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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