Events

Event: Improving patient services in the NHS – learning the lessons and sharing the knowledge
27^th February 2009 – Leeds Town Hall
10^th March 2009 – Staff House, University of Manchester
NHS Connecting for Health (NHS CFH) is hosting two conferences for NHS staff to share their knowledge and learn lessons from each other to help improve patient services. To find out more about the events, click here. An online booking facility is available for these events:

• Leeds event
• Manchester event

Event: Using practical tools and methods to create an efficient office practice
Begins 12^th February 2009 – web-based learning sessions and practical assignments
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has created a new Web&ACTION to help office practices find and eliminate waste. Participants in the program will learn how to use simple tools and methods centered on Lean principles such as identifying the value stream, design for continuous flow, and removing bottlenecks and waste. The goals of this work include:

• focusing more fully on providing ideal patient-centered, evidence based care
• decreasing cycle times
• increasing efficiency, and patient and staff satisfaction

For more information on this program, click here.

Tools

WHO primary care quality management tool
The World Health Organization has developed a primary care quality management tool, which is currently being tested by Slovenia and Uzbekistan. Its aim is to assess if countries are making use of available know how and resources to improve the quality of their primary care services. The reports of the pilot tests include recommendations on policy action:

• Slovenia
• Uzbekistan

Research

Quality assessment of diagnostic before-after studies development of methodology in the context of a systematic review
CA Meads, CF Davenport
BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2009, 9:3
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The external validity of published randomized controlled trials in primary care
R Jones, RO Jones, C McCowan, AA Montgomery, T Fahey
BMC Family Practice, 2009, 10:5
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Knowledge Improvement

Knowledge brokering: exploring the process of transferring knowledge into action
VL Ward, AO House, S Hamer
BMC Health Services Research, 2009, 9:12
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Patient Safety

Annual Evidence Update on Patient Safety
The National Library for Health Specialist Library for Patient and Public Involvement has created an Annual Evidence Update (AEU) on patient safety. The AEU considers the issue of patient involvement in patient safety, which can be defined as:

• the actions that patients take to reduce the likelihood of medical errors;
• the actions that patients take to mitigate the effects of medical errors when they do occur.

The AEU looks at the ways in which patients can help to improve patient safety, and also at the willingness of patients to perform safety-related behaviours. Click here for more.

Evidence Based Practice

How to us an article about genetic association: C: what are the results and will they help me in caring for my patients?
J Attia, JPA Ioannidis, A Thakkinstian, M McEvoy, RJ Scott, C Minelli, J Thompson, C Infante-Rivard, G Guyatt
Journal of the American Medical Association, 2009, 301(3), pp304-308
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Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine
A new journal was launched in November 2008, by Wiley-Blackwell. Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine is the official English language journal of the Chinese Cochrane Centre. The journal aims to present the newest research results and promote the international understanding and development of evidence-based decision-making, research, practice, and education. Click here for more.

From randomized controlled trials to evidence grading schemes: current state of evidence-based practice in social sciences
R Boruch, N Rui
Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2008, 1(1), pp41-49
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Communication

How do communication structures shape the process of knowledge transfer? – an agent-based model
W Guechtouli
December 2008, Groupement de Recherche en Economie
The aim of this paper is to study the impact of two different structures of communication on both processes of knowledge transfer and individual learning in the context of a community of practice. Click here to read more.

Patient Safety

Improving patient safety in the EU: Assessing the expected effects of three policy areas for future action
A Conklin, AM Vilamovska, H de Vries, E Hatziandreu
2008, RAND Technical Report
This report was prepared for the Health and Consumer Protection Commission in support of their Impact Assessment of the Patient Safety and Quality Legislative proposal for 2008. It presents the findings of a study in which was informed by existing European and international studies and evaluations on patient safety and related initiatives. Click here to read the full report.

Events

Event: European Conference on Intellectual Capital
28th-29th April 2009 – University of Applied Sciences, Haarlem, The Netherlands
More details about this event are here.

Event: Observatory Venice Summer School: Innovation and Health Technology Assessment Improving Health System Quality
26th-31st July 2009 – San Servolo Venice
The European Observatory Summer School programme brings together high level policy-makers in a stimulating environment where experiences can be openly discussed and information freely exchanged. There is some formal teaching but the emphasis is very much on a participative approach. Click here for more information.

Innovation

Team effectiveness and organizational context in the implementation of a clinical innovation
C Van Deusen Lukas, DC Mohr, M Meterko
Quality Management in Health Care, 2009, 18:1), pp25-39
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Events

Event: International Forum on Quality and Safety in Health Care
17th-20th March 2009 – Berlin, Germany
This event is for people dedicated to improving quality and safety in health care. The International Forum is now in its 14th successful year and attracting more than 2,200 health care professionals from over 70 countries worldwide. Click here for more.

Human Resources

Formal mentoring: a human resource management practice that supports knowledge transfer across projects
RE Landaeta, TG Kotnour
International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital, 2008, 5(3/4), pp296-310
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An experience of virtual leadership development for human resource managers
KE Sherk, F Nauseda, S Johnson, D Liston
Human Resources for Health, 209, 7:1
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Commissioning

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of clinical pathways on length of stay, hospital costs and patient outcomes
T Rotter, J Kugler, R Koch, H Gothe, S Twork, JM van Oostrum, EW Steyerberg
BMC Health Services Research, 2008, 8:265
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The remuneration of general practitioners and specialists in 14 OECD countries: what are the factors influencing variations across countries?
R Fujisawa, G Lafortune
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2008, December
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Communication

Networking for health
F Godlee
British Medical Journal, 2008, 337:a3153
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A scoping literature review of collaboration between primary care and public health: a report to the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
Dr R Martin-Misener, Dr R Valaitis
2008
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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

Improving the reporting of pragmatic trials: an extension of the CONSORT statement
M Zwarenstein, S Treweek, JG Gagnier, DG Altman, S Tunis, B Haynes, AD Oxman, D Moher
British Medical Journal, 2008, 337:a2390
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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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How to use an article about genetic association: B: Are the results of the study valid?
J Attia, JPA Ioannidis, A Thakkinstian, M McEvoy, RJ Scott, C Minelli, J Thompson, C Infante-Riard, G Guyatt
Journal of the American Medical Association, 2009, 301(2), pp191-197
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Health Informatics

Telemedicine across the ages
AC Smith, LC Gray
Medical Journal of Australia, 2009, 190(1), pp15-19
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Doctor, patient and computer – a framework for the new consultation
C Pearce, K Dwan, M Arnold, C Phillips, S Trumble
International Journal of Medical Informatics, 2009, 78(1), pp32-38
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Home telehealth for chronic disease management
This health technology assessment report, produced by the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, and looks at home telehealth for chronic disease management, examining the clinical and cost effectiveness of information communication technologies for chronic disease management, compared with usual care. Click here for more.

Innovation

Drivers and barriers of innovation dynamics in healthcare: towards a framework for analyzing innovation in tuberculosis control in India
N Engel
United Nations University, 2008
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Knowledge Improvement

Developing a national dissemination plan for collaborative care for depression: QUERI Series
JL Smith, JW Williams, RR Owen, LV Rubenstein, E Chaney
Implementation Science, 2008, 3:59
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Mapping new theoretical and methodological terrain for knowledge translation: contributions from critical realism and the arts
PC Kontos, BD Poland
Implementation Science, 2009, 4:1
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Implicit bias among physicians
N Dawson, H Arkes
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2008, 24(1), pp137-140

KT Clearinghouse
The goal of this website, produced by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, is to provide a platform for which researchers interested in knowledge transfer can draw on to enhance and facilitate implementation of KT initiatives. The site contains models, tools, and guidance. Click here for more.

Quality Improvement

Publication guidelines for quality improvement studies in health care: evolution of the SQUIRE Project
F Davidoff, P Batalden, D Stevens, G Ogrinc, S Mooney
Annals of Internal Medicine, 2008, 149(9), pp670-676
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Improving the quality of health care: who is responsible for what?
JF Wharam, D Sulmasy
Journal of the American Medical Association, 2009, 301(2), pp215-217
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Public Health

Planning ahead in public health? A qualitative study of the time horizons used in public health decision-making
DC Taylor-Robinson, B Milton, F Lloyd-Williams, M O’Flaherty, S Capewell
BMC Public Health, 2008, 8:415
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Decision Making

Arduous implementation: does the Normalisation Process Model explain why it’s so difficult to embed decision support technologies for patients in routine clinical practice
G Elwyn, F Legare, T van der Weijden, A Edwards, C May
Implementation Science, 2008, 3:57
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Physician autonomy and informed decision making: finding the balance for patient safety and quality
SC Mathews, PJ Pronovost
Journal of the American Medical Association, 2008, 300(24), pp2913-2915
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Evidence and value: impact on decision-making – the EVIDEM framework and potential applications
MM Goetghebeur, M Wagner, H Khoury, RJ Levitt, LJ Erickson, D Rindress
BMC Health Services Research, 2008, 8:270
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Patient Safety

Implementing an innovative consent form: the PREDICT experience
C Decker, SV Arnold, O Olabiyi, H Ahmad, E Gialde, J Luark, L Riggs, T DeJaynes, GE Soto, JA Spertus
Implementation Science, 2008, 3:58
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Research methods and reporting: evaluating service delivery interventions to enhance patient safety
C Brown, R Lilford
British Medical Journal, 2008, 337:a2764
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The determinants of professional incompetence: an analysis of medical errors from the intellectual capital perspective
DR Chen, TH Kuo
International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital, 2008, 5(3/4), pp296-310
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Qualitative approaches to the study of adverse events and near misses
M Hauswald, S Joslyn
Academic Emergency Medicine, 2008, 15(12), pp1312-1314

Assessment of the implementation of a national patient safety alert to reduce wrong site surgery
P Rhodes, SJ Giles, GA Cook, A Grange, R Hayton, MJ Maxwell, TA Sheldon, J Wright
Quality and Safety in Health Care, 2008, 17(6), pp409-415
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Evidence Based Practice

Evidence-informed health policy
Implementation Science has published a themed issue on evidence-informed health policy. The issue includes:

• Synthesis of findings from a multi-method study of organizations that support the use of research evidence
  JN Lavis, AD Oxman, R Moynihan, EJ Paulsen
  Implementation Science 2008, 3:53
• Survey of organizations that support the use of research evidence
  JN Lavis, EJ Paulsen, AD Oxman, R Moynihan
  Implementation Science 2008, 3:54
• Interviews with the directors of organizations that support the use of research evidence
  JN Lavis, AD Oxman, R Moynihan, EJ Paulsen
  Implementation Science 2008, 3:55
• Case descriptions of organizations that support the use of research evidence
  JN Lavis, R Moynihan, AD Oxman, EJ Paulsen
  Implementation Science 2008, 3:56

Service Improvement

Primary health care delivery models in rural and remote Australia: a systematic review
J Wakerman, JS Humphreys, R Wells, P Kuipers, P Entwistle, J Jones
BMC Health Services Research, 2008, 8:276
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A model to evaluate quality and effectiveness of disease management
KMM Lemmens, AP Nieboer, CP van Schayck, JD Asin, R Huijsman
Quality and Safety in Health Care, 2008, 17(6), pp447-453
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Managing chronic conditions: experience in eight countries
E Nolte, C Knai, M McKee
Open University Press European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies series, 2008,
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Caring for people with chronic conditions: a health system perspective
E Nolte, M McKee
Open University Press European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies series, 2008,
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