Professor Elizabeth Waters, Coordinating Editor of the Cochrane Public Health Review Group & Melbourne School of Population Health, University of Melbourne
A review of the evidence: School-based Interventions to Address Obesity Preve...Health Evidence™
Health Evidence hosted a 90 minute webinar, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (KTB-112487), on School-based Interventions to Address Obesity Prevention in Children 6-12 Years of Age presenting key messages, and implications for practice on Thursday, November 22nd, 2012 at 1:00 pm EST.
Kara DeCorby, Managing Director and Knowledge Broker for Health Evidence, lead the webinar, which included interactive discussion with Julie Charlebois and Paula Waddell, the authors of this review.
This webinar focused on interpreting the evidence in the following review:
Charlebois, J., Gowrinathan, Y., & Waddell, P. (2012). A Review of the Evidence: School-based Interventions to Address Obesity Prevention in Children 6-12 Years of Age. Toronto Public Health. Toronto, Ontario. (http://health-evidence.ca/documents/Final Report Sept 24-12.pdf)
TIHR (Olivia Joyner + Joe Cullen) and HSMC (Deborah Davidson) presented emerging findings from the service evaluation on accessing the potential and progress of web-based feedback for quality improvement in the Health Service at the prestigious 7th Biennial Conference in Organisational Behaviour in Health Care in April 2010.
Getting Knowledge into Action for Best Quality HealthcareNHSScotlandEvent
NHS Education for Scotland and Healthcare Improvement Scotland are working with NHS Boards to define new approaches to implementing and sharing knowledge which support practitioners to get knowledge into action at the frontline. This shift in focus from accessing to applying knowledge will integrate knowledge management more closely with quality improvement. This interactive workshop will use creative knowledge management techniques to challenge the way we apply knowledge in practice.
A review of the evidence: School-based Interventions to Address Obesity Preve...Health Evidence™
Health Evidence hosted a 90 minute webinar, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (KTB-112487), on School-based Interventions to Address Obesity Prevention in Children 6-12 Years of Age presenting key messages, and implications for practice on Thursday, November 22nd, 2012 at 1:00 pm EST.
Kara DeCorby, Managing Director and Knowledge Broker for Health Evidence, lead the webinar, which included interactive discussion with Julie Charlebois and Paula Waddell, the authors of this review.
This webinar focused on interpreting the evidence in the following review:
Charlebois, J., Gowrinathan, Y., & Waddell, P. (2012). A Review of the Evidence: School-based Interventions to Address Obesity Prevention in Children 6-12 Years of Age. Toronto Public Health. Toronto, Ontario. (http://health-evidence.ca/documents/Final Report Sept 24-12.pdf)
TIHR (Olivia Joyner + Joe Cullen) and HSMC (Deborah Davidson) presented emerging findings from the service evaluation on accessing the potential and progress of web-based feedback for quality improvement in the Health Service at the prestigious 7th Biennial Conference in Organisational Behaviour in Health Care in April 2010.
Getting Knowledge into Action for Best Quality HealthcareNHSScotlandEvent
NHS Education for Scotland and Healthcare Improvement Scotland are working with NHS Boards to define new approaches to implementing and sharing knowledge which support practitioners to get knowledge into action at the frontline. This shift in focus from accessing to applying knowledge will integrate knowledge management more closely with quality improvement. This interactive workshop will use creative knowledge management techniques to challenge the way we apply knowledge in practice.
Pathway to Practice: Incorporating Evidence into Military Family ServicesMFLNFamilyDevelopmnt
This 90-minute webinar will assist service professionals in "bridging the gap" between research and practice. We encourage you to join us in learning how our data can be applied to our everyday work with clients.
There are many examples of evidence-informed decision making (EIDM) among public health professionals and organizations in Canada. However, there are limited mechanisms in place to facilitate the sharing of these stories within the public health community. The National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools (NCCMT) seeks to address this gap with an interactive, peer-led webinar series featuring a collection of EIDM success stories in public health.
These success stories will illustrate what EIDM in public health practice, programs and policy looks like across the country.
Join us to engage with public health practitioners across Canada as they share their success stories of using or implementing EIDM in the real world. Learn about the strategies and tools used by presenters to improve the use of evidence.
Building a cultural foundation for EIDM: An evaluative thinking communications campaign
Kristin Beaton, Huron County Health Unit
In an effort to build evaluation and evidence-informed decision making capacity, Huron County Health Unit has implemented several strategies to encourage evaluative thinking. Learn more about how this health unit built a learning organizational culture.
Testing integrated knowledge translation processes to improve the participation of children with disabilities in leisure activities in British Columbia
Dr. Ebele Mogo and Dr. Keiko Shikako-Thomas, McGill University
To improve policies on physical activity promotion for people with disabilities, this team undertook a project to bridge the evidence to policy gap. Learn more about how a community forum and policy dialogue were used to help bridge this gap and inform policymakers about evidence.
Involucrar a los responsables políticos para priorizar proyectos de investiga...investenisciii
XVI Encuentro Internacional de Investigación en Cuidados
CONFERENCIA CLAUSURA:
Alba DiCenso: Involucrar a los responsables políticos para priorizar proyectos de investigación que influyan en las políticas de salud
Communication For Change: A Short Guide to Social and Behavior Change (SBCC) ...CChangeProgram
Many theories and models have been used to guide health and development communication work . This PowerPoint presentation provides more detailed background on the theories and models leading to Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC).
Nine Key Principles of Community-Based Participatory Research
Based on:
Israel B, Schulz A, Parker E and Becker A. (1998). Review of community-based research: Assessing partnership approaches to improve public health. Annual Review of Public Health, 19, pp. 173-202
Webinar on Quality Improvement Strategies in a Team-Based Care Environment CHC Connecticut
Building a quality improvement (QI) infrastructure within team-based care is an organizational strategy that will establish a culture of continuous improvement across departments and improve quality in all domains of performance. Many positions in primary care now require QI training as part of employees' professional development.
Our expert faculty discuss tools you can use to build and implement a QI infrastructure within your team-based setting to improve patient care.
Panelists:
• Deb Ward, RN, Senior Quality Improvement Manager, Community Health Center, Inc.
• Kathleen Thies, PhD, RN, Consultant, Researcher, Weitzman Institute
Using health-evidence.ca: A Canadian resource for facilitating evidence-infor...Health Evidence™
A post-conference session at the Canadian Public Health Association Centenary Conference Public Health in Canada: Shaping the Future Together, June 16, 2010
Addressing Health Care's Blindside in Albuquerque's South Side: Logic Model W...Practical Playbook
The Practical Playbook
National Meeting 2016
www.practicalplaybook.org
Bringing Public Health and Primary Care Together: The Practical Playbook National Meeting was at the Hyatt Regency in Bethesda, MD, May 22 - 24, 2016. The meeting was a milestone event towards advancing robust collaborations that improve population health. Key stakeholders from across sectors – representing professional associations, community organizations, government agencies and academic institutions – and across the country came together at the National Meeting to help catalyze a national movement, accelerate collaborations by fostering skill development, and connect with like-minded individuals and organizations to facilitate the exchange of ideas to drive population health improvement.
The National Meeting was also a significant source of tools and resources to advance collaboration. These tools and resources are available below and include:
Session presentations and materials
Poster session content
Photos from the National Meeting
The conversation started at the National Meeting is continuing in a LinkedIn Group "Working Together for Population Health" and Twitter. Use #PPBMeeting to provide feedback on the National Meeting.
The Practical Playbook was developed by the de Beaumont Foundation, the Duke University School of Medicine Department of Community and Family Medicine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA).
UCSF CTSI Implementation Science Training and Support: Activities and Impacts UCLA CTSI
Dr. Margaret Handley (UCSF) provides the learning goals for this webinar, which are the following: 1) Understand Background ideas that informs the UCSF Implementation Science Training Program, 2) identify components of the conceptual model for Implementation science have been applied to course development, and 3) understand variations of learner experience, ranging from curriculum and examples of completed work.
For more information and to see other dissemination and implementation content, please visit: http://ctsi.ucla.edu/patients-community/pages/dissemination_implementation_improvement
Pathway to Practice: Incorporating Evidence into Military Family ServicesMFLNFamilyDevelopmnt
This 90-minute webinar will assist service professionals in "bridging the gap" between research and practice. We encourage you to join us in learning how our data can be applied to our everyday work with clients.
There are many examples of evidence-informed decision making (EIDM) among public health professionals and organizations in Canada. However, there are limited mechanisms in place to facilitate the sharing of these stories within the public health community. The National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools (NCCMT) seeks to address this gap with an interactive, peer-led webinar series featuring a collection of EIDM success stories in public health.
These success stories will illustrate what EIDM in public health practice, programs and policy looks like across the country.
Join us to engage with public health practitioners across Canada as they share their success stories of using or implementing EIDM in the real world. Learn about the strategies and tools used by presenters to improve the use of evidence.
Building a cultural foundation for EIDM: An evaluative thinking communications campaign
Kristin Beaton, Huron County Health Unit
In an effort to build evaluation and evidence-informed decision making capacity, Huron County Health Unit has implemented several strategies to encourage evaluative thinking. Learn more about how this health unit built a learning organizational culture.
Testing integrated knowledge translation processes to improve the participation of children with disabilities in leisure activities in British Columbia
Dr. Ebele Mogo and Dr. Keiko Shikako-Thomas, McGill University
To improve policies on physical activity promotion for people with disabilities, this team undertook a project to bridge the evidence to policy gap. Learn more about how a community forum and policy dialogue were used to help bridge this gap and inform policymakers about evidence.
Involucrar a los responsables políticos para priorizar proyectos de investiga...investenisciii
XVI Encuentro Internacional de Investigación en Cuidados
CONFERENCIA CLAUSURA:
Alba DiCenso: Involucrar a los responsables políticos para priorizar proyectos de investigación que influyan en las políticas de salud
Communication For Change: A Short Guide to Social and Behavior Change (SBCC) ...CChangeProgram
Many theories and models have been used to guide health and development communication work . This PowerPoint presentation provides more detailed background on the theories and models leading to Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC).
Nine Key Principles of Community-Based Participatory Research
Based on:
Israel B, Schulz A, Parker E and Becker A. (1998). Review of community-based research: Assessing partnership approaches to improve public health. Annual Review of Public Health, 19, pp. 173-202
Webinar on Quality Improvement Strategies in a Team-Based Care Environment CHC Connecticut
Building a quality improvement (QI) infrastructure within team-based care is an organizational strategy that will establish a culture of continuous improvement across departments and improve quality in all domains of performance. Many positions in primary care now require QI training as part of employees' professional development.
Our expert faculty discuss tools you can use to build and implement a QI infrastructure within your team-based setting to improve patient care.
Panelists:
• Deb Ward, RN, Senior Quality Improvement Manager, Community Health Center, Inc.
• Kathleen Thies, PhD, RN, Consultant, Researcher, Weitzman Institute
Using health-evidence.ca: A Canadian resource for facilitating evidence-infor...Health Evidence™
A post-conference session at the Canadian Public Health Association Centenary Conference Public Health in Canada: Shaping the Future Together, June 16, 2010
Addressing Health Care's Blindside in Albuquerque's South Side: Logic Model W...Practical Playbook
The Practical Playbook
National Meeting 2016
www.practicalplaybook.org
Bringing Public Health and Primary Care Together: The Practical Playbook National Meeting was at the Hyatt Regency in Bethesda, MD, May 22 - 24, 2016. The meeting was a milestone event towards advancing robust collaborations that improve population health. Key stakeholders from across sectors – representing professional associations, community organizations, government agencies and academic institutions – and across the country came together at the National Meeting to help catalyze a national movement, accelerate collaborations by fostering skill development, and connect with like-minded individuals and organizations to facilitate the exchange of ideas to drive population health improvement.
The National Meeting was also a significant source of tools and resources to advance collaboration. These tools and resources are available below and include:
Session presentations and materials
Poster session content
Photos from the National Meeting
The conversation started at the National Meeting is continuing in a LinkedIn Group "Working Together for Population Health" and Twitter. Use #PPBMeeting to provide feedback on the National Meeting.
The Practical Playbook was developed by the de Beaumont Foundation, the Duke University School of Medicine Department of Community and Family Medicine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA).
UCSF CTSI Implementation Science Training and Support: Activities and Impacts UCLA CTSI
Dr. Margaret Handley (UCSF) provides the learning goals for this webinar, which are the following: 1) Understand Background ideas that informs the UCSF Implementation Science Training Program, 2) identify components of the conceptual model for Implementation science have been applied to course development, and 3) understand variations of learner experience, ranging from curriculum and examples of completed work.
For more information and to see other dissemination and implementation content, please visit: http://ctsi.ucla.edu/patients-community/pages/dissemination_implementation_improvement
Evidence-Informed Public Health Decisions Made Easier: Take it one Step at a ...Health Evidence™
An afternoon workshop - held in partnership with the National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools - at the Ontario Public Health Convention April 7, 2011
Peter Levesque explores the critical areas of measuring, interpreting, and analyzing results to ensure continual improvement of KT activities to produce intended results.
Patient Engagement for Data Science, Technology & EngineeringCHICommunications
Learn the necessities and relationship between patient engagement and data science, engineering and technology.
Presented by Trish Roche, CHI's Knowledge Translation Practice Lead, this presentation is geared towards professionals in data science looking to hone their skills in patient engagement.
A presentation to the Health Psychology in Public Health Network annual on practical, policy and research challenges in applying research to public health practice
A presentation by Jimmy Whitworth as part of the Sustainability and Ownership panel discussion at the International Symposium on Cohort and Longitudinal Studies in Developing Contexts, UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti, Florence, Italy 13-15 October 2014
Community engagement in public health interventions for disadvantaged groups:...Health Evidence™
Health Evidence hosted a 60 minute webinar examining the effectiveness of community engagement in public health interventions for disadvantaged groups. Click here for access to the audio recording for this webinar: https://youtu.be/tUZ-u7QbMCY.
Alison O'Mara-Eves, Senior Researcher, University College London, EPPI-Centre and Ginny Brunton, Senior Health Researcher, University College London, EPPI-Centre presented findings from their review:
O'Mara-Eves A., Brunton G., Oliver S., Kavanagh J., Jamal F., & Thomas J. (2015). The effectiveness of community engagement in public health interventions for disadvantaged groups: A meta-analysis . BMC Public Health, 15, 129.
Community engagement is becoming an increasingly popular component included in the development and implementation of public health interventions. Involved community members take on roles that range from merely being informed, to being consulted, to collaborating or leading on the design, delivery and evaluation of public health strategies. This review examines the use of public health interventions with a community engagement component, particularly for its use in reducing health inequities among disadvantaged populations. Findings of the review suggest community engagement in public health interventions has an effect on several health outcomes, including health behaviours and self-efficacy. This webinar will examine the effectiveness and components of public health interventions that include community engagement and the impact on health outcomes.
Maternal and newborn health: some experiences and roles of the WCH Knowledge Hub in Asia and the Pacific
Chris Morgan
Principal Fellow, Centre for International Health
Burnet Institute
Beyond survival: Improving long-term outcomes for survivors of serious newborn illness in Asia and the Pacific
Dr Kate Milner
Centre for International Child Health, Department of Paediatrics
University of Melbourne
Newborn survival and perinatal health in resource-constrained settings in Asia and the Pacific: Applying Global Evidence to Priorities Beyond 2015
12 April 2013
Newborn survival and perinatal health in resource-constrained settings in Asia and the Pacific: Applying Global Evidence to Priorities Beyond 2015
12 April 2013
Newborn survival and perinatal health in resource-constrained settings in Asia and the Pacific: Applying Global Evidence to Priorities Beyond 2015
12 April 2013
Newborn survival and perinatal health in resource-constrained settings in Asia and the Pacific: Applying Global Evidence to Priorities Beyond 2015
12 April 2013
Newborn survival and perinatal health in resource-constrained settings in Asia and the Pacific: Applying Global Evidence to Priorities Beyond 2015
12 April 2013
Newborn survival and perinatal health in resource-constrained settings in Asia and the Pacific: Applying Global Evidence to Priorities Beyond 2015
12 April 2013
New Zealand Parliamentarians Group on Population and Development, Open Hearing on adolescent sexual and reproductive health rights in the Pacific. Elissa Kennedy, 11 June 2012
micro teaching on communication m.sc nursing.pdfAnurag Sharma
Microteaching is a unique model of practice teaching. It is a viable instrument for the. desired change in the teaching behavior or the behavior potential which, in specified types of real. classroom situations, tends to facilitate the achievement of specified types of objectives.
These simplified slides by Dr. Sidra Arshad present an overview of the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract.
Learning objectives:
1. Enlist the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract
2. Briefly explain how these functions are carried out
3. Discuss the significance of dead space
4. Differentiate between minute ventilation and alveolar ventilation
5. Describe the cough and sneeze reflexes
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 39, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 34, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
3. Chapter 17, Human Physiology by Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
4. Non-respiratory functions of the lungs https://academic.oup.com/bjaed/article/13/3/98/278874
Basavarajeeyam is an important text for ayurvedic physician belonging to andhra pradehs. It is a popular compendium in various parts of our country as well as in andhra pradesh. The content of the text was presented in sanskrit and telugu language (Bilingual). One of the most famous book in ayurvedic pharmaceutics and therapeutics. This book contains 25 chapters called as prakaranas. Many rasaoushadis were explained, pioneer of dhatu druti, nadi pareeksha, mutra pareeksha etc. Belongs to the period of 15-16 century. New diseases like upadamsha, phiranga rogas are explained.
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that is rapidly distributed in the body and brain. Ethanol alters many
neurochemical systems and has rewarding and addictive properties. It
is the oldest recreational drug and likely contributes to more morbidity,
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5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
(DSM-5) integrates alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence into a single
disorder called alcohol use disorder (AUD), with mild, moderate,
and severe subclassifications (American Psychiatric Association, 2013).
In the DSM-5, all types of substance abuse and dependence have been
combined into a single substance use disorder (SUD) on a continuum
from mild to severe. A diagnosis of AUD requires that at least two of
the 11 DSM-5 behaviors be present within a 12-month period (mild
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of the prevalence and harmful consequences of AUD in the U.S.,
the systemic nature of the disease, neurocircuitry and stages of AUD,
comorbidities, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, genetic risk factors, and
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Recomendações da OMS sobre cuidados maternos e neonatais para uma experiência pós-natal positiva.
Em consonância com os ODS – Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável e a Estratégia Global para a Saúde das Mulheres, Crianças e Adolescentes, e aplicando uma abordagem baseada nos direitos humanos, os esforços de cuidados pós-natais devem expandir-se para além da cobertura e da simples sobrevivência, de modo a incluir cuidados de qualidade.
Estas diretrizes visam melhorar a qualidade dos cuidados pós-natais essenciais e de rotina prestados às mulheres e aos recém-nascidos, com o objetivo final de melhorar a saúde e o bem-estar materno e neonatal.
Uma “experiência pós-natal positiva” é um resultado importante para todas as mulheres que dão à luz e para os seus recém-nascidos, estabelecendo as bases para a melhoria da saúde e do bem-estar a curto e longo prazo. Uma experiência pós-natal positiva é definida como aquela em que as mulheres, pessoas que gestam, os recém-nascidos, os casais, os pais, os cuidadores e as famílias recebem informação consistente, garantia e apoio de profissionais de saúde motivados; e onde um sistema de saúde flexível e com recursos reconheça as necessidades das mulheres e dos bebês e respeite o seu contexto cultural.
Estas diretrizes consolidadas apresentam algumas recomendações novas e já bem fundamentadas sobre cuidados pós-natais de rotina para mulheres e neonatos que recebem cuidados no pós-parto em unidades de saúde ou na comunidade, independentemente dos recursos disponíveis.
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Title: Sense of Taste
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the structure and function of taste buds.
Describe the relationship between the taste threshold and taste index of common substances.
Explain the chemical basis and signal transduction of taste perception for each type of primary taste sensation.
Recognize different abnormalities of taste perception and their causes.
Key Topics:
Significance of Taste Sensation:
Differentiation between pleasant and harmful food
Influence on behavior
Selection of food based on metabolic needs
Receptors of Taste:
Taste buds on the tongue
Influence of sense of smell, texture of food, and pain stimulation (e.g., by pepper)
Primary and Secondary Taste Sensations:
Primary taste sensations: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Umami
Chemical basis and signal transduction mechanisms for each taste
Taste Threshold and Index:
Taste threshold values for Sweet (sucrose), Salty (NaCl), Sour (HCl), and Bitter (Quinine)
Taste index relationship: Inversely proportional to taste threshold
Taste Blindness:
Inability to taste certain substances, particularly thiourea compounds
Example: Phenylthiocarbamide
Structure and Function of Taste Buds:
Composition: Epithelial cells, Sustentacular/Supporting cells, Taste cells, Basal cells
Features: Taste pores, Taste hairs/microvilli, and Taste nerve fibers
Location of Taste Buds:
Found in papillae of the tongue (Fungiform, Circumvallate, Foliate)
Also present on the palate, tonsillar pillars, epiglottis, and proximal esophagus
Mechanism of Taste Stimulation:
Interaction of taste substances with receptors on microvilli
Signal transduction pathways for Umami, Sweet, Bitter, Sour, and Salty tastes
Taste Sensitivity and Adaptation:
Decrease in sensitivity with age
Rapid adaptation of taste sensation
Role of Saliva in Taste:
Dissolution of tastants to reach receptors
Washing away the stimulus
Taste Preferences and Aversions:
Mechanisms behind taste preference and aversion
Influence of receptors and neural pathways
Impact of Sensory Nerve Damage:
Degeneration of taste buds if the sensory nerve fiber is cut
Abnormalities of Taste Detection:
Conditions: Ageusia, Hypogeusia, Dysgeusia (parageusia)
Causes: Nerve damage, neurological disorders, infections, poor oral hygiene, adverse drug effects, deficiencies, aging, tobacco use, altered neurotransmitter levels
Neurotransmitters and Taste Threshold:
Effects of serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE) on taste sensitivity
Supertasters:
25% of the population with heightened sensitivity to taste, especially bitterness
Increased number of fungiform papillae
Lung Cancer: Artificial Intelligence, Synergetics, Complex System Analysis, S...Oleg Kshivets
RESULTS: Overall life span (LS) was 2252.1±1742.5 days and cumulative 5-year survival (5YS) reached 73.2%, 10 years – 64.8%, 20 years – 42.5%. 513 LCP lived more than 5 years (LS=3124.6±1525.6 days), 148 LCP – more than 10 years (LS=5054.4±1504.1 days).199 LCP died because of LC (LS=562.7±374.5 days). 5YS of LCP after bi/lobectomies was significantly superior in comparison with LCP after pneumonectomies (78.1% vs.63.7%, P=0.00001 by log-rank test). AT significantly improved 5YS (66.3% vs. 34.8%) (P=0.00000 by log-rank test) only for LCP with N1-2. Cox modeling displayed that 5YS of LCP significantly depended on: phase transition (PT) early-invasive LC in terms of synergetics, PT N0—N12, cell ratio factors (ratio between cancer cells- CC and blood cells subpopulations), G1-3, histology, glucose, AT, blood cell circuit, prothrombin index, heparin tolerance, recalcification time (P=0.000-0.038). Neural networks, genetic algorithm selection and bootstrap simulation revealed relationships between 5YS and PT early-invasive LC (rank=1), PT N0—N12 (rank=2), thrombocytes/CC (3), erythrocytes/CC (4), eosinophils/CC (5), healthy cells/CC (6), lymphocytes/CC (7), segmented neutrophils/CC (8), stick neutrophils/CC (9), monocytes/CC (10); leucocytes/CC (11). Correct prediction of 5YS was 100% by neural networks computing (area under ROC curve=1.0; error=0.0).
CONCLUSIONS: 5YS of LCP after radical procedures significantly depended on: 1) PT early-invasive cancer; 2) PT N0--N12; 3) cell ratio factors; 4) blood cell circuit; 5) biochemical factors; 6) hemostasis system; 7) AT; 8) LC characteristics; 9) LC cell dynamics; 10) surgery type: lobectomy/pneumonectomy; 11) anthropometric data. Optimal diagnosis and treatment strategies for LC are: 1) screening and early detection of LC; 2) availability of experienced thoracic surgeons because of complexity of radical procedures; 3) aggressive en block surgery and adequate lymph node dissection for completeness; 4) precise prediction; 5) adjuvant chemoimmunoradiotherapy for LCP with unfavorable prognosis.
Lung Cancer: Artificial Intelligence, Synergetics, Complex System Analysis, S...
Thinking through ‘knowledge translation’
1. AMREP Interactive Seminar 4th April 2012
Bridging the “Know-Do” Gap: Communicating Results and Measuring Influence
Professor Elizabeth Waters
Jack Brockhoff Chair of Child Public Health
Director, Jack Brockhoff Child Health and
Wellbeing Program ; McCaughey Centre,
Melbourne School of Population Health,
University of Melbourne
2. • Increased focus on evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM) in the
public sector
• Increased pressure for researchers to ‘translate’ or ‘transfer’ their findings
• Increased focus on the need for a more effective policy-practice-research
interface
– Some new infrastructure Internationally and locally aiming to support this
• Potentially effective strategies
– Evidence summaries
– Knowledge brokering
– Training
– Networking/info-sharing
3. Originated from evidence-based medicine
“The integration of best research evidence
with clinical expertise and patient values”
Sackett et al, 1996 BMJ 312 : 71
4. Resources
Davies P. Workforce development to support evidence-informed public health: Cutting
Edge Debates; 2005; VicHealth, Melbourne.
5. Evidence for decision making – beyond clinical practice
Settings:
Communities, public spaces, physical
and policy environments… Uses:
Program, service and policy
Interventions: development,
land-use planning…
Policies and regulations
Organisational development
Community development
Engineering , technical
developments
Service development and
delivery
Communication, social
marketing
Programs
6. http://www.evidencesoup.com/canopener/
Type 1: Data
To identify a problem / priority
e.g. What’s the prevalence of child dental caries in the community?
Type 2: Effectiveness
Helps to identify ‘what works’ to address a problem
e.g. Can poor health be improved by improving housing?
Type 3: Implementation
Helps to understand ‘what works, for whom, in what context, and why’
e.g. Will a mainstream early learning program be applicable to the aboriginal
community?
Adapted from Brownson et al. 2009
7. Interventions informed by research evidence are
• More likely to be effective
• Reduce the likelihood for harm
– “Scared straight” crime prevention program – increased offences
– Early versions of the DARE substance abuse prevention program
– “Bike Ed” to reduce cycle injuries – significantly increased injuries among boys
– Toughened pint glasses in pubs – significantly increased injury rate
– Sesame Street – increased learning overall but also increased inequality gap between slow
and fast learners R Vaughan (2004) American Journal of Public Health
• Better use of limited resources (Time, money)
• Better cost-effectiveness/cost-benefit of investment
– Playground safety floor-coverings – 20% increase in injuries, high cost (40% of total)
T Gill (2011) Rethinking childhood – presentation to VicHealth, 2011
• Help to focus efforts, improve reach
• Provide ‘back up’ for implementation – accountability
8. • Knowledge translation & exchange is about ensuring:
– stakeholders are aware of and use research evidence to
inform their decision making
– research is informed by current available evidence and the
experience and information needs of stakeholders
• Growing awareness among
– practitioners/policy-makers about systematic reviews;
– researchers of the need for policy-relevant research;
– Challenge: how to support use of research and reviews in
informing decisions
9. Knowledge translation is not linear...
Image from: http://www.harlem-
school.com/10TH/math_pdf/math.html
11. Example:
Victorian government (Department of Health)
Bowen S, Zwi AB (2005) Pathways to “Evidence-Informed”Policy and Practice: A Framework for Action. PLoS Med 2(7)
12. Barriers to EIDM
• International and local research with decision-makers and
practitioners suggest barriers are a lack of
• Time
• Trust
• Access to evidence
• Accessibility of evidence
• Access to researchers
• Timeliness
• Evidence
13. Barriers for LMICs
• Widest gap between information needed and what is available
– potential effectiveness of interventions to improve health in LMICs
remains untested (Buekens 2004)
• Few global interventions targeting priority issues specific to
LMICs are evidence based (other than vaccination)
– Routine interventions not fully supported by good data e.g. handwashing,
large scale nutrition education programs
• Interventions shown to be effective HICs have not been shown
to be similarly effective in LMIC context (Buekens 2004; Ebrahim
2005)
14. KT&E strategies
• Push
– Generally linked to dissemination strategies e.g. Systematic
reviews, clearinghouses, websites
• Pull
– Support DMs to seek out evidence e.g. Workforce
development, IT access, DM tools
• Exchange
– Meaningful and reciprocal relationship
16. KT&E – evidence from clinical practice
• Passive dissemination of information (e.g. didactic lectures,
recommendations for clinical care)
– Found to be generally ineffective{Bero, 1998 }
• Directed strategies (e.g. educational outreach, reminders,
educational meetings)
– Found to be effective – More recent reviews have supported these
findings{Grimshaw JM, 2001 ; Grimshaw, 2002 ; Grimshaw, 2004 }
• Educational meetings either delivered alone or in combination
with, local opinion leaders, and multidisciplinary committees
– Emerging evidence {Thompson, 2007 }
17. KT&E – evidence from Public health
• Limited evidence in non-clinical contexts
• One study in Canada.{Dobbins, 2009 }
– Tailored messaging optimal to knowledge brokering or access to an online
registry of systematic reviews
– Tailored messages most effective in organizations who were perceived as having
a high research culture
– Knowledge brokers potentially effective in organizations who were perceived as
having low research culture
• Supplementary evidence from uncontrolled studies
– interactive strategies – promising interventions worthy of further exploration
– Studies exploring the utility of evidence syntheses also identified the benefits of
interaction in developing topics and their subsequent use in policy and practice
19. KT&E: how evidence is used
• Several types of research evidence utilisation can occur
– Instrumental
• Using information directly to inform an action, policy, proposal etc
• Can be measured e.g. Tracer studies, alignment
– Conceptual
• Using the information indirectly for general enlightenment
• Hard to capture
– Symbolic
• Using information to support an existing action, policy, program
• Hard to capture – doesn’t consider the broader evidence on a topic
• How can we reasonably measure them?
– Outcomes – individual vs organisational research use
20. KT4LG: Knowledge translation for local government
• Aim: KT4LG is an intervention designed to increase the use of research
evidence to support evidence-informed decision making in local govts
• Background research conducted to plan the intervention
• Logic model developed informed by background research
• Intervention comprises
• Tailored support by a program coordinator
• Group training
• Targeted communications
• Objective is to assist local governments access, assess adapt & apply
research evidence to local decisions related to public health planning
and implementation
• was focused on obesity prevention – evolved over time
21. Study preparation
• Cochrane systematic review of effectiveness of knowledge
translation for public health decision-makers
• Review of literature and theory
• Baseline survey of all Victorian Local Governments (79)
– 45 councils participated
• Key informant interviews with sample of local government
planners
• Consideration of local government role/
capacity to act
22. Background KT research
• The systematic review identified only one rigorous study evaluating the
effectiveness of a KT intervention in a public health setting
• Theory and literature review showed promising KT strategies/conceptual
frameworks
• The state-wide EIDM survey and interviews highlighted the importance of
– access
– a skilled workforce and
– the influence of organisational culture on EIDM
• Suggested strategies to support EIDM for public health in local government
included
– skills development
– provision of resources and tools and
– networking for information sharing within and between councils
23. KT&E program logic – for EIDM in local government (KT4LG intervention)
OUTCOMES
OUTPUTS
ACTIVITIES / PARTICIPATION/REACH Individuals Organisation System
COMPONENTS
Increase Improve
APPROACH: Knowledge Utilisation Framework / confidence EIDM culture within EIDM culture and
Diffusion of Innovations PH team system-level support
Tailored organisational Leads to
support Intervention Increase Increased research use within
councils: skills PH team
Facilitated Nominated (instrumental
program Group Training Session LG staff within and conceptual)
PH related
departments And this
Increase could lead to
Targeted communication EXPLORE: What is the
access role of the organisation
and system and
Improve how does it need
EIDM culture within to be changed?
organisation team
Comparison Increase
And then
Evidence Summaries councils access this…
Increased research use across
Assumptions organisation
Increased support and interaction through the facilitated program will improve (instrumental
outcomes and conceptual)
Knowledge, confidence and skills predict research use
EIDM culture at the system level influences the EIDM culture and research use in
organisations but requires individuals with knowledge, skills and confidence
Innovation will spread through organisations and the system
Contextual Factors
Type of decision, type of use
Process Evaluation Decision making structures / systems
Programme reach / Dose / Fidelity / Quality/ Cost Council size and structure
24. Study components
Intervention councils receive 2-year implementation
– Components 1 & 2
Comparison councils receive
– Component 1 only
Component 1: Research evidence summaries
• Prepared and disseminated a series of summaries outlining possible
intervention options for obesity prevention at local government level
• Review of systematic reviews
Component 2: Facilitated program
• Regular contact with program coordinator
• Program of activities that aim to support evidence-informed decision-
making including training and networking events
26. program tools
The ‘evidence-informed process’
3. Ask an answerable question
4. Find the evidence to answer that question
5. Critically appraise the evidence
6. Integrate the evidence with your expertise and values of
population
7. Evaluate your effectiveness in evidence-informed decision
making
Adapted from:
Dawes et al (2005) Sicily Statement on Evidence-Based Practice, BMC Medical education 2005, 5:1
27. program tools
Information derived from research
Adapted from: Swinburn B, Gill T and Kumanyika, S. Obesity prevention: A proposed framework for translating evidence into
action. Obesity Reviews, 2005; 6(1), pp. 23-33.
28. program tools
Evidence ‘toolkit’
Health Evidence Canada http://health-evidence.ca/ • Searchable online registry of current
research evidence (Canada)
Cochrane Collaboration www.thecochranelibrary.com • Searchable online registry of systematic
www.ph.cochrane.org reviews (Global)
The National Library for Public Health http://www2.evidence.nhs.uk/se Searchable collection of research evidence
(NLPH), National Institute for Health and arch-and-browse and public health guidance (UK)
Clinical Evidence (NICE)
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/ • Online database of systematic reviews,
health economics research, abstracts and
health technology assessments (UK)
The Campbell Collaboration www.campbellcollaboration.org/ • Online database of systematic reviews:
education, crime and justice, social welfare
(Global)
Sax Institute www.saxinstitute.org.au • Online access to rapid reviews (‘evidence
checks’) (Australia)
Guide to Community Preventive Services www.thecommunityguide.org Searchable online registry of systematic
(The Guide) reviews (USA)
The Evidence for Policy and Practice www.eppi.ioe.ac.uk Online ‘evidence library’ of systematic
Information (EPPI) and Co-ordinating reviews (UK)
Centre
Effective Public Health Practice Project www.ephpp.ca/ourwork.html Online access to systematic reviews,
(EPHPP) summary statements and tools (Canada)
Department of Health, Victoria www.health.vic.gov.au/healthpro Evidence-based resources (Victoria,
motion/evidence_res/evidence_in Australia)
dex
29. program tools
Applicability & Transferability of research interventions
http://www.nphp.gov.au/publications/rd/schemaV4.pdf
30. Process evaluation
• To determine/describe reach, dose, adoption, intervention quality, fidelity…
Tailored support (monthly contacts)
• Interactions with each participant captured, database maintained by
program coordinator
– Status of participation, role in council
– Type of contact e.g. to discuss research use; support request; relationship-building
– Topics e.g. Food security, physical activity, community gardens, alcohol licensing…
– Focus e.g. Types of evidence, instrumental or conceptual use, skills…
– Process e.g. action planning, strategy development, evaluation…
– KT focus e.g. promoting instrumental use, confidence, access, organisational culture…
Group training
• Attendance (individuals, councils); attendee experiences (qualitative)
• Reflective practice journal
31. Methodological challenges
• What should primary and secondary outcome measures of KT be?
– Skills
– Confidence
– Organisational culture
– Use of research evidence
• How do we measure these?
– What are the questions we need to ask?
– What are the best methods for evaluating these outcomes
• Audits, self report survey, key informant interviews, diary
– Can we develop a validated tool to measure evidence-uptake?
32. Contextual challenges
• Multi-sector approach
• Diversity of expertise in research evidence use
• Transient workforce – high turnover and changing roles
• ‘Noisy environment’ – many public health interventions, new funding,
change in priorities and scope of LG work
• Level of priority to topic differs across LGs
• Limited evidence in some topic areas, ‘too much’ in others
• Politics of decision-making – research evidence is but one part of the
puzzle
33. Health Evidence Canada http://health-evidence.ca/ • Searchable online registry of current
research evidence (Canada)
Cochrane Collaboration www.thecochranelibrary.com • Searchable online registry of
www.ph.cochrane.org systematic reviews (Global)
The National Library for Public http://www2.evidence.nhs.uk Searchable collection of research
Health (NLPH), National Institute for /search-and-browse evidence and public health guidance
Health and Clinical Evidence (NICE) (UK)
Centre for Reviews and www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/ • Online database of systematic
Dissemination reviews, health economics research,
abstracts and health technology
assessments (UK)
The Campbell Collaboration www.campbellcollaboration. • Online database of systematic
org/ reviews: education, crime and justice,
social welfare (Global)
Sax Institute www.saxinstitute.org.au • Online access to rapid reviews
(‘evidence checks’) (Australia)
Guide to Community Preventive www.thecommunityguide.org Searchable online registry of
Services (The Guide) systematic reviews (USA)
The Evidence for Policy and Practice www.eppi.ioe.ac.uk Online ‘evidence library’ of systematic
Information (EPPI) and Co- reviews (UK)
ordinating Centre
Effective Public Health Practice www.ephpp.ca/ourwork.html Online access to systematic reviews,
Project (EPHPP) summary statements and tools
(Canada)
Editor's Notes
Notes from Liz: Orient to practitioners in an international development context and burnet international health academics/clin/ph folk. Many of them have come from UN agencies but interested in kt strategies on the ground. Be good to demonstrate understanding of spectrum of backgrounds of practitioners and issues around evidence for LMiC.
Bit of history of evidence-informed PH – essentially derived from evidence-based medicine– from medical field, but this is scientific and perhaps suggests that integrating evidence with professional expertise and situation is straightforward. Show definition of EIPH – we like the definition because it is more of a process – describes program development using reasoning, data and theory (BROWNSON) and again a process of integrating community needs with evidence-based interventions (KOHATSU).
This model builds onto the EBP model that we showed in the previous slide. Multiple factors are involved in the EIPH decision-making process – indeed these are all the different types of evidence that need to be incorporated into decisions about PH. Research evidence is what we will continue to discuss today – it is one part of the decision-making puzzle.
EIPH differs from EBP/EBM.... The obvious difference between EBM and EIPH is in: - The different settings (for interventions) where evidence can be applied – EBM tends to occur in clinical settings whereas PH relates to whole communities and public policy environments. Also the uses of evidence vary – EBP tends to relate to decisions about individuals (e.g. Treatment), whereas in PH is for decisions applicable to entire communities, such as for town planning, policy development, service delivery, facility development. The influences are also different – refer to the previous slide - Last the types of evidence will vary – EBP is often limited and refer to heirarchy of evidence whereas PH is broader – we will discuss this in a moment….
In our KT research group, we broadly conceptualise “evidence”. This is not definitive but offers a useful summary. Using ideas from Brownson and colleagues – three types 1 – data – prevalence of issue , a priority – example: 2 – effectiveness – what do we DO about the problem – example: 3 – implementation – qual , quant- helps with transfer of findings into your own setting, understand community barriers/enablers to an intervention
I am possibly preaching to the converted when we ask why being ‘evidence-informed’ is important. Although the outcome is perhaps not life and death like making a decision in a clinical context, there are perhaps implications of not practicing in an evidence-informed way in health promotion & public health. Reduce likelihood of harm – this is important considering programs/policies that continued, sometimes for decades, until rigorous and appropriate evaluations revealed that the results were not as intended. Resource allocation – more effective, equitable Focus efforts – target ints, improve reach. Acccountability: have documentation of program impact, for example -
But how do we ‘be evidence-informed ’? This brings us to the concept of KT
We know that transferring research interventions practice is not straightforward or linear, it is cyclical – no magic equation for achieving EIDM
International example – KT in the CDC. CDC Expert review panel to discuss how to incorporate the knowledge, expertise and evidence from the practitioners and policy makers – as you can see, this is similar to the EBP model before.
Local example – KT in Department of Health Victoria. A descriptive theoretical model of the pathway (steps) involved in using evidence in policy.
This list comes from the published literature on barriers to research use in organizations, plus experiential info from practitioners in our partnership work
Evidence gaps in LMICs
So, what do we know about whether KT strategies have any impact on EIDM?
As you are all well aware there are a number of ways that evidence can be used (or generated) in practice. Broadly we can categorize into direct and indirect. Directly to develop and plan, create strategy. Indirectly to create a culture. This presents challenges for measuring impact and outcome.
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Here are some examples of websites aimed at facilitating EIDM (push) But there are barriers to applying SR findings to policy and practice