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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