Click here to read more.

Event: 2nd Annual NIH Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation: Building Research Capacity to Bridge the Gap From Science to Service
28th – 29th January 2009 – Natcher Conference Center, NIH Campus, Bethesda, Maryland
This conference is sponsored by the National Institute of Health. The objective is for the research community to exchange ideas, explore contemporary topics and identify concepts, methods and strategies to build research and organizational capacity for dissemination and implementation science. Click here for more information.

Event: Patient safety in mental health: driving seven steps for safer services
26th November 2008 – Hilton Leeds City Hotel, Neville Street, Leeds, LS14BX
The National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) in collaboration with the Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust and with the support of the Department of Health will be holding this one day symposium to explore best practice in mental health patient safety. Click here to find out more.

Tools

The Demographic Assessment for Health Literacy (DAHL): A new tool for estimating associations between health literacy and outcomes in national surveys
A Hanchate, A Ash, J Gazmararian, M Wolf, M Paasche-Orlow
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2008, 23(10), pp1561-1566
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The Informed Decisions Toolbox
The Center for Health Research at University College Berkeley has developed this toolbox with Kaiser Permanente and Oregon Health Service University. The aim is to help the health care decision-maker to use research evidence when making decisions about the organisation and financing of health care. Click here to access the toolbox and resources.

Calls for Interest

Call for interest: International Forum on Quality and Safety in Health Care
Deadline for abstract submission: 26th September 2008
Authors are invited to submit abstracts for this event. Submissions are welcomed of either well-founded research into quality improvement or descriptions of experience of improving quality and/or patient safety that have a useful message or lessons for others. Lessons that emerge from failure may be just as useful as those learnt from success. Click here to find out more about submitting an abstract.

Human Resources

Improving accountability for the public investment in health profession education: it’s time to try health workforce planning
DC Goodman
Journal of the American Medical Association, 2008, 300(10), pp1205-1207
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Employee engagement in the UK: meeting the challenge in the public sector
K Pritchard
Development and Learning in Organizations 2008, 22(6), pp15-17
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Mentoring in an increasingly global workplace: facing the realities and challenges
T Matuszek, DR Self, M Schraeder
Development and Learning in Organizations 2008, 22(6), pp18-20
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HRM and knowledge management
IR Edvardsson
Employee Relations, 2008, 30(5), pp553-561
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Leadership

Impact of clinical leadership development on the clinical leader, nursing team and care-giving process: a case study
BD de Casterle, A Willemse, M Verchueren, K Milisen
Journal of Nursing Management, 2008, 16(6), pp753-763
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Management

The clinical content of NHS trust board meetings: an initial exploration
M Watkins, R Jones, L Lindsey, R Sheaff
Journal of Nursing Management, 2008, 16(6), pp707-715
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Research

Reproducibility of systematic literature reviews on food, nutrition, physical activity and endometrial cancer
R Thompson, E Bandera, V Burley, J Cade, D Forman, J Freudenheim, D Greenwood, D Jacobs, R Kalliecharan, L Kushi, M McCullough, L Miles, D Moore, J Moreton, T Rastoqi, M Wiseman
Public Health Nutrition, 2008, 11(10), pp1006-1014
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An evaluation of the ‘Designated Research Team’ approach to building research capacity in primary care
J Cooke, S Nancarrow, J Dyas, M Williams
BMC Family Practice, 2008, 9:37
This paper describes an evaluation of an initiative to increase the research capability of clinical groups in primary and community care settings in a region of the United Kingdom.
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From big to small: a process for developing policy-relevant research summaries
CN Wathen, GK Watson, SM Jack, S Caldwell, N Lewis
Healthcare Policy, 2008, 4(1), pp60-69
This is a case study describing a project that developed short, policy-relevant research summaries of topics prioritised by the Ontario Women’s Health Council.
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Health Informatics

Determinants of Internet use as a preferred source of information on personal health
M Lemire, G Pare, C Sicotte, C Harvey
International Journal of Medical Informatics, 2008, 77(11), pp723-734
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Association of a clinical knowledge support system with improved patient safety, reduced complications and shorter length of stay among Medicare beneficiaries in acute care hospitals in the United States
PA Bonis, GT Pickens, DM Rind, DA Foster
International Journal of Medical Informatics, 2008, 77(11), pp715-786
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Content of weblogs written by health professionals
T Lagu, E Kaufman, D Asch, K Armstrong
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2008, 23(10), pp1642-1646
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Methodologic issues in health informatics trials: the complexities of complex interventions
I Shcherbatykh, A Holbrook, L Thabane, L Dolovich
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2008, 15(5), pp575-580
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Innovation

Will it work here? A decisionmaker’s guide to adopting innovations
This guide has been prepared for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The aim of the guide is to promote evidence-based decision-making and help decision-makers determine whether an innovation would work in their health care organization. Guided by a framework that regards adoption as a process, rather than an event, the tool is based on a modified version of the core concepts in Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovations. Click here to read the guide.

Working together for better primary health care: overcoming barriers to workforce change and innovation
This report has been prepared for the New Zealand Minister of Health from the Workforce Taskforce. The Taskforce identified the principal barriers to primary health care workforce effectiveness in the following areas:

• The funding model
• Organisational structures
• Professional leadership
• Training
• Quality improvement

Click here to read the report.

Learning

Internet-based learning in the health professions: a meta-analysis
DA Cook
Journal of the American Medical Association, 2008, 300(10), pp1181-1196
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Knowledge Improvement

User experiences of evidence-based online resources for health professionals: user testing of The Cochrane Library
SE Rosenbaum, C Glenton, J Cracknell
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2008, 8:34
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The strategic management of organizational knowledge exchange related to hospital quality measurement and reporting
P Rangachari
Quality Management in Health Care, 2008, 17(3), pp252-269
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A systems-based dynamic knowledge transfer capacity model
R Parent, M Roy, D St-Jacques
Journal of Knowledge Management, 2007, 11(6), pp81-93
The purpose of this paper is to understand how recent developments in systems thinking and social construction can influence understanding of knowledge transfer (KT) and to propose a new systems-based knowledge transfer model. Click here to read more.

Public Health

Quality in and equality of access to healthcare services in England: CHE Research Paper 40
MK Goddard
August 2008, Centre for Health Economics, University of York, UK
The purpose of this report is to identify and analyse barriers to access in health care services, which are faced by vulnerable groups in society, and especially those most exposed to social exclusion.
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Quality in and equality of access to healthcare services: executive summary
2008, European Commission
The European Commission commissioned the European Health Management Association to undertake a study on “Quality in and equality of access to healthcare services: HealthQUEST”. The study has two key aims:
To identify and analyse barriers to accessing healthcare
To review policy initiatives taken by Member States to realize the objective of equitable access for all
Click here to read the executive summary of the report.

Health for all? A critical analysis of public health policies in eight European countries
C Hogstedt, H Moberg, B Lundgren, M Backhans
2008 Swedish National Institute of Public Health
This publication presents the situation 2006 concerning equity-oriented public health policies in eight European countries using a template for comparisons. Click here to read more.

Decision Making

Patient assessments of the most important medical decision during a hospitalization
T Perneger, A Charvet-Bacrard, A Perrier
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2008, 23(10), pp1659-1665
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Affective forecasting: an unrecognized challenge in making serious health decisions
J Halpern, R Arnold
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2008, 23(10), pp1708-1712
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Patient Safety

The effect of electronic prescribing on medication errors and adverse drug events: a systematic review
E Ammenwerth, P Schnell-Inderst, C Machan, U Siebert
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2008, 15(5), pp575-580
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Evidence Based Practice

Achieving evidence-based nursing practice: impact of the Caledonian Development Model
D Tolson, J Booth, A Lowndes
Journal of Nursing Management, 2008, 16(6), pp682-691
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An organized approach to improvement in guideline adherence for acute myocardial infarction: results with the Get With The Guidelines Quality Improvement Program
WR Lewis, ED Peterson, CP Cannon, DM Super, KA LaBresh, K Quealy, L Liang, GC Fonarow
Archives of Internal Medicine, 2008, 168, pp1813-1819
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Communication

Peer support: healthcare professionals supporting each other after adverse medical events
F van Pelt
Quality and Safety in Health Care, 2008, 17(4), pp249-252
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Health Informatics

Accuracy in the recording of pressure ulcers and prevention after implementing an electronic health record in hospital care
L Gunningberg, MF Dahm, A Ehrenberg
Quality and Safety in Health Care, 2008, 17(4), pp281-285
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Knowledge Improvement

A framework for collaborative knowledge creation
M Salisbury
Knowledge Management Research and Practice, 2008, 6(3), pp214-224
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Two forgotten elements of a knowledge management strategy
J Liebowitz
Knowledge Management Research and Practice, 2008, 6(3), pp239-244
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Patient Safety

‘Every error counts’: a web-based incident reporting and learning system for general practice
B Hoffmann, M Beyer, J Rohe, J Gensichen, FM Gerlach
Quality and Safety in Health Care, 2008, 17(4), pp307-312
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Performance Improvement

Achieving effective staffing through a shared decision-making approach to open-shift management
NM Valentine, J Nash, D Hughes, K Douglas
Journal of Nursing Administration, 2008, 38(7/8), pp331-335
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Evidence Based Practice

Critical appraisal for emergency medicine 3: evaluation of a therapy
S Goodacre
Emergency Medicine Journal, 200-8, 25(9), pp590-592
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Hospital admissions with head injury following publication of NICE guidance
S Goodacre
Emergency Medicine Journal, 200-8, 25(9), pp556-557
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Use of statistical process control charts in stroke medicine to determine if clinical evidence and changes in service were associated with improvements in the quality of care
GR Henderson, GE Mead, ML van Dijke, S Ramsay, MA McDowall, M Dennis
Quality and Safety in Health Care, 2008, 17(4), pp301-306
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Guideline implementation in allied health professions: a systematic review of the literature
S Hakkennes, K Dodd
Quality and Safety in Health Care, 2008, 17(4), pp296-300
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Implementation of proven interventions in general medical inpatients: development and evaluation of a new quality indicator for drug therapy
C Huang, P Loewen, T Pelletier, J Slater, M Chung
Quality and Safety in Health Care, 2008, 17(4), pp269-274
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Service Improvement

Can a change in policy reduce emergency hospital admissions? Effect of admission avoidance team, guideline implementation and maximizing the observation unit
R Gonnah
Emergency Medicine Journal, 200-8, 25(9), pp575-578
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Health Informatics

Implementation of computerized physician order entry (CPOE) and picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) in the NHS: quantitative before and after study
S Collin, BC Reeves, J Hendy, N Fulop, A Hutchings, E Priedane
British Medical Journal, 2008, 337: a939
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Learning

Shared knowledge and understandings in organizations: its development and organizational learning processes
KP Schulz
Management Learning, 2008, 39(4), pp457-473
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Events

Events: Managing the consequences of adverse incidents
The NHS Training Hub for Operative Technologies in Healthcare (THOTH) and Action Against Medical Accidents (AvMA) present a series of free partnership events for NHS staff and patients on ‘Managing the Consequences of Adverse Incidents: Empowering Patients and Clinicians in Patient Safety Work.’

• 22nd September 2008 – Grey Street Hotel, Newcastle
• 3rd October 2008 – Copthorne Hotel, Manchester
• 10th October 2008 – Avon Gorge Hotel, Bristol
• 13th October 2008 – Hawkwell House, Oxford
• 16th October 2008 – University Arms Hotel, Cambridge

Click here to find out more. To book your place or for more information, please contact AvMA Conferences & Events at conferences@avma.org.uk

Spread and Adoption

Quality: MK
This Health Foundation funded programme aims to develop a whole system approach to improving health care in Milton Keynes that is driven by primary care, patient engagement and evidence-based practice. Click here for more.

Knowledge Improvement

CSIP Networks
The Care Services Improvement Partnership has a new-look website for the CSIP Networks, which combine health and social care knowledge with specialized expertise in integration and whole system reform, commissioning, telecare, and housing with care. Click here to see more.

Events

Event: 5th International Conference on Intellectual Capital, Knowledge Management and Organisational Learning
9th-10th October 2008 – New York Institute of Technology, New York, USA
Click here to see the preliminary programme.

Event: Reducing Clostridium difficile: making a different from board to ward
6th November 2008 – 76 Portland Place, London
To download a copy of the conference programme, please click here.

Calls for Interest

Calls for interest: International Forum on Quality and Safety in Health Care
17th – 20th March, 2009 – Berlin, Germany
The deadline to submit an abstract for this event is 5pm on the 26th September 2008. The International Forum is open to all, and is relevant to both beginners and those experienced in improvement work. Detailed instructions for submission are available here. To submit an abstract, click here.

Change Management

Stakeholder approach for evaluating organizational change projects
A Peltokorpi, A Alho, J Kujala, J Aitamurto, P Parvinen
International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 2008, 21(5), pp418-434
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Management

How do hospital organizational structure and processes affect quality of care? A critical review of research methods
LR Hearld, JA Alexander, I Fraser, HJ Jiang
Medical Care Research and Review, 2008, 65(3), pp259-299
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Research

Methods for the thematic synthesis of qualitative research in systematic reviews
J Thomas, A Harden
BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2008, 8:45
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Asking the right questions: scoping studies in the commissioning of research on the organisation and delivery of health services
S Anderson, P Allen, S Peckham, N Goodwin
Health Research Policy and Systems, 2008, 6:7
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An introduction to reading and appraising qualitative research
A Kuper, S Reeves, W Levinson
British Medical Journal, 2008, 337: a288
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Grounded theory, mixed methods, and action research
L Lingard, M Albert, W Levinson
British Medical Journal, 2008, 337: a567
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Discourse analysis
BD Hodges, A Kuper, S Reeves
British Medical Journal, 2008, 337: a879
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Why use theories in qualitative research?
S Reeves, M Albert, A Kuper, BD Hodges
British Medical Journal, 2008, 337: a949
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Qualitative research methodologies: ethnography
S Reeves, A Kuper, BD Hodges
British Medical Journal, 2008, 337: a1020
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Critically appraising qualitative research
A Kuper, L Lingard, W Levinson
British Medical Journal, 2008, 337: a1035
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