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Document template to assist NHS organizations in developing policies and procedures
The NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) has published the first in a series of template documents being created to assist organisations in developing policies, procedures etc. to support best practice and achieve compliance with the NHSLA risk management standards has been published.

The template is for 'An Organisation-wide Policy for the Development and Management of Procedural Documents'. Other template documents will be made available over the following months. The use of these template documents is entirely optional for organisations.

Research

Research for Patient Benefit Programme
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is running a 'Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Programme', the main aim of which is to support projects in Health Services Research and Public Health. Projects can be either quantitative or qualitative, and should aim to:

• study the way that NHS services are provided and used
• evaluate whether interventions are effective and provide value for money
• examine whether alternative means for providing healthcare would be more effective in terms of cost and effectiveness
• formally assess innovations and developments in healthcare

The national budget is £25 million per annum. Individual research projects can last for up to 36 months with a budget of up to £250,000.

The next 'registration of intention to submit' deadline is 5pm, 10 August 2007, with a subsequent submission deadline of 21 September 2007.

For more information on the programme, guidance on completing the application form, timetable/deadline details and feedback on why previous applications have been rejected, see the RfPB page on the NIHR site at the link below.

• NIHR: Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Programme
• National Institute for Health Research

Issues in the registration of clinical trials
DA Zarin
Journal of the American Medical Association, 2007, 297(19), pp2112-2120
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Clinical research 1: research questions and design
R Endacott
Accident and Emergency Nursing, 2007, 15(2), pp106-109

Patient Care

Frequency of adverse events in patients with poor anticoagulation: a meta-analysis
N Oake, DA Fergusson, AJ Forster, C van Walraven
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 176(11), pp1589-1594
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Knowledge Management

Strategic knowledge management
G Cook
Training Journal, 2007, May, pp45-48

Knowledge-based innovation: emergence and embedding of new practice areas in management consulting firms
N Anand, HK Gardner, T Morris
The Academy of Management Journal, 2007, 50(2). Pp406-428

Team climate for innovation: what difference does it make in general practice?
J Proudfoot
International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 2007, 19(3), pp164-169

Improvement

First do no harm; then try to prevent it
G Hughes
Emergency Medicine Journal, 2007, 24(5), pp314

Health Informatics

Implementing the NHS information technology programme: qualitative study of progress in acute trusts
J Hendy, N Fulop, BC Reeves, A Hutchings, S Collin
British Medical Journal, 2007, 17th May
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Evidence Based Practice

National Library for Health Emergency Care Specialist Library
M Cooke, R Lancaster, S Aniyi
Accident and Emergency Nursing, 2007, 15(2), pp71

Event: 5th July 2007

Innovative nursing practice: mainstreaming advanced roles and new ways of working to deliver NHS priorities
Nursing Times conference at the Ibis Hotel Earls Court, London SW6
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Education and Training

Southern and London Education and Training Prospectus
The Southern and London programme have put together a prospectus of courses for both class room based training as well as e-learning portfolios.
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Decision Making

The level of knowledge of respiratory physiology articulated by intensive care nurses to provide rationale for their clinical decision-making
AM Pirret
Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 2007, 23(3), pp145-155

Using decision aids to help patients navigate the “grey zone” of medical decision-making
AM O’Connor
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 176(11), pp1597-1598
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Influence of decision aids on patient preferences for anticoagulant therapy: a randomized trial
A Holbrook, R Labiris, CH Goldsmith, K Ota, S Harb, RJ Sebaldt
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 176(11), pp1583-1587
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Health Informatics

Team spirit: the key to building a united front
Capko
Journal of Medical Practice Management, 2007, 22(5), pp276-277

50 strategies for working well with doctors: a staff training tool
S Hills
Journal of Medical Practice Management, 2007, 22(5), pp287-290

Measuring clinical information technology in the ICU setting: application in a quality improvement collaboration
R Amarasingham, PJ Pronovost, M Diener-West, C Goeschel, T Dorman, DR Thiemann, NR Powe
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2007, 14(3), pp288-294

Crossing the evidence chasm: building evidence bridges from process changes to clinical outcomes
DC Kendrick, D Bu, E Pan, B Middleton
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2007, 14(3), pp329-39

A Longitudinal Social Network Analysis of the Editorial Boards of Medical Informatics and Bioinformatics Journals
B Malin, K Carley
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2007, 14(3), pp340-348

Toward an effective strategy for the diffusion and use of clinical information systems
SM Davidson, J Heineke
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2007, 14(3), pp361-367

A viewpoint on evidence-based health informatics, based on a pilot survey on evaluation studies in health care informatics
E Ammenwerth, N de Keizer
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2007, 14(3), pp368-371

Patient Care

What patients want: a content analysis of key qualities that influence patient satisfaction
Anderson Barbara Feldman
Journal of Medical Practice Management, 2007, 22(5), pp255-261

Research

Challenges in using observational studies to evaluate adverse effects of treatment
MD Hughes, PL Williams
New England Journal of Medicine, 2007, 356(17), pp1705-1706

11 techniques to attract patients to your clinical research studies
Baum Denes
Journal of Medical Practice Management, 2007, 22(5), pp267-268

Economics

Practice-based commissioning: Implementation monitoring for March 2007
This page links to the latest statistics collected from Strategic Health Authorities to monitor progress towards universal coverage and practice take-up of incentive payments.
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Research

Guidance for annual reports on the performance management and future planning of R&D activity within NHS organizations
This guidance is to help organisations in receipt of NHS R&D funding write their annual report and improve the data returned in reports. Reports should be completed by 2 July 2007.
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Knowledge Management

Kant’s two paths of knowledge creation: a priori vs a posteriori
H Muller-Merbach
Knowledge Management Research and Practice, 2007, 5(1), pp64-65
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Innovation diffusion: a stakeholder and social network view
I Troshani, B Doolin
European Journal of Innovation Management, 2007, 10(2), pp176-200

Improvement

OR briefings may reduce the number of wrong-site surgeries: it’s hard to believe that a two-minute discussion can be such a powerful patient safety tool
Healthcare Benchmarks and Quality Improvement, 14(4), pp41-42

The ethics of using quality improvement methods in health care
J Lynn
Annals of Internal Medicine, 2007, 146(9), pp666-673

Health Informatics

Information and communications technology in chronic disease care: what are the implications for payment?
MC Christensen, D Remler
Medical Care Research and Review, 2007, 64(2), pp123-147

Economics

Implementing pay-for-performance in the neonatal intensive care unit
J Profit
Pediatrics, 2007, 119(5), pp975-982

Evidence Based Practice

Crossing the Evidence Chasm: Building Evidence Bridges from Process Changes to Clinical Outcomes
DC Kendrick, D Bu, E Pan, B Middleton
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2007, 14, pp329-339
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Health Informatics

Electronic Health Records in Four Community Physician Practices: Impact on Quality and Cost of Care
WP Welch, D Bazarko, K Ritten, Y Burgess, R Harmon, and LG Sandy
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2007, 14, pp320-328
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Toward an Effective Strategy for the Diffusion and Use of Clinical Information Systems
SM Davidson, J Heineke
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2007, 14, pp361-367
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A Viewpoint on Evidence-based Health Informatics, Based on a Pilot Survey on Evaluation Studies in Health Care Informatics
E Ammenwerth, N de Keizer
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2007, 14, pp368-371
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Research

A Longitudinal Social Network Analysis of the Editorial Boards of Medical Informatics and Bioinformatics Journals
B Malin, K Carley
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2007, 14, pp340-348
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Continuing Professional Development

Journal of Applied Research on Learning
Canadian Council on Learning is proud to announce the launch of the first issue of the Journal of Applied Research on Learning (JARL). Unique in Canada, JARL is a biannual, peer-refereed research publication that addresses specific, practical problems affecting learning in Canada and applied research of significance to learning in the Canadian context. JARL is available online as a free publication containing scholarly articles in both French and English. It is meant to be a forum for the exchange of results and ideas from quality applied research.
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To help launch this unique collaboration between IHI and JAMA, IHI's Donald Berwick, MD, MPP, and JAMA Editor Catherine D. DeAngelis, MD, MPH, co-authored a JAMA editorial. To read the editorial, click here.

Registration
There is no fee for this innovative initiative but enrollment is required. Enrollment grants you one telephone connection and unlimited participation at your site. To enroll for the May 16, 2007 "Author in the Room" call, click here.

Event: Canadian/International Symposium and Scan on Settings for Health and Learning
June 2-4, 2007 University of VictoriaVictoria, BC, Canada
Event Description: The Health and Learning Knowledge Centre is hosting a symposium, Settings for Health and Learning. More than just a workshop, this event will bring together experts, practitioners and policy-makers from across Canada and around the world. Click here for more.
Objectives

• Discuss promising and evidence-based practices, policies and programs including several settings (e.g. pre-schools, schools, post-secondary institutions, primary health care, workplaces, prisons, cities, communities, etc.)
• Present the initial results of web scans and e-mail inquiries for related contacts people and samples of policies, programs and initiatives.
• Provide an opportunity for international networks concerned with various settings to consolidate their development while stimulating further developments on settings in Canada.
• Further, to enable the IUHPE “joined settings” project to make further progress in sharing knowledge about effective interventions in settings and places.

A meta-analysis of continuing medical education effectiveness
M Mansouri, J Lockyer
Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2007, 27(1), pp6-15

Influence of remedial professional development programs for poorly performing physicians
F Goulet, R Gagnon, ME Gingras
Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2007, 27(1), pp42-48

Decision Making

Factors influencing nurses’ decisions to raise concerns about care quality
M Attree
Journal of Nursing Management, 2007, 15(4), pp392-402

Improvement

The Ethics of Using Quality Improvement Methods in Health Care
J Lynn, MA Baily, M Bottrell, B Jennings, RJ Levine, F Davidoff, D Casarett, J Corrigan, E Fox, MK Wynia, GJ Agich, M O'Kane, T Speroff, P Schyve, P Batalden, S Tunis, N Berlinger, L Cronenwett, JM Fitzmaurice, N Neveloff Dubler, B James
Annals of Internal Medicine, 2007, 146(9), pp666-673
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Quality Improvement and Ethical Oversight
Christine Grady
Annals of Internal Medicine, 2007, 146(9), pp680-681
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Medication errors in paediatric care: a systematic review of epidemiology and an evaluation of evidence supporting reduction strategy recommendations
MR Miller, KA Robinson, LH Lubomski, ML Rinke, PJ PronovostQuality and Safety in Health Care, 2007, 16(2), pp116-126
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Evaluation

A systematic review of evaluation in formal continuing medical education
J Tian, NL Atkinson, B Portnoy, RS Gold
Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2007, 27(1), pp16-27

Evidence Based Medicine

Faculty training in evidence-based medicine: improving evidence acquisition and critical appraisal
LJ Nicholson, CM Warde, JR Boker
Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2007, 27(1), pp28-33

Research

Putting results of a clinical trial into perspective
NR Wilcken, VJ Gebski, R Pike, AC Keech
Medical Journal of Australia, 2007, 186(7), pp368-370
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Ten steps to developing an abstract for conferences
J Coad, P Devitt, J Hardicre
British Journal of Nursing, 2007, 16(7), pp396-397

Ten steps to successful poster presentation
J Hardicre, P Devitt, J Coad
British Journal of Nursing, 2007, 16(7), pp398-401

Ten steps to successful conference presentations
J Hardicre, J Coad, P Devitt
British Journal of Nursing, 2007, 16(7), pp402

Basic concepts in meta-analysis: a primer for clinicians
A Khoshdel, J Attia, SL Carney
International Journal of Clinical Practice, 2006, 60(10), pp1287-1294