Events

Event: The powers and perils of social networking
15th May 2008 – 9.30am – 4pm – London
Event exploring how NHS organisations can maximise the opportunities provided by social networking sites and reduce any associated risks. Click here for more information.

Event: International Forum on Quality and Safety in Health Care
22-25th April 2008 – Le Palais des Congres de Paris, France
This event is presented by the BMJ Group and the Institute for Health Care Improvement, and provides the opportunity for learning and networking, with high profile plenary speakers, chaired poster sessions, poster displays, and discussion groups. The Forum language is English, with some sessions being translated into French.
Click on the links below to access the timetables for each day of the event :
· Day 1 - Tuesday 22nd April 2008
· Day 2 - Wednesday 23rd April 2008
· Day 3 - Thursday 24th April 2008
· Day 4 - Friday 25th April 2008
Click here to find out more.

Event: The politics of health policy, organisation, community: changing contexts, managing relationships
25th – 27th June 2008 – Divani Caravel Hotel, Athens
This event is being organised by the European Health Management Association, and look at key issues for decision-makers in health systems, and suggest ways to deliver healthcare in the future. Click here for more information.

Process

Including patients in root cause and system failure analysis: legal and psychological implications
TM Zimmerman, G Amori
Journal of Healthcare Risk Management, 2008, 27(2), pp27-34
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Research

Internal and external validity of cluster randomised trials: systematic review of recent trials
S Eldridge, D Ashby, C Bennett, M Wakelin, G Feder
British Medical Journal, 2008, 25th March
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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.

Learning

Is yours a learning organization?
DA Garvin, AC Edmondson, F Gino
Harvard Business Review, 2008, 86(3)
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Quality Improvement

Beyond the limits of clinical governance? The case of mental health in English primary care
L Gask, A Rogers, S Campbell, R Sheaff
BMC Health Services Research, 2008, 8:63
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The Quality Improvement Demonstration Study: an example of evidence-based policy-making in practice
R Shimkhada, JW Peabody, SA Quimbo, O Solon
Health Research Policy and Systems, 2008, 6:5
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Public Health

Registry of evidence of public health interventions
Health-evidence.ca is a free, searchable online registry, of published research evidence, in the form of systematic reviews, evaluating public health interventions. The registry houses over 1,100 reviews and is updated quarterly. All reviews have been assessed for methodological quality, designed to support public health decision makers.