Conducting research in the practice setting
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat53104
edited by Martin J. Bass...[et al.].
--Newbury Park, CA:
Sage Publications
, 1993.
- Call Number
- W 20.5 C76 1993
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Call Number
- W 20.5 C76 1993
- Author
- Bass, Martin J.
- Responsibility
- edited by Martin J. Bass...[et al.]
- Place of Publication
- Newbury Park, CA
- Publisher
- Sage Publications
- Date of Publication
- 1993
- Physical Description
- 266 p.
- Series Title
- Research methods for primary care ; v.05
- ISBN
- 803951272
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Research - methods
- Primary Health Care
- Family Practice
- Format
- Book
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- 2 weeks
Guidelines for conducting community surveys on injuries and violence
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat21739
Habibula, Sethi.
--Geneva, Switzerland:
World Health Organization
, 2004.
- Call Number
- WA 950 H116g 2004
- Location
- Nova Scotia Hospital
- Call Number
- WA 950 H116g 2004
- Author
- Habibula, Sethi
- Other Authors
- Peden, McGee
- Place of Publication
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Publisher
- World Health Organization
- Date of Publication
- 2004
- Physical Description
- 139 p.
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Wounds and Injuries - prevention & control
- Data Collection - methods
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Nova Scotia Hospital
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Effective interprofessional education : development, delivery and evaluation
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat32943
Della Freeth [and others].
--Oxford ; Malden, MA:
Blackwell Pub
, 2005.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Freeth, Della
- Responsibility
- Della Freeth [and others]
- Place of Publication
- Oxford ; Malden, MA
- Publisher
- Blackwell Pub
- Date of Publication
- 2005
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvii, 206 pages)
- Series Title
- Promoting partnership for health
- ISBN
- 9780470777183 (electronic bk.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Health Occupations - education
- Education, Professional - methods
- Interdisciplinary Communication
- Interprofessional Relations
- Program Evaluation
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Medical education
- Social work education
- Interprofessional education
- Interdisciplinary approach in education
- Contents
- Section I, Interwoven threads -- The spectrum illuminated -- Section II, Developing effective interprofessional education -- Towards equilibrium -- The groundwork -- The curriculum -- Learning and assessment -- Staff development -- Testing your development -- Section III, Evaluating the effectiveness of interprofessional education -- Planning sound evaluations -- Developing sound evaluations -- Resources for evaluations -- Conducting evaluations -- Using and sharing learning from evaluations -- Endnote: Drawing the threads together.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
A lean guide to transforming healthcare : how to implement lean principles in hospitals, medical offices, clinics, and other healthcare organizations
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat12498
Thomas G. Zidel.
--Milwaukee, WI:
ASQ Quality Press
, 2006.
- Call Number
- W 84.1 Z64L 2006
- Location
- Cape Breton Regional
- Call Number
- W 84.1 Z64L 2006
- Author
- Zidel, Thomas G., 1949-
- Responsibility
- Thomas G. Zidel.
- Place of Publication
- Milwaukee, WI
- Publisher
- ASQ Quality Press
- Date of Publication
- 2006
- Physical Description
- xx, 169 p. : ill.
- ISBN
- 9780873897013 (alk. paper)
- 0873897013
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Delivery of Health Care - organization & administration
- Efficiency, Organizational
- Health Care Reform - methods
- Contents
- Lean principles -- Time for action -- A lean road map -- Value stream mapping -- Standard work -- 5 S -- Mistake proofing -- Quick changeover -- Six Sigma -- Conducting a lean event -- IV Admixtire lean event Yale-New Haven Hospital -- Becoming lean.
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Cape Breton Regional
- Copies
- 1
Selected documents on conducting clinical research in Canada
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat22941
--Philadelphia, PA:
Clinical Research Resources
, 2006.
- Call Number
- W 20.5 S464 2006
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Call Number
- W 20.5 S464 2006
- Alternate Title
- Clinical research in Canada
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Publisher
- Clinical Research Resources
- Date of Publication
- 2006
- Physical Description
- 1 v. (various pagings)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Biomedical Research - standards
- Clinical Trials as Topic - standards
- Other Subjects
- Canada
- Contents
- ICH Guideline (Step 5, Canada). Good Clinical Pactice: Consolidated Guidance (ICH-E6) -- ICH Guideline (Step 5, Canada). Clinical Safety Data Management: Definitions and Standards for Expedited Reporting (ICH-E2A) -- ICH Guideline (Step 5, Canada). Guidance on General Considerations for Clinical Trials (ICH-E8) -- Health Canada. Division 5 Regulations and Extract from Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement -- Extract from Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humanss, 1998 (with 2000, 2002 updates) -- World Medical Association. Declaration of Helsinki -- The Belmont Report.
- Format
- Book
- Publication Type
- Practice Guideline
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Copies
- 2
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Designing and conducting health surveys : a comprehensive guide
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat24194
Aday, Lu Ann.
(3rd ed.)
--San Francisco, CA:
Jossey-Bass
, 2006.
- Call Number
- WA 20.5 A221d 2006
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Call Number
- WA 20.5 A221d 2006
- Author
- Aday, Lu Ann
- Other Authors
- Corelius, Llewellyn J
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco, CA
- Publisher
- Jossey-Bass
- Date of Publication
- 2006
- Physical Description
- 518 p.
- ISBN
- 97807875605
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Health Surveys - methods
- Research Design
- Data Collection - methods
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Psychiatric interviewing and assessment
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat27245
Rob Poole, Robert Higgo.
--Cambridge, UK:
Cambridge University Press
, 2006.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Poole, Rob
- Other Authors
- Higgo, Robert
- Responsibility
- Rob Poole, Robert Higgo
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, UK
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Date of Publication
- 2006
- Physical Description
- 228 p.
- ISBN
- 6610414432 (electronic bk.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Interview, psychological - methods
- Mental Disorders - diagnosis
- Personality Assessment
- Physician-Patient Relations
- Contents
- Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I What am I trying to find out here? -- 1 Diagnosis -- Is the medical model useful or valid? -- The limitations of diagnosis -- Beyond diagnosis -- Diagnostic uncertainty -- Hypotheses and cumulative certainty -- Stigma -- Main points in this chapter -- 2 History -- What is the point of history taking? -- General considerations -- Reason for referral -- History of the presenting problem -- Psychiatric history -- Family history -- Childhood history -- Educational history -- Occupational history -- Sexual and reproductive history -- Medical history -- Social history and daily routines -- Substance misuse -- Forensic history -- Pre-morbid personality -- Main points in this chapter -- 3 Mental state examination and psychopathology -- The limitations of traditional descriptive psychopathology -- Doing mental state examination -- Appearance and behaviour -- Mood -- Speech and thought -- Abnormal beliefs -- Abnormal perceptions -- Other psychotic symptoms -- Anxiety symptoms -- Obsessions and compulsions -- Ideas of self-harm and of harming others -- Insight -- Main points in this chapter -- 4 Cognitive state assessment and organic disease -- Delirium -- Dementia -- What is cognitive function testing for? -- Doing cognitive function testing -- Mini-mental state examination -- Further cognitive tests -- Catastrophic reactions -- Main points in this chapter -- Part II The main principles of one-to-one interviewing -- 5 Office-based psychiatric assessment -- Dr Coltrane and Mrs Mitchell -- Mrs Mitchell -- Preconceptions -- Agendas -- Mrs Mitchell's agenda -- Dr Coltrane's agenda -- A basic interview framework -- Before the interview -- Introductions -- Helping the patient to describe their problem -- Hypothesis testing -- Controlling the interview -- Non-verbal communication -- The structured part of the interview -- Reassurance -- Closing the interview -- Main points in this chapter -- 6 Understanding and managing relationships with patients -- Transference reactions -- Dependency -- Identification -- Breaches of con.dentiality -- The urge to rescue the patient -- Compromised truthfulness -- Abuses of power -- Dilemmas in the maintenance of boundaries -- Gifts -- Humour -- Self-disclosure -- Physical contact -- Contact outside of the clinical setting -- Termination -- A personal style -- Main points in this chapter -- Part III The difficult interview -- 7 Difficulties relating to psychosis -- A patient with acute schizophrenia -- The psychiatrist's agenda -- The psychotic patient's agenda -- Reconciling the agendas -- Conducting the interview -- Negotiating with psychotic patients -- Detained patients -- The experience of being detained -- Dealing with psychotic patients who are frightening -- Main points in this chapter -- 8 Unpopular patients -- Somatisers'
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Clinical psychology for trainees : foundations of science-informed practice
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat27271
Page, Andrew C.
--New York, NY:
Cambridge University Press
, 2006.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Page, Andrew C
- Other Authors
- Stritzke, Werner G. K
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Date of Publication
- 2006
- Physical Description
- 288 p.
- ISBN
- 6610702497
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Psychotherapy - methods
- Professional-Patient Relations
- Psychology, Clinical - methods
- Contents
- Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 A science-informed model of clinical psychology practice -- The scientist-practitioner model -- The aim of this book -- A science-informed model of clinical psychology practice -- Stakeholders in the practice of clinical psychology -- Presenting evidence to stakeholders -- 2 Relating with clients -- Empirical foundations of the therapeutic relationship -- Building a therapeutic alliance -- Relating with a client to build an alliance -- Encouraging, restating and paraphrasing -- Troubleshooting -- Summary -- 3 Assessing clients -- What is a mental disorder? -- Current diagnostic practices -- Diagnostic systems: the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM) and the international classification of diseases (ICD) -- The DSM-IV -- Axis I: clinical disorders -- Axis II: personality disorders and mental retardation -- Axis III: general medical conditions -- Axis IV: psychosocial and environmental problems -- Axis V: global assessment of functioning (GAF) -- The ICD-10 -- Conducting a diagnostic interview -- Adapting diagnostic interviews for different client groups (children and the elderly) -- Screening for psychological symptoms -- Structured and semi-structured diagnostic interviews: adults -- Structured and semi-structured diagnostic interviews: children and adolescents -- Structured and semi-structured diagnostic interviews: older adults -- Mental status examination (MSE) -- Physical -- Emotional -- Cognitive -- Summary -- Limitations of diagnosis and future directions -- Additional assessment and testing -- 4 Linking assessment to treatment: case formulation -- Behavioural case formulation: functional analysis -- A case example -- Cognitive behavioural case formulation -- Problem list -- Core beliefs -- Precipitants and activating situations -- Working hypothesis -- Origins -- Treatment plan -- Predicted obstacles to treatment -- A model of case formulation -- A case example -- Presenting problems -- Precipitating variables -- Perpetuating cognitions and consequences -- Predisposing factors -- Provisional conceptualization -- Prescribed interventions -- Potential problems -- Case formulations in interpersonal psychotherapy -- A case example -- Deal with the depression -- Assess the interpersonal problems -- Negotiate a therapeutic contract -- Summary and contrast with CBT -- 5 Treating clients -- Behaviour therapy -- Contingency management -- Increasing desired behaviours -- Decreasing problem behaviours -- Differential reinforcement -- Contingency contracting -- Habit reversal -- Variables that influence performance -- Introducing new behaviours -- Maintenance of behaviours -- Self management -- Use behavioural contracting -- Modelling -- Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) -- Cognitive therapy -- Presenting a rationale for cognitive therapy -- Basics of interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) -- Delivering empirically-supported treatments -- Example 1: exposure to feared stimuli -- Example 2: relaxation -- Summary -- 6 Group treatment -- Selecting a treatment programme -- Selecting patients for a group -- Assessment
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Designing and conducting mixed methods research
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat22549
Creswell, John W.
--Thousand Oaks, CA:
Sage Publications
, 2007.
- Call Number
- H 62 C923d 2007
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Call Number
- H 62 C923d 2007
- Author
- Creswell, John W
- Other Authors
- Plano Clark, Vicki L
- Place of Publication
- Thousand Oaks, CA
- Publisher
- Sage Publications
- Date of Publication
- 2007
- Physical Description
- 275 p.
- ISBN
- 1412927927
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Research - methods
- Research Design
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Handbook of exposure therapies
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat27207
[edited by] David C.S. Richard, Dean Lauterbach.
--Amsterdam, Netherlands:
Elsevier/AP
, c2007.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Richard, David C. S
- Other Authors
- Lauterbach, Dean L
- Responsibility
- [edited by] David C.S. Richard, Dean Lauterbach
- Place of Publication
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Publisher
- Elsevier/AP
- Date of Publication
- c2007
- Physical Description
- xix, 437 p.
- ISBN
- 6610747024 (electronic bk.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Neurotic Disorders - therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - methods
- Behavior Therapy - methods
- Contents
- Cover -- Copyright page -- Table of Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Description, Mechanisms of Action, and Assessment -- What is Exposure Therapy? -- Mechanisms of Action -- Assessment -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 2: Animal Models of Exposure Therapy: A Selective Review -- Basic Types of Exposure Therapy -- Animal Models -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Exposure Therapy and Cognitive Interventionsfor the Anxiety Disorders: Overview and Newer Third-Generation Perspectives -- Rationales of First- and Second- Generation Behavior Therapy -- Mechanisms and Processes Underlying Therapeutic Change -- Treatment Efficacy -- Emotion Regulation and the Anxiety Disorders -- Basic and Applied Implications -- References -- Chapter 4: Translational Research Perspectives on Maximizingthe Effectiveness of Exposure Therapy -- Context Effects in Clinicals Studies -- Clinical Implications of Context Effects -- Exposure Parameters from a Context Perspective -- Concluding Comments -- References -- Chapter 5: Exposure Therapy and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder -- Definition of PTSD -- Theories of PTSD -- Exposure Therapy -- Thoughts for the Future -- References -- Chapter 6: Exposure Therapy with Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse -- Theoretical Explanations of the Response to CSA -- Exposure Therapy with CSA Survivors -- Outcome Research -- Special Considerations for CSA Survivors -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 7: Issues in Conducting Exposure Therapy to Treat Combat Veterans' PTSD -- Selection and Timing of Exposure as the Treatment of Choice -- Treatment Implementation -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Exposure Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder -- From Theory to Therapy -- Implementation of Exposure-Based Therapy for OCD -- Types of Imaginal Exposure -- Habituation of Anxiety During Exposure -- Procedural Variations -- Delivering ERP -- Using Cognitive Techniques During Exposure Therapy -- Mechanisms of Action -- The Efficacy of ERP -- Predictors of Treatment Outcome -- Combining Medications with Exposure Therapy for OCD -- Case Description -- Clinical Case Conceptualization -- Treatment Implementation -- Assessment -- Results -- Discussion -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9: Cognitive-Behavior Therapy and the Treatmentof Childhood Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder -- Case Study: Suzie -- References -- Chapter 10: Exposure Treatments for Panic Disorderwith and without Agoraphobia -- Interoceptive Exposure -- Invivo Exposure -- Panic Control Treatment -- Cognitive Therapy -- Treatment Efficacy -- Combined Cognitive-Behavioral and Psychopharmacological Interventions -- Invivo Exposure for Agoraphobia -- Group Dismantling Studies for Panic Control Treatment -- Barriers to Effective Exposure Therapy -- Case study -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 11: Exposure Therapy for Phobias -- Specific Phobia and Exposure-Based Treatment: Overview -- Spider Phobia -- Blood-Injection-Injury (BII) Phobia -- Claustrophobia -- Flying Phobia -- Social Phobia -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 12: Applications of Exposure Techniquesin Behavioral Medicine -- Specific Ph
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Cost-effectiveness analyses in health : a practical approach
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat27310
Peter Muennig.
(2nd ed.)
--San Francisco, CA:
Jossey-Bass
, 2008.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Muennig, Peter
- Responsibility
- Peter Muennig
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco, CA
- Publisher
- Jossey-Bass
- Date of Publication
- 2008
- Physical Description
- 266 p.
- ISBN
- 9780470175064
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Costs and Cost Analysis
- Health Care Costs
- Quality of Life
- Contents
- Introduction to cost-effectiveness -- Principles of cost-effectiveness analysis -- Developing a research project -- Working with costs -- Probabilities and models -- Calculating life expectancy -- Working with health-related quality-of-life measures -- Calculating QALYS -- Conducting a sensitivity analysis -- Preparing your study for publication -- Working with data -- Finding the data you need
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Preventing patient falls : establishing a fall intervention program
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat30775
Janice M. Morse, author.
(2nd ed.)
--New York, NY:
Springer Publishing Company
, c2009.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Morse, Janice M
- Responsibility
- Janice M. Morse, author
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer Publishing Company
- Date of Publication
- c2009
- Physical Description
- 172 p.
- ISBN
- 9780826103895
- Contents
- Creating a fall intervention program : an overview -- Creating a safe environment : preventing accidental falls -- Monitoring falls in the institution -- Predicting physiological anticipated falls -- Intervention : fall prevention and protection -- Conducting a fall assessment -- Evaluating the effectiveness of the program.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Conducting research with children and adolescents : design, methods and empirical cases
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat53105
Tinson, Julie.
--Oxford, England:
Goodfellow Publishers, Ltd.
, 2009.
- Call Number
- WS 20 T63 2009
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Call Number
- WS 20 T63 2009
- Author
- Tinson, Julie
- Place of Publication
- Oxford, England
- Publisher
- Goodfellow Publishers, Ltd.
- Date of Publication
- 2009
- Physical Description
- 224 p.
- ISBN
- 9.78E+12
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Research Design
- Research - methods
- Bioethics
- Format
- Book
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- 2 weeks
The ECG workbook
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat31368
Angela Rowlands, Andrew Sargent.
--Keswick, CA:
M&K Publishing
, 2011.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Rowlands, Angela
- Other Authors
- Sargent, Andrew
- Responsibility
- Angela Rowlands, Andrew Sargent
- Place of Publication
- Keswick, CA
- Publisher
- M&K Publishing
- Date of Publication
- 2011
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource, 99 p
- ISBN
- 9781907830778
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Electrocardiography
- Heart Diseases - diagnosis
- Contents
- Preface to the second edition -- About the authors -- Recording a readable electrocardiogram (ECG) -- The electrical conducting system of the heart -- A systematic approach to rhythm strip analysis -- Heart blocks -- Common Arrhythmias -- Ectopics and Extrasystoles -- The 12 lead ECG -- Axis deviation -- Ischaemia, injury and necrosis -- Sites of infarction -- Bundle branch blocks -- Chamber enlargement -- A systematic approach to ECG interpretation -- Answers to activities -- References -- Glossary -- Index 99.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
STOP, THAT and One Hundred Other Sleep Scales
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat30869
Azmeh Shahid ... [et al.], editors.
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2012.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
STOP, THAT and One Hundred Other Sleep Scales represents a unique, practical addition to the literature in sleep medicine. There are at least four reasons why a sleep clinician should be familiar with rating scales that evaluate different facets of sleep. First, the use of scales facilitates a quick and accurate assessment of a complex clinical problem. In three or four minutes (the time to review ten standard scales), a clinician can come to a broad understanding of the patient in question. Fo…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Shahid, Azmeh
- Responsibility
- Azmeh Shahid ... [et al.], editors
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvii, 421 p. : 233 ill., 15 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9781441998934
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Questionnaires
- Sleep Wake Disorders - diagnosis
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Family medicine
- Neurology
- Psychiatry
- Abstract
- STOP, THAT and One Hundred Other Sleep Scales represents a unique, practical addition to the literature in sleep medicine. There are at least four reasons why a sleep clinician should be familiar with rating scales that evaluate different facets of sleep. First, the use of scales facilitates a quick and accurate assessment of a complex clinical problem. In three or four minutes (the time to review ten standard scales), a clinician can come to a broad understanding of the patient in question. For example, a selection of scales might indicate that an individual is sleepy but not fatigued; lacking alertness with no insomnia; presenting with no symptoms of narcolepsy or restless legs but showing clear features of apnea; exhibiting depression and a history of significant alcohol problems. Second, rating scales can provide a clinician with an enhanced vocabulary or language, improving his or her understanding of each patient. In the case of the sleep specialist, a scale can help him to distinguish fatigue from sleepiness in a patient, or elucidate the differences between sleepiness and alertness (which is not merely the inverse of the former). Scales provide clinicians with a repertoire of questions, allowing them to draw upon the extensive experience of their colleagues when attempting to tease apart nuanced problems. Third, some scales are helpful for tracking a patient's progress. A particular patient may not remember how alert he felt on a series of different stimulant medications. Scale assessments administered periodically over the course of treatment provide an objective record of the intervention, allowing the clinician to examine and possibly reassess her approach to the patient. Finally, for individuals conducting a double-blind crossover trial or a straightforward clinical practice audit, those who are interested in research will find that their own clinics become a source of great discovery. Scales provide standardized measures that allow colleagues across cities and countries to coordinate their practices. They enable the replication of previous studies and facilitate the organization and dissemination of new research in a way that is accessible and rapid. The majority of STOP, THAT and One Hundred Other Sleep Scales is devoted to briefly discussing individual scales. When possible, an example of the scale is provided so that readers may gain a sense of the instrument's content. Groundbreaking and the first of its kind to conceptualize and organize the essential scales used in sleep medicine, STOP, THAT and One Hundred Other Sleep Scales is an invaluable resource for all clinicians and researchers interested in sleep disorders.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Health Care Evaluation Using Computer Simulation : Concepts, Methods, and Applications
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat30960
Boris Sobolev, Victor Sanchez, Lisa Kuramoto.
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2012.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
Over the past decades, health services research has informed policy for improving health care delivery. Computer simulations have great potential to drive full scale improvement, yet the technology has rarely been used to evaluate proposed changes before they are implemented in health care systems. Health Care Evaluation Using Computer Simulation describes a new interdisciplinary approach, one that incorporates the simulation of health system operations into the paradigm of health services res…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Sobolev, Boris
- Other Authors
- Sanchez, Victor
- Kuramoto, Lisa
- Responsibility
- Boris Sobolev, Victor Sanchez, Lisa Kuramoto
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxv, 406 p. : 55 ill.)
- ISBN
- 9781461422334
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Computer Simulation
- Health Services Research
- Program Evaluation
- Research Design
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Public health
- Computer science
- Abstract
- Over the past decades, health services research has informed policy for improving health care delivery. Computer simulations have great potential to drive full scale improvement, yet the technology has rarely been used to evaluate proposed changes before they are implemented in health care systems. Health Care Evaluation Using Computer Simulation describes a new interdisciplinary approach, one that incorporates the simulation of health system operations into the paradigm of health services research. Beginning by reviewing the processes of health care evaluation and simulation experiments, the book presents a complete methodology for conducting simulation studies for evaluating policy alternatives. Unified Modeling Language and Statechart diagramming are introduced as a means for developing realistic requirements of discrete-event models and policies. And to clearly illustrate simulation modeling in context, an extended series of examples illustrates the use of simulations throughout a single department in a busy hospital. Chapters take the reader through each step of the methodology, featuring: A comparison of approaches to constructing simulation models of health care systems; An overview geared toward developing research questions; A framework for determining model requirements and designing simulations; Methods for evaluating simulation experiments at the cluster and individual levels; Guidelines for clear reporting of simulation studies; Examples of computer simulation in surgical services, from appointment booking to discharge planning. As a research reference and a hands-on blueprint, Health Care Evaluation Using Computer Simulation breaks innovative new ground for researchers and graduate students in health services research and health care management.health care management.
- Contents
- [Machine generated contents note] Pt. I. Concepts -- 1. Intervention Research in Health Care -- 1.1. Intervention Studies -- 1.2. Causal Perspective -- 1.3. Analytical Framework -- 1.4. Study Designs -- 1.5. Statistical Reasoning -- 1.6. Types of Questions -- 2. Simulation Studies -- 2.1. Computer Simulation Modeling -- 2.2. Causal Reasoning -- 2.3. Types of Factors -- 2.4. Types of Outcomes -- 2.5. Reporting Results -- 3. Framing the Process of Care -- 3.1. Functional View -- 3.2. Taxonomy of Activities -- 3.3. Diagnostic Stage -- 3.4. Preoperative Stage -- 3.5. Operative Stage -- 3.6. Postoperative Stage -- 3.7. Resource Allocation -- 3.8. Reactive Nature of Surgical Care -- 4. Simulation Models -- 4.1. Types of Models -- 4.2. Monte Carlo Simulation -- 4.3. System Dynamics -- 4.4. Markov Models -- 4.5. Discrete-Event Simulation -- 4.6. Agent-Based Models -- 4.7. Choice of Modeling Technique -- 5. UML Diagrams for the Process of Care -- 5.1. Overview of Diagrams -- 5.2. Class Diagrams -- 5.3. Use Case Diagrams -- 5.4. Activity Diagrams -- 5.5. State Diagrams -- 5.6. Sequence Diagrams -- 5.7. Timing Diagrams -- 6. Statecharts for Patient Flow -- 6.1. Visual Formalism -- 6.2. Representing Reactive Systems -- 6.3. Representing Patient Flow -- 6.4. Modeling Requirements -- 6.5. Modeling Assumptions -- 6.6. Input Parameters -- 6.7. Output Data -- Pt. II. Methods -- 7. Design of a Simulation Study -- 7.1. Simulation Study as Intervention Research -- 7.2. Analytical Framework -- 7.3. Experimental Design -- 7.4. Plan of Analysis -- 8. Planning a Study at the Cluster Level -- 8.1. Cluster-Level Proportions -- 8.2. Measuring Performance with Proportions -- 8.3. Comparing Proportions -- 8.4. Number of Runs for Comparing Proportions -- 8.5. Cluster-Level Averages -- 8.6. Measuring Performance with Averages -- 8.7. Comparing Averages -- 8.8. Number of Runs for Comparing Averages -- 9. Planning a Study at the Individual Level -- 9.1. Individual-Level Proportions -- 9.2. Measuring Performance with Proportions -- 9.3. Comparing Proportions -- 9.4. Number of Runs for Comparing Proportions -- 9.5. Individual-Level Rates -- 9.6. Measuring Performance with Rates -- 9.7. Comparing Rates -- 9.8. Number of Runs for Comparing Rates -- 10. Reporting on a Simulation Study -- 10.1. CONSORT Guidelines -- 10.2. Reporting the Study Question -- 10.3. Reporting the Study Methods -- 10.4. Reporting the Results -- 10.5. Reporting with Effective Tables -- 11. Evaluations at the Cluster Level -- 11.1. Scenario Involving Proportions -- 11.2. Preparing Data for Analysis of Proportions -- 11.3. Adjusting Effect Size for Proportions -- 11.4. Reporting Results for Proportions -- 11.5. Scenario Involving Averages -- 11.6. Preparing Data for Analysis of Averages -- 11.7. Adjusting Effect Size for Averages -- 11.8. Reporting Results for Averages -- 12. Evaluations at the Individual Level -- 12.1. Scenario Involving Proportions -- 12.2. Preparing Data for Analysis of Proportions -- 12.3. Adjusting Effect Size for Proportions -- 12.4. Reporting Results for Proportions -- 12.5. Scenario Involving Rates -- 12.6. Preparing Data for Analysis of Rates -- 12.7. Adjusting Effect Size for Rates -- 12.8. Reporting Results for Rates -- Pt. III. Applications -- 13. Simulation Model for Surgical Service -- 13.1. Modeled Process -- 13.2. Modeling Requirements -- 13.3. Modeling Assumptions -- 13.4. Implementation Details -- 13.5. Describing Patient Flow with Statecharts -- 14. Booking Consultation Appointments -- 14.1. Simulation Study -- 14.2. Simulation Model -- 14.3. Plan of Experiment -- 14.4. Evaluation of Experiment -- 14.5. Three-Way Comparison -- 15. Managing Presurgical Screening -- 15.1. Simulation Study -- 15.2. Simulation Model -- 15.3. Plan of Experiment -- 15.4. Evaluation of Experiment -- 16. Booking Elective Surgery -- 16.1. Simulation Study -- 16.2. Simulation Model -- 16.3. Plan of Experiment -- 16.4. Evaluation of Experiment -- 17. Booking Anesthesiology Consultations -- 17.1. Background -- 17.2. Management Alternatives -- 17.3. Simulation Model -- 17.4. Plan of Experiment -- 17.5. Plan of Evaluation -- 18. Managing Postoperative Care -- 18.1. Background -- 18.2. Management Alternatives -- 18.3. Simulation Model -- 18.4. Plan of Experiment -- 18.5. Plan of Evaluation -- 19. Discharge Planning -- 19.1. Background -- 19.2. Management Alternatives -- 19.3. Simulation Model -- 19.4. Plan of Experiment -- 19.5. Evaluation of Experiment -- Appendices -- A. Framing the Questions -- B. Determining the Sufficient Number of Simulation Runs -- C. Specifications of the Statechart Diagram -- D. Data Dictionaries for Case Studies.
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Technology Enabled Knowledge Translation for eHealth : Principles and Practice
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat30978
Kendall Ho ... [et al.], editors.
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2012.
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Better health for the world's people is a moral imperative. Digital innovation linking the globe is a growing reality. Intersecting these critical phenomena, Technology-Enabled Knowledge Translation (TEKT) is opening up numerous arenas for improving access to care, upgrading quality of care, advancing health education, and reducing health inequities worldwide. Technology-Enabled Knowledge Translation for eHealth surveys in depth the current status of major TEKT projects and its potential to co…
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- Ho, Kendall
- Responsibility
- Kendall Ho ... [et al.], editors
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiv, 440 p. : 89 ill., 43 ill. in color)
- Series Title
- Healthcare delivery in the information age
- ISBN
- 9781461434955
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Diffusion of Innovation
- Medical Informatics
- Telemedicine
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Medical records - Data processing
- Computer science
- Abstract
- Better health for the world's people is a moral imperative. Digital innovation linking the globe is a growing reality. Intersecting these critical phenomena, Technology-Enabled Knowledge Translation (TEKT) is opening up numerous arenas for improving access to care, upgrading quality of care, advancing health education, and reducing health inequities worldwide. Technology-Enabled Knowledge Translation for eHealth surveys in depth the current status of major TEKT projects and its potential to contribute to future widespread health care refinements. In applications as varied as bioinformatics, youth e-mentoring programs, and electronic communities of practice, TEKT is shown as evolving toward larger humanitarian goals, addressing environmental concerns, and'in keeping with one of the earliest premises of the Internet'answering the salient question, "How global is e-health?" Contributors set out a well-rounded picture of TEKT use across health delivery platforms as the book: Updates technological concepts in training, recordkeeping, and quality control; Provides extended examples of virtual collaboration between colleagues; Explores TEKT as a means of improving health outcomes in disadvantaged populations; Demonstrates applications of social media in qualitative research; Reports on TEKT projects from Mexico, China, and Brazil; Applies TEKT practice at the policy level. Health care administrators as well as researchers in health care management, policy, and services will find Technology-Enabled Knowledge Translation for eHealth a leading-edge resource that stimulates action as well as interest.
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- Part I. Technology in Education -- 1. The Case for an Innovations Framework for Technology-Enabled Learning Environments and Knowledge Translation -- 2. Integrating Electronic Health Records into Medical Education: Considerations, Challenges, and Future Directions -- 3. Evaluating Electronic Health Record Competencies: New Trends and Approaches Involving Simulations -- 4. Harnessing Innovation to Support Medical Residents in Education and Practice: An Exploration of Need and Preference -- 5. Online Infection Control Training: Perceived Barriers and Enablers to Training and Practice -- Part II. Collaboration Using Virtual Communities -- 6. Practical Considerations in Building an Electronic Community of Practice for Health Care: Lessons from the Literature -- 7. Evidence 2 Excellence: An Emergency Medicine Quality Improvement Model Utilizing Technology-Enabled Interprofessional Collaboration in British Columbia -- 8. Orthopaedic Educators’ Electronic Community of Practice: Development of a Supportive Online Learning Environment for Academic Orthopedic Surgeons -- 9. Engaging People and Strengthening Partnerships Through an eCoP: The Western Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative Experience -- 10. Leveraging Community for mHealth Research and Development -- Part III. Connecting with Communities -- 11. Public Engagement in eHealth: Toward Improving Equity in Health Evidence and Health System Renewal -- 12. Perceptions of Electronic Personal Health Records and the Connection to Self-Care: Considerations for Design and Implementation Within a Multicultural Population -- 13. Ktunaxa Community Learning Centres (KCLC): A Model of Community Engagement in Health, Education, and Training -- 14. Developing a Culturally Relevant eMentoring Program for Aboriginal Youth -- Part IV. Research and Technology -- 15. Online and Paper-Based: A Mixed-Method Approach to Conducting a Needs Assessment Survey of Physicians -- 16. Free, Open, and Collaborative: An Illustrative Toolkit for Qualitative Research Using Social Media -- 17. CliniPEARLS: A Technical Framework for Disseminating Clinical Practice Guidelines from Different Providers on PDA and Smartphone Devices -- 18. The Use of Bioinformatics in Care Map Analysis -- Part V. From Practice to Policy -- 19. Technology-Enabled Knowledge Translation and Our Environment -- 20. How Global Is ‘e-Health’ and ‘Knowledge Translation’? -- Part VI. International Perspectives -- 21. eHealth Projects in México: The Contribution of Tecnológico de Monterrey -- 22. Development and Implementation of a Statewide Telemedicine/Telehealth System in the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil -- 23. Low-Cost Health Care: Improving Care to Rural Chinese Communities Through the Innovations of Integrated Diagnostic Terminals and Cloud Computing Platforms.
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Negotiating public health in a globalized world : global health diplomacy in action
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David Fairman ... [et al.].
--Dordrecht:
Springer
, c2012.
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In a new era of global health diplomacy, the most important tool for decision-making is negotiation. Globalization is binding countries, issues and people together as never before. In the domain of public health, traditional international concerns like the spread of infectious diseases have been joined by new concerns and challenges in managing the health impacts of trade and intellectual property rights, and by new opportunities to create effective global public health agreements and programs.…
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- Fairman, David
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- David Fairman ... [et al.]
- Place of Publication
- Dordrecht
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiv, 186 p. : 11 ill.)
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in public health
- ISBN
- 9789400727809
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Health Policy
- International Cooperation
- Negotiating - methods
- Global Health
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Public health
- Abstract
- In a new era of global health diplomacy, the most important tool for decision-making is negotiation. Globalization is binding countries, issues and people together as never before. In the domain of public health, traditional international concerns like the spread of infectious diseases have been joined by new concerns and challenges in managing the health impacts of trade and intellectual property rights, and by new opportunities to create effective global public health agreements and programs. To address the major health crises of today and to prevent or mitigate them in the future, countries must seek collective agreement and action within and across their borders. However, the world of international negotiation is not the world in which health decision-makers reside or are most comfortable. The goal of this guide is to provide health policy-makers with practical information and negotiation tools, to help them create better international health agreements and programs.This is the best book I know to help health professionals develop the negotiation skills necessary to meet the challenges of global health diplomacy. It is filled with wise advice and invaluable tools for success." Professor Jeswald W. Salacuse, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University.
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- 1. Introduction -- PART I. A FRAMEWORK FOR ENHANCING LEVERAGE IN NEGOTIATIONS -- 2. Issue Framing: Making Your Concerns a Global Priority -- 3. Managing the Negotiation Process -- 4. Coalition-Building and Process Strategies -- 5. Meeting Implementation Challenges -- 6. Building Institutional Capacity for Effective Negotiation -- PART II. CASE STUDIES -- 7. Case I — Analyzing a Complex Multilateral Negotiation: The TRIPS Public Health Declaration -- 8. Case II — Negotiating Access to HIV/AIDS Medicines: A Study of the Strategies Adopted by Brazil -- 9. 9 Case III — Keeping Your Head Above Water in Climate Change Negotiations: Lessons from Island Nations -- 10. Conclusion: Putting it all together -- Appendix 1: Key Concepts and Framework in Global Public Health Negotiations -- Appendix 2: Tools for Preparing and Conducting Negotiations -- References -- Index.
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What is online research? : using the internet for social science research
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat32850
Tristram Hooley, Jane Wellens, John Marriott.
--London, UK:
Bloomsbury Publishing
, c2012.
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The massive expansion of the internet into every aspect of our lives creates a challenge for social researchers: can they simply transfer their traditional methods and techniques online or do they need to reinvent research methods for the new environment? As online research becomes increasingly prevalent it becomes more important for researchers to have an answer to these questions and an approach to conducting research online. This book is a straightforward, accessible introduction to social …
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- Hooley, Tristram
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- Wellens, Jane
- Marriott, John
- Responsibility
- Tristram Hooley, Jane Wellens, John Marriott
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (172 p.)
- Series Title
- 'What is?' research methods series
- ISBN
- 9781849665537
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Internet
- Research - methods
- Research Design
- Social Sciences - methods
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Internet research
- Social sciences--Research
- Abstract
- The massive expansion of the internet into every aspect of our lives creates a challenge for social researchers: can they simply transfer their traditional methods and techniques online or do they need to reinvent research methods for the new environment? As online research becomes increasingly prevalent it becomes more important for researchers to have an answer to these questions and an approach to conducting research online. This book is a straightforward, accessible introduction to social research online.
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- 1. Introduction; Further reading -- 2. A brief history of online research methods; The growth of the internet; Researching online and online methods; Online research methods as a field; The growth of online surveys; Exploring the potential for online qualitative research; Doing fieldwork without a field; Beginning to experiment online; In summary; Further reading -- 3. Dealing with ethical issues in online research; Ethics in social science research; Ethics in online research; Privacy; Informed consent; Anonymity and confidentiality; Legal issues -- Participant vulnerabilityIn summary; Further reading -- 4. Online surveys; Survey design; When to use an online survey?; Online surveys and instrument design; Choosing a tool to deliver the survey; Sampling and recruitment; Improve response rates: a checklist (Madge et al.); In summary; Further reading -- 5. Online interviews and focus groups; Understanding qualitative methods; When to use online methods for qualitative research?; Choosing tools for online interviewing and focus groups; Synchronous or asynchronous?; Text-based or multi-media; Other issues in selecting tools -- Managing online interviews and focus groupsSampling and recruitment; Building rapport; Dealing with problems; Analysis; In summary; Further reading -- 6. Online ethnographies; Ethnographic methods; Choosing a fieldwork site; Gaining access; Data collection; Archival data; Elicited data; Fieldnote data; Analysis and presentation of ethnographies; In summary; Further reading -- 7. Online experiments; Experimental methods in the social sciences; Advantages and disadvantages of experimenting online; Deciding when an online experiment is appropriate; Types of online experiment; Designing experiments -- Experimental context; Considering what tools to use; Managing recruitment and avoiding dropout; In summary; Further reading -- 8. Where next for online methods?; A changing context for online research methods; Visualizing naturally occurring data; Combining data; The diverse and integrated internet; Allowing participants to really participate; In summary; Further reading; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.
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Advanced concepts in surgical research
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edited by Mohit Bhandari, Bernd Robioneck ; associate editor, Emil Schemitsch ; managing editor, Sheila Sprague ; with contributions by Volker Alt ... [et al.].
--Stuttgart:
Thieme
, c2012.
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Advanced Concepts in Surgical Research is a practical, reader-friendly guide to planning, conducting, and evaluating solid, evidence-based surgical research that leads to high-quality results. Geared to the investigator who has already mastered basic principles, this book focuses on more advanced topics such as randomized controlled trials, survey design, observational studies, meta analyses, statistical concepts, reporting of data, and much more.
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- edited by Mohit Bhandari, Bernd Robioneck ; associate editor, Emil Schemitsch ; managing editor, Sheila Sprague ; with contributions by Volker Alt ... [et al.]
- Place of Publication
- Stuttgart
- Publisher
- Thieme
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiv, 225 p.)
- ISBN
- 9783131658111
- 9783131670212 (eISBN)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Biomedical Research - methods
- Clinical Trials as Topic
- General Surgery
- Research Design
- Statistics as Topic
- Specialty
- General Surgery
- Research
- Abstract
- Advanced Concepts in Surgical Research is a practical, reader-friendly guide to planning, conducting, and evaluating solid, evidence-based surgical research that leads to high-quality results. Geared to the investigator who has already mastered basic principles, this book focuses on more advanced topics such as randomized controlled trials, survey design, observational studies, meta analyses, statistical concepts, reporting of data, and much more.
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- e-Book
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- Online
