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Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - April 30, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Comprehensive description of the different levels of evidence for treatment decisions.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Identifying the best evidence for therapy questions.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - March 20, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Clinicians must be capable of making informed decisions about which guidelines are most appropriate for their patients.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Overcoming the difficulties of conflicting guidance.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - March 14, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Public release of performance data stimulates change at hospital level.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Systematic review looking at the benefits of reporting.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - March 6, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Clinical queries sent to PubMed contained fewer than three terms.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Observation study to analyse usage of PubMed.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - February 28, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Multiple strategies for implementing guidelines were more effective than single ones.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Review of guideline implementation practice.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - February 13, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Call to speed up improvement progress.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Guidance on improving the production of research on quality and safety of health care.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - February 5, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Policy+: bringing evidence to policy-makersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
New publication from the National Nursing Research Unit.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - January 29, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Providing timely information to questions did have a positive impact on clinical decision-making.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Librarian literature searches saved clinicians time.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - January 22, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Does size matter?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Debate about whether the sample size of clinical trials can affect the quality of the research.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - January 15, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

"What is everyone learning?" - the role of evidence in service improvement.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Are randomized controlled trials the best evidence for service improvement?
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - January 9, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Applying research to practice.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Making sure the research applies to the individual patient.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - December 17, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Healthcare professionals' electronic journal preferences.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Specialists accessed different journals to those viewed by primary care physicians.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - December 11, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Step-by-step guide to critically appraising qualitative research.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Guide to critical appraisal.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - December 4, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

An introduction to reading and appraising qualitative research.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Guide to applying qualitative research.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - November 27, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Methods for improving research uptake need to focus on the whole healthcare team.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
"Changes that can improve patients' health are often difficult to get into practice, even when backed by good evidence."
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - November 21, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

The role of patient choice in guideline development.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Commentary on guideline development.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - November 12, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Tool to evaluate the successful implementation of evidence into practice.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A potentially useful tool.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - October 30, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Balanced journalism is required "to promote an informed and medically literate citizenry."Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Issues faced from unbalanced reporting.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - October 24, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

"Clinically relevant evidence to inform decision-making is needed."Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Clinical questions remain unanswered in clinical trials.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - October 16, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

"Improved methods of economic analyses and of their presentation, which take account of the concerns of their users, are needed."Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Report investigating the use of health economic information.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - October 9, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

"Replicating non-pharmacological treatments in practice depends on how well they have been described in research studies."Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Research looking into the need for better reporting of interventions.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - October 2, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Certain factors, which are not easily resolved, are barriers to implementing evidence.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Overcoming barriers to research utilisation.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - September 25, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

A practical guide to integrated working.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Guide for those seeking to further integrate health and social care services.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - September 18, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

The Health Care Innovations Exchange.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Details of a programme from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - September 11, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Guidance on developing quality and safety strategies with a health system approach.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Guidance from the World Health Organization.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - September 4, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Should evidence be applied in large scale healthcare interventions?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Debate about the application of evidence in large scale healthcare interventions.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - August 21, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

"Clinical librarian programs may lead to information behaviour change."Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Study on the benefits of a clinical librarian service in North Wales.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - August 14, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Interventions for enhancing research use by nurses.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Factors which increase or decrease research utilisation by nurses.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - August 7, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Methods for evaluating interventions for improving patient safety and quality.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Series of four articles in the journal Quality and Safety in Health Care.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - July 23, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Design of guideline implementation strategies did influence adherence to guidelines.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Paper looking at whether ease of use, incentives or education would increase guideline implementation.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - July 17, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Health Technology Assessment (HTA) plays a major part in evidence-based decision-making.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This project was part of a year-long study: Financing sustainable health care in Europe.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - July 10, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

High quality care for all: NHS next stage review - final reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Lord Darzi's final report of the future of the NHS.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - July 3, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Constructing the evidence base on the social determinants of health: a guide.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Recommendations on measuring the social determinants of health.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - June 26, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Teams without walls: the value of medical innovation and leadership.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Report of a working party.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - June 19, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Integrating NHS care: lessons from the frontline.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Two reports about closer integration of care.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - June 11, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Rapid Evidence Assessment Toolkit.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Toolkit for dealing with information overload.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - June 5, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Collection of papers by the GRADE team.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
GRADE stands for Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - May 21, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

HaCIRIC - creating evidence-based outputs that support decision making.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Collaboration to support evidence-based practice in service planning and delivery.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - May 15, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

RCT results may not always provide the best evidence for therapy recommendations.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Study to evaluate quality of randomised controlled trials.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - May 7, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Year of Health Communities calendar.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Calendar showing innovations in local government.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - May 1, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Cochrane Collaboration Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Guidance to authors for the preparation of Cochrane Intervention reviews (including Cochrane Overviews of reviews).
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - April 23, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Four factors that influence the practice and decisions of GPs.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Understanding how GPs make decisions.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - April 15, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Do clinical librarians change behaviour?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Clinical librarians do change information seeking behaviour.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - April 9, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

"Learning from investigations."Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Report from the Healthcare Commission.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - April 4, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Evidence-based interventions to improve the palliative care of pain, dyspnea and depression at the end of life.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The evidence base for palliative care at the end of life.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - March 19, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

PubMed versus Google Scholar.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Comparison of a database and a search engine.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - March 13, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Report of a National Review of NHS Health Library Services in England: from knowledge to health in the 21st century.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Key role of NHS health libraries.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - March 4, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

Organizational learning, knowledge, and capacity.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A systematic literature review for policy-makers, managers and academics - executive summary.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - February 26, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations

CONSORT for reporting randomized controlled trials in journal and conference abstracts: explanation and elaboration.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
An extension of the CONSORT statement.
Source: NLH - Document Of The Week - February 13, 2008 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: organizations