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Understanding the Nurse Champion Concept and the Training Initiatives for Nurse Champions: Protocol for a Scoping Review Open
Background There is current evidence that a proportion of health care services provided to patients do not align with best evidence. A nurse champion, defined as a nurse who either volunteers or is identified by the management to facilitat…
View article: International Position Paper on Outcome Selection After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
International Position Paper on Outcome Selection After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Open
BACKGROUND: The health outcomes currently reported in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) research lack consistency and do not sufficiently reflect what is important to people most affected. The objective of this article was to estab…
Perspectives on internal vs. external facilitation for implementing guidelines for recovery-oriented practice: a qualitative study Open
Myra Piat1, Lucy Melville-Richards2, Megan Wainwright3, Eleni Sofouli1, Hélène Albert4, Marie-Pier Rivest4, Ian D. Graham5.
The Use of Micro-Credentials in Health Professions Education: A Scoping Review Open
Background: Healthcare professionals must continuously update their competencies to keep pace with evolving clinical practices; however, traditional continuing professional development (CPD) methods often have limited impact on competency …
User evaluation of an implementation toolkit for maternal–newborn care settings Open
Introduction and aims: Applying knowledge generated from implementation science can improve the process teams use to move evidence into practice. To facilitate the use of implementation science knowledge in practice, training and resources…
Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of evidence-informed practice in respiratory therapy: A cross-sectional survey Open
Background Using evidence to guide clinical practice is recognized as the cornerstone of safe, effective, and patient-centred care and is embedded within the national competency framework of respiratory therapists (RTs) as evidence-informe…
View article: Tracking the Evolving Role of Artificial Intelligence in Implementation Science: Protocol for a Living Scoping Review of Applications, Evaluation Approaches and Outcomes
Tracking the Evolving Role of Artificial Intelligence in Implementation Science: Protocol for a Living Scoping Review of Applications, Evaluation Approaches and Outcomes Open
Background Artificial intelligence (AI) offers significant opportunities to improve the field of implementation science by supporting key activities such as evidence synthesis, contextual analysis, and decision-making to promote the adopti…
View article: Somatic Mosaicism Patterns Define Clinical-Surgical Subtypes of Focal Cortical Dysplasia Through Cell-Type-Specific Expression
Somatic Mosaicism Patterns Define Clinical-Surgical Subtypes of Focal Cortical Dysplasia Through Cell-Type-Specific Expression Open
Focal Cortical Dysplasia Type II (FCDII) is a subtype of cortical malfunction and is the primary cause of drug-resistant epilepsy in children. Although somatic mosaicism and clonal expansion of brain cells have been identified as crucial f…
How does integrated knowledge translation work? A realist review Open
We identified different conditions (contextual factors), including infrastructure, role clarity and power sharing, in which IKT produces research findings that are of relevance to knowledge users and used in health settings. Effective part…
View article: Clinician underprescription of and patient nonadherence to clinical practice guideline-recommended medications for peripheral artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Clinician underprescription of and patient nonadherence to clinical practice guideline-recommended medications for peripheral artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis Open
This research was supported by a 2024 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (awarded to AMK and supervised by DJR), a Graham Farquharson Physician Services Incorporated Knowledge Translation Fellowship (awarded to DJR), and a Research Program…
Catalyzing research excellence and impact: Integration of cross cutters in a patient-oriented research study on engaging patients with brain-heart conditions in health decisions Open
Purpose The Brain-Heart Interconnectome (BHI) is a mission-driven interdisciplinary research program seeking to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of concurrent brain-heart conditions. In the BHI, seven transformative crosscu…
A multi-method evaluation of how equity deserving communities were engaged in research Open
This evaluation found that building authentic relationships between the OPTimise research team and participants was key in the early phases of the OPTimise study. Researchers on future projects could benefit from developing working relatio…
View article: Effectiveness of patient decision aids for cardiovascular decisions: systematic review with sex/gender-based analysis
Effectiveness of patient decision aids for cardiovascular decisions: systematic review with sex/gender-based analysis Open
Aims Determine effectiveness of cardiovascular patient decision aids (PtDAs), assess consideration for sex and/or gender in included trials, and report whether PtDAs included sex/gender information in personal cardiovascular risk calculati…
View article: Economic evaluation of hospital-to-home transition interventions: a rapid review protocol
Economic evaluation of hospital-to-home transition interventions: a rapid review protocol Open
Background Transitions from hospital to home represent a critical juncture associated with hospital readmissions and increased healthcare costs. While interventions exist to improve care transitions, the economic value of these interventio…
Study protocol for assessing the effectiveness, implementation fidelity and uptake of attachment & child health (ATTACH™) Online: helping children vulnerable to early adversity Open
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View article: Identification of Novel Mosaic Variants in Focal Epilepsy-Associated Patients’ Brain Lesions
Identification of Novel Mosaic Variants in Focal Epilepsy-Associated Patients’ Brain Lesions Open
Focal cortical dysplasia type III (FCDIII) is a rare and complex condition associated with drug-resistant epilepsy and often characterized by cortical lamination abnormalities, along with a variety of neoplasms and vascular abnormalities. …
An innovative approach to addressing gender-based violence and adverse childhood experiences: An evaluation of the Alliance against Violence and Adversity (AVA) community agency internship program Open
Background: Gender-based violence (GBV) and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are associated with numerous detrimental health, social and economic impacts across the life course. Despite overwhelming evidence of GBV and ACEs as global h…
View article: Patient engagement for the development of equity-focused health technology assessment (HTA) recommendations: a case study of two Canadian HTA organizations
Patient engagement for the development of equity-focused health technology assessment (HTA) recommendations: a case study of two Canadian HTA organizations Open
Background Health technology assessment (HTA) is a form of policy analysis that informs decisions about funding and scaling up health technologies to improve health outcomes. An equity-focused HTA recommendation explicitly addresses the im…
Advancing scaling science in health and social care: a scoping review and appraisal of scaling frameworks Open
Much may be learned through further support for, and development of, scaling frameworks by primary authors affiliated with the Global South. Important aspects of framework development were identified, especially understanding the nuances o…
View article: Guidance for engagement in health guideline development: A scoping review
Guidance for engagement in health guideline development: A scoping review Open
Background Health guideline developers engage with interested people and groups to ensure that guidelines and their recommendations are relevant and useful to those who will be affected by them. These ‘interest‐holders’ include patients, p…