Management of Change

Health care required big changes to complement new IT
J Adler-Milstein
Harvard Business Review, 2009, 87(4), pp20-22
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Decoding resistance to change
JD Ford, LW Ford
Harvard Business Review, 2009, 87(4), pp99-103
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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

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.

Events

Event: Healthinf 2009 – International Conference on Health Informatics
14th-17th January 2009 – Porto, Portugal.
The purpose of the International Conference on Health Informatics is to bring together researchers and practitioners interested in the application of information and communication technologies (ICT) to healthcare and medicine in general. Click here for more information.

Events

Event: 20th International Conference of the Society for Medical Innovation and Technology (SMIT)
28-30 August, 2008 – Vienna, Austria
Topics include:

• Hybrid OR, work flow, and systems integration
• E-health
• Model based therapy, numerical simulation and training

Click here to find out more.

Event: 5th International Council of Nurses International Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nursing Network
17th-20th September 2008 – Toronto, Canada
The theme of this conference is Leadership in Advanced Nursing Practice: maximizing health, celebrating collaboration and promoting innovation. The conference will inspire advanced practice nurses around the globe to learn new ways to handle challenges, and will provide opportunities to network with clinicians, administrators, policy-makers, educators, researchers, students, and interdisciplinary colleagues. Click here for more.

Event: 9th European Conference on Knowledge Management
4th-5th September, 2008 – Southampton Solent University, UK
Click here to see the preliminary programme.

Event: SharePoint – resolving the information challenges
8th July 2008 – The Wellcome Collection Conference Center, London
This event is organised by TFPL discusses the strengths and weaknesses of Sharepoint 2007. The cost is £395+VAT (£464.13), and more information can be found here.

Organisational Development

European Journal of ePractice
This is a peer-reviewed online publication on eTransformation. It is sponsored by the European Commission as part of its good practice exchange activity and is run by an independent Editorial Board. The scope of the journal reflects the three domains of the ePractice.eu: eGovernment, eHealth, and eInclusion. Click here to access this journal. Professionals, practitioners, and academics are invited to submit position papers on research findings. Click here to find out how.

Performance Measurement

Measuring physician performance: building an effective physician performance system starts with transparency
J Hanson
Health Management Technology, 2008, 29(4), pp10-13
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Events

Event: Harnessing technology to achieve organizational objectives
13th May 2008 – Middlesex University – Institute for Work Based Learning, The Burroughs, Hendon, London
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Event: Primary care research and education
9th-11th July 2008 – Galway, Ireland
This conference is presented by the Society for Academic Primary Care. Click here to find out more.

Event: Health economics and global renaissance
23rd – 26th July 2008 – University of Rome, Italy
Click here to find out more.

Event: Better networks for better health
12th June 2008 – Westminster University, Cavendish Campus
The WestFocus Life Sciences network is hosting this meeting. Click here to find out more.

Event: Business Process Change masterclasses
19th May 2008 – Newcastle Civic Centre
20th May 2008 – Partnership for Learning, Liverpool
22nd May 2008 – Aston Business School, Birmingham
23rd May 2008 – Parity Training, Wimbledon Bridge House, Wimbledon, London, SW19 3RU
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Event: Key competencies – skills for life 2008
19-20 June 2008 – City University, London
Click here for more information about this international conference. Click here to find out more.

Events

Event: 9th International Conference on System Science in Health Care: New information technologies and governance of health care systems.
3rd – 5th September 2008- Lyon, France
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Health Informatics

Health Technology Assessment on the Net
The Institute of Health Economics has prepared this document, which presents a collection of resources, to help people compile Health Technology Assessments. Click here to access this document.

Knowledge Improvement

The use of tacit knowledge within innovative companies: knowledge management in innovative enterprises
RS de Alwis, E Hartmann
Journal of Knowledge Management, 2008, 12(1), pp133-147
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Using health technology assessment to identify research gaps: an unexploited resource for increasing the value of clinical research
NA Scott, C Moga, C Harstall, J Magnan
Healthcare Policy, 2008, 3(3), pp51-53
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Tracing and cataloguing knowledge in an e-health cardiology environment
LG Gortzis, G Nikiforidis
Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 2008, 41(2), pp217-223
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Medical literature search practice in paediatric junior medical staff: a questionnaire survey
P Shirkhedkar, AS Day
Informatics for Health and Social Care, 2008, 33(1), pp69-75
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Some directions for research in knowledge sharing
JH Klein
Knowledge Management, Research and Practice, 2008, 6(1), pp41-46
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A review of the main approaches to knowledge management
M Begoñ Lloria
Knowledge Management, Research and Practice, 2008, 6(1), pp77-89
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Auditing knowledge management practices: model and application
M Handzic, A Lagumdzija, A Celjo
Knowledge Management, Research and Practice, 2008, 6(1), pp90-99
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Health research funding agencies’ support and promotion of knowledge translation: an international study
JM Tetroe, ID Graham, R Foy, N Robinson, MP Eccles, M Wensing, P Durieux, F Legare, C Palmhoj Nielson, A Adily, JE Ward, C Porter, B Shea, JM Grimshaw
The Milbank Quarterly, 2008, 86(1), pp125-155
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Decision-Making

Hospital libraries have a positive impact on clinical decision making and patient care
MI Preddie
Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2007, 2(4), pp104-107
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Performance of a web-based clinical diagnosis support system for internists
M Graber, A Mathew
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2008, 23(suppl 1), pp37-40
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Computerized clinical decision support: will it transform healthcare?
B Chaudhry
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2008, 23(suppl 1), pp85-87
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Events

Event: The future now: challenges and opportunities in health
This World Congress of Health Professions will be held on 26-29 March, 2008 in Australia. The main themes are: global challenges and worldwide health, the impact of new technology on healthcare, innovations in service delivery, workforce and training, demands and opportunities. Click here to find out more.

Call for papers: Delivering better health services
4th-5th June 2008
Manchester

All those working in the field of health services research and health care policy are invited to submit abstracts for presentation and/or poster display at “Delivering better health services - the joint Health Services Research Network and NIHR SDO Programme 2008 Annual Conference.

There is a £250 prize for best research presentation and a £150 prize for best poster display. For more information and to submit your abstract click here. Deadline for submission is 14 January, 2008.