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Qualitative methods and D&I
The use of qualitative methods is an important tool in the field of implementation and improvement sciences. However, this method also has some serious drawbacks for researchers working in the field. This article by Suzanne Heurtin-Roberts tackles those issues and raises the question for readers on what challenges they have faced when working with qualitative methods for […]
Use this RE-AIM Quiz to Help Plan Your Project
Check out this helpful online module. This online quiz helps you plan out your next implementation or improvement science project using the RE-AIM framework by breaking down each part of the framework into easy to follow questions. The quiz also includes helpful tips to improve each aspect of your intervention. Click here to use the […]
What is “Exempt” Human Subject Research, And What Does It Mean?
Are you unsure whether or not your human research study may be exempt? Dr. Fanny K. Ennever describes the six common rule exempt categories in this article in the Clinical Research Newsletter. Important to note: There have been changes regarding exempt research since November 2014.
Working on QI project and want to get published?
If you are working on a QI project, consider turning your results into a publishable report and submitting to BMJ Quality Improvement Reports. This journal accepts quality improvement reports, value based healthcare reports, research and reporting methodology, quality education, quality improvement program reports in addition to original articles, short reports and systematic reviews. Click here for […]
Proceedings from the 9th annual conference on the science of dissemination and implementation
Unable to make the annual D&I conference this year? Click here to read the proceedings of the 9th annual D&I conference. A general summary of the conference is described and a break down of the different tracks. Tracks included: Behavioral Health, Big Data and Technology for Dissemination and Implementation Research, Clinical Care Settings, Global Dissemination […]
Accounting for Patient Preferences Regarding Life-Sustaining Treatment in Evaluations of Medical Effectiveness and Quality.
Check out this paper authored by CIIS co-director, Allan Walkey. Abstract: The importance of understanding patient preferences for life-sustaining treatment is well-described for individual clinical decisions; however, its role in evaluations of healthcare outcomes and quality has received little attention. Decisions to limit life-sustaining therapies are strongly associated with high risks of death in ways […]
Use of theory to plan or evaluate guideline implementation among physicians: a scoping review
Background Guidelines support health care decision-making and high quality care and outcomes. However, their implementation is sub-optimal. Theory-informed, tailored implementation is associated with guideline use. Few guideline implementation studies published up to 1998 employed theory. This study aimed to describe if and how theory is now used to plan or evaluate guideline implementation among physicians. […]
The physician’s experience of changing clinical practice: a struggle to unlearn
Background Changing clinical practice is a difficult process, best illustrated by the time lag between evidence and use in practice and the extensive use of low-value care. Existing models mostly focus on the barriers to learning and implementing new knowledge. Changing clinical practice, however, includes not only the learning of new practices but also unlearning […]
Methods for designing interventions to change healthcare professionals’ behaviour: a systematic review
Background Systematic reviews consistently indicate that interventions to change healthcare professional (HCP) behaviour are haphazardly designed and poorly specified. Clarity about methods for designing and specifying interventions is needed. The objective of this review was to identify published methods for designing interventions to change HCP behaviour. Methods A search of MEDLINE, Embase, and PsycINFO was […]