topic:"Health Services Research" found 34 records - Provincial Hospitals Library Catalogue

Action research and reflective practice : creative and visual methods to facilitate reflection and learning

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McIntosh, Paul. --New York, NY: Routledge , 2010.

Call Number: W 84.3 M152a 2010

Location: Dickson Building

Call Number: W 84.3 M152a 2010

Author: McIntosh, Paul

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Routledge

Date of Publication: 2010

Physical Description: 195 p.

ISBN: 9780415469029

Subjects (MeSH): Health Services Research; Reflective Practice; Philosophy

Format: Book

Location: Dickson Building

Copies: 1

Loan Period: 3 weeks

Analysis of waiting-time data in health services research

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Sobolev, Boris. --New York, NY: Springer Science+Business Media , c2008.

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Author: Sobolev, Boris

Other Authors: Kuramoto, Lisa

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Springer Science+Business Media

Date of Publication: c2008

ISBN: 9780387764221

Subjects (MeSH): Waiting Lists; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Health Services Research

Subjects (LCSH): Biomedical research; Statistics

Format: e-Book

Location: Online

App Use and Patient Empowerment in Diabetes Self-Management : Advancing Theory-Guided mHealth Research

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Nicola Brew-Sam. --Wiesbaden: Springer , c2020.

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Patient empowerment is examined as a multi-dimensional factor influencing the use of diabetes self-management apps. The research design includes three studies conducted in Singapore. Study 1 examines how features of diabetes self-management apps correspond with theoretical indicators of empowerment, as well as app quality. Study 2 uses semi-structured face-to-face interviews with diabetes patients to draw first conclusions about the relevance of empowerment for diabetes app use. Study 3 include…

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Author: Brew-Sam, Nicola

Responsibility: Nicola Brew-Sam

Place of Publication: Wiesbaden

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2020

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxiv, 303 p.) : 11 illus., 1 illus. in color

ISBN: 9783658293574; 9783658293567 (Print ed.); 9783658293581 (Print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Diabetes Mellitus - therapy; Health Services Research; Mobile Applications; Patient Education as Topic; Psychosocial Support Systems; Self Care; Self-Management; Telemedicine - methods

Specialty: Telemedicine

Abstract: Patient empowerment is examined as a multi-dimensional factor influencing the use of diabetes self-management apps. The research design includes three studies conducted in Singapore. Study 1 examines how features of diabetes self-management apps correspond with theoretical indicators of empowerment, as well as app quality. Study 2 uses semi-structured face-to-face interviews with diabetes patients to draw first conclusions about the relevance of empowerment for diabetes app use. Study 3 includes an online patient survey, and uses cluster analytical methods to test the preliminary Study 2 results (typology of app use), as well as binary logistic regression to compare the strength of influence of various anteceding factors on the likelihood of diabetes app use. The studies show that especially the support by private social patient networks and the medical specialties of supervising physicians play a crucial role for technology-supported self-management.

Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Background on Diabetes Self-Management -- 3. Defining and Categorizing Diabetes Apps for Self-Management -- 4. Diabetes App Use – Previous mHealth Research -- 5. Anteceding Factors of Diabetes App Use -- 6. Summarizing mHealth Research Gaps I: Alternative Theory is Needed -- 7. Empowerment as an Antecedent of Diabetes App Use -- 8. Summarizing mHealth Research Gaps II: Empowerment and Diabetes App Use -- 9. Summarizing Model on Empowerment and Diabetes App Use -- 10. Research Questions and Hypotheses -- 11. Overview of the Research Design -- 12. Study 1: Diabetes App Features Corresponding to Indicators of Empowerment: An App Feature and Quality Analysis -- 13. Study 2: Interviews on App Use for Diabetes Self-Management and the Relevance of Empowerment -- 14. Study 3: An Online Survey on Empowerment as an Antecedent of Diabetes App Use -- 15. Discussion and Deriving Research Gaps -- 16. Learning from Research Results: Implications for Research and Diabetes Care Practice -- 17. Summarizing Research Limitations -- 18. Conclusion.

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Location: Online

Care in Healthcare : Reflections on Theory and Practice

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Franziska Krause, Joachim Boldt, editors. --Cham: Palgrave Macmillan , 2018.

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This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. ; This book examines the concept of care and care practices in healthcare from the interdisciplinary perspectives of continental philosophy, care ethics, the social sciences, and anthropology. Areas addressed include dementia care, midwifery, diabetes care, psychiatry, and reproductive medicine. Special attention is paid to ambivalences and tensions within both the concept of care and care practices. Contributions in the first section of the b…

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Other Authors: Krause, Franziska; Boldt, Joachim

Responsibility: Franziska Krause, Joachim Boldt, editors

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Date of Publication: 2018

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 298 p.)

ISBN: 9783319612911; 9783319612904 (Print ed.); 9783319612928 (Print ed.); 9783319870434 (Print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Ethics, Clinical - history; Patient Care - ethics; Philosophy, Medical

Specialty: Ethics; Health Services Research

Abstract: This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.; This book examines the concept of care and care practices in healthcare from the interdisciplinary perspectives of continental philosophy, care ethics, the social sciences, and anthropology. Areas addressed include dementia care, midwifery, diabetes care, psychiatry, and reproductive medicine. Special attention is paid to ambivalences and tensions within both the concept of care and care practices. Contributions in the first section of the book explore phenomenological and hermeneutic approaches to care and reveal historical precursors to care ethics. Empirical case studies and reflections on care in institutionalised and standardised settings form the second section of the book. The concluding chapter, jointly written by many of the contributors, points at recurring challenges of understanding and practicing care that open up the field for further research and discussion. This collection will be of great value to scholars and practitioners of medicine, ethics, philosophy, social science and history.

Contents: Understanding Care: Introductory Remarks -- Framing Care -- Forgotten Approaches to Care: The Human Being as Neighbour in the German-Jewish Tradition of the Nineteenth Century -- Nursing as Accommodated Care: A Contribution to the Phenomenology of Care. Appeal, Concern, Volition, Practice -- Fundamentals of an Ethics of Care -- The Interdependence of Care and Autonomy Caring Relationships: Commercial Surrogacy and the Ethical Relevance of the Other -- Situated Care -- Sociomaterial Will-Work: Aligning Daily Wanting in Dutch Dementia Care -- The Dementia Village: Between Community and Society -- Regulation as an Obstacle to Care? A Care-Ethical Evaluation of the Regulation on the Use of Seclusion Cells in Psychiatric Care in Flanders (Belgium) -- Witnessing as an Embodied Practice in German Midwifery Care - Tensions in Diabetes Care Practice: Ethical Challenges with a Focus on Nurses in a Home-Based Care Team -- Caring About Care in the Hospital Arena and Nurses’ Voices in Hospital Ethics Committees: Three Decades of Experiences -- Towards a Three-Dimensional Perspective of Space for Humanizing Hospital Care -- Conclusion: Asking the Right Questions.

Access: Open access

Format: e-Book

Location: Online

Comparative Effectiveness and Efficacy Research and Analysis for Practice (CEERAP) : Applications in Health Care

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Francesco Chiappelli, editor ; Xenia Maria Caldeira Brant, Corazon B. Cajulis, co-editors. --Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer , c2012.

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Recent trends in health care across the United States and internationally have emphasized a novel approach that consists in comparing the effectiveness and efficacy of treatment interventions with a patient-centered emphasis (i.e., evidence-based health care), while ensuring cost constraints, maximizing benefits, and minimizing risks. In this book, experts in comparative effectiveness and efficacy research and analysis for practice (CEERAP) in health care in general address a range of topical i…

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Other Authors: Chiappelli, Francesco; Brant, Xenia Maria Caldeira; Cajulis, Corazon B

Responsibility: Francesco Chiappelli, editor ; Xenia Maria Caldeira Brant, Corazon B. Cajulis, co-editors

Place of Publication: Berlin, Heidelberg

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2012

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 194 p. : 20 ill., 7 ill. in color)

ISBN: 9783642231445

Subjects (MeSH): Comparative Effectiveness Research; Decision Making; Evidence-Based Practice; Health Services Research; Nursing Administration Research

Subjects (LCSH): Dentistry; Nursing; Statistics

Abstract: Recent trends in health care across the United States and internationally have emphasized a novel approach that consists in comparing the effectiveness and efficacy of treatment interventions with a patient-centered emphasis (i.e., evidence-based health care), while ensuring cost constraints, maximizing benefits, and minimizing risks. In this book, experts in comparative effectiveness and efficacy research and analysis for practice (CEERAP) in health care in general address a range of topical issues. The emphasis is on implications for endodontics and nursing, both of which are considered in a series of detailed chapters. Commonalities and differences among CEERAP, utility-based and logic-based analysis and decision-making, and evidence-based and patient-centered practice are defined and discussed. The book concludes by examining applications for CEERAP in developing patient-centered optimal treatment interventions for the next decade.

Contents: Fundamentals: Building Communities of Practice in Comparative Effectiveness Research -- Probability–Utility Model for Evidence-Based Decision-Making -- Clinically Relevant Complex Systematic Reviews in Endodontics: Relevance to Comparative Effectiveness Research and Evidence-Based Clinical Decision-Making -- Efficacy, Effectiveness, and Evidence-Based Dental Decision-Making: Principles and Practice -- Endodontic Therapy Versus Dental Implant Therapy: Deciding the Best Approach -- The Translation Evidence Mechanism -- Evidence-Based Treatment and Management of Asthma and Pressure Ulcers -- Evidence-Based Care for Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome in New York City -- The Patient Centered Medical Home -- Transitional Care -- Evidence-Based Standard of Care: Applications for Comparative Effectiveness and Efficacy Research and Analysis for Practice (CEERAP) in Developing Patient-Centered Optimal Treatment Interventions in Health Care for the Next Decade.

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Location: Online

Comparative Effectiveness Research in Health Services

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edited by Adrian Levy, Boris Sobolev. --New York, NY: Springer , c2016.

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The Handbook of Health Services Research is a reference for all aspects of the field of health services and outcomes research. It addresses the increasing need for comprehensive, yet balanced, information in a field that welcomes various disciplines: medicine, public health, statistics, economics, management, policy and information technology. This well-organized reference is an indispensable source of information for everyone who seeks to develop understanding of health systems and to learn ab…

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Other Authors: Levy, Adrian; Sobolev, Boris

Responsibility: edited by Adrian Levy, Boris Sobolev

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2016

Physical Description: 1 online resource (500 p.)

Series Title: Springer reference; Health services research

ISBN: 9781489975867

ISSN: 2511-8293

Subjects (MeSH): Comparative Effectiveness Research; Health Services Research; Outcome Assessment, Health Care; Research Design

Specialty: Health Planning; Health Services Administration

Notes: "Living reference work."

Abstract: The Handbook of Health Services Research is a reference for all aspects of the field of health services and outcomes research. It addresses the increasing need for comprehensive, yet balanced, information in a field that welcomes various disciplines: medicine, public health, statistics, economics, management, policy and information technology. This well-organized reference is an indispensable source of information for everyone who seeks to develop understanding of health systems and to learn about historical, political, and socioeconomic factors that influence health policies at the global, national, regional and local level. Specifically, the Handbook helps readers: Recognize core concepts of health services and outcomes research, such as, need, access, equity, quality and safety; Become familiar with social, political, organizational, behavioral and economic theories that have influenced health systems designs; Learn about frameworks developed for evaluating the organization, financing, delivery, utilization and outcomes of health services; Get an introduction to methods of comparative effectiveness research, program evaluation, health technology assessment and health economics; Identify types and sources of data appropriate for generating valid and reliable information about the delivery of health services; Learn about strengths and weaknesses of various research designs used to study health services and policy issues. The online version of the Handbook of Health Services Research is in the format of a dynamically updated knowledge base, offering search tools, cross-referencing across chapters and linking to supplement data, other major reference works and external articles. The Handbook of Health Services Research is accessible at the level of graduate students even if it is not their focus area. This includes students with various backgrounds: medicine, public health, statistics, economics, management or information technology.

Contents: Applications of Comparative Effectiveness Research -- Comparative Effectiveness Research and Health Reform in the USA -- Comparative Effectiveness Research and Priority Setting -- Comparative Effectiveness Research in Developing Countries: Example of Brazil -- Comparative Effectiveness Research in Health Technology Assessment -- Comparative Effectiveness Research: Overview -- Comparing Drug and Non-Drug Technologies in Comparative Effectiveness Research -- Costs in Comparative Effectiveness Research -- Coverage with Evidence Development in Comparative Effectiveness Research -- Dissemination of Comparative Effectiveness Research -- Ethical Frameworks and Comparative Effectiveness Research -- Evidence-Based Medicine and Comparative Effectiveness Research -- Implementation Science and Comparative Effectiveness Research -- Incorporating Patient and Public Input for Treatment in Comparative Effectiveness Research -- Indirect Comparisons and Network Meta-Analysis in Comparative Effectiveness Research -- Individualization of Treatment and Comparative Effectiveness Research -- Innovation and Comparative Effectiveness Research -- National Approaches to Comparative Effectiveness Research -- New Statistical Methods of Combining Results in Comparative Effectiveness Research -- Patient-Centred Comparative Effectiveness Research -- Sources of Data for Comparative Effectiveness Research -- Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis in Comparative Effectiveness Research -- Traditional and Innovative Study Designs in Comparative Effectiveness Research.

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Location: Online

Data and Measures in Health Services Research

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edited by Boris Sobolev, Adrian Levy, Sarah Goring. --New York, NY: Springer , c2018.

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The Handbook of Health Services Research is a reference for all aspects of the field of health services and outcomes research. It addresses the increasing need for comprehensive, yet balanced, information in a field that welcomes various disciplines: medicine, public health, statistics, economics, management, policy, and information technology. This well-organized reference is an indispensable source of information for everyone who seeks to develop understanding of health systems and to learn a…

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Other Authors: Sobolev, Boris; Levy, Adrian; Goring, Sarah

Responsibility: edited by Boris Sobolev, Adrian Levy, Sarah Goring

Alternate Title: Handbook of health services research

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2018

Physical Description: 1 online resource (approx. 500 p.)

Series Title: Springer reference; Health services research

ISBN: 9781489976734

ISSN: 2511-8293

Subjects (MeSH): Data Collection; Health Services Research - methods

Specialty: Data Science; Health Services Administration; Research

Notes: "Living reference work."

Abstract: The Handbook of Health Services Research is a reference for all aspects of the field of health services and outcomes research. It addresses the increasing need for comprehensive, yet balanced, information in a field that welcomes various disciplines: medicine, public health, statistics, economics, management, policy, and information technology. This well-organized reference is an indispensable source of information for everyone who seeks to develop understanding of health systems and to learn about historical, political, and socioeconomic factors that influence health policies at the global, national, regional and local level. Specifically, the Handbook helps readers: Recognize core concepts of health services and outcomes research, such as, need, access, equity, quality and safety; Become familiar with social, political, organizational, behavioral and economic theories that have influenced health systems designs; Learn about frameworks developed for evaluating the organization, financing, delivery, utilization and outcomes of health services; Get an introduction to methods of comparative effectiveness research, program evaluation, health technology assessment and health economics; Identify types and sources of data appropriate for generating valid and reliable information about the delivery of health services; Learn about strengths and weaknesses of various research designs used to study health services and policy issues. The online version of the Handbook of Health Services Research is in the format of a dynamically updated knowledge base, offering search tools, cross-referencing across chapters and linking to supplement data, other major reference works and external articles. The Handbook of Health Services Research is accessible at the level of graduate students even if it is not their focus area. This includes students with various backgrounds: medicine, public health, statistics, economics, management or information technology.

Contents: A Framework for Health System Comparisons: the Health Systems in Transition (HiT) Series of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies -- Challenges of Measuring the Performance of Health Systems -- Health Services Data, Sources and Examples: The Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences Data Repository -- Health Services Data: Big Data Analytics for Deriving Predictive Healthcare Insights -- Health Services Data: Managing the Data Warehouse: 25 Years of Experience at the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy -- Health Services Data: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Claims Records -- Health Services Data: The Ontario Cancer Registry (a Unique, Linked, and Automated Population-Based Registry) -- Health Services Data: Typology of Health Care Data -- Health Services Information: Application of Donabedian’s Framework to Improve the Quality of Clinical Care -- Health Services Information: Data-driven Improvements in Surgical Quality: Structure, Process, and Outcomes -- Health Services Information: From Data to Policy Impact (25 Years of Health Services and Population Health Research at the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy) -- Health Services Information: Key Concepts and Considerations in Building Episodes of Care From Administrative Data -- Health Services Information: Lessons Learned from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database -- Health Services Information: Patient Safety Research Using Administrative Data -- Health Services Information: Personal Health Records as a Tool for Engaging Patients and Families -- Health Services Knowledge: Use of Datasets Compiled Retrospectively to Correctly Represent Changes in Size of Wait List -- Waiting Times: Evidence of Social Inequalities in Access for Care.

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Location: Online

Dementia in clinical practice : a neurological perspective : pragmatic studies in the cognitive function clinic

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A. J. Larner. (Second edition) --London: Springer , c2014.

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This concise, pragmatic, pocket-sized book addresses neurological contributions to the diagnosis and management of dementia through a longitudinal examination of the work undertaken in a dedicated neurological dementia clinic. It covers the use of cognitive and non-cognitive screening instruments and their diagnostic utility and the use of other diagnostic investigations: neuroimaging, neurophysiology and neuropathology. The diagnostic mix is discussed in terms of both neuropsychological syndro…

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Author: Larner, A. J

Responsibility: A. J. Larner

Edition: Second edition

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2014

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 386 pages)

ISBN: 9781447163718 (electronic bk.); 9781447163701

Subjects (MeSH): Dementia - diagnosis; Dementia - therapy; Health Services Research; Neurologic Examination - methods

Subjects (LCSH): Dementia - Diagnosis; Dementia - Treatment; Neurology; Psychiatry

Abstract: This concise, pragmatic, pocket-sized book addresses neurological contributions to the diagnosis and management of dementia through a longitudinal examination of the work undertaken in a dedicated neurological dementia clinic. It covers the use of cognitive and non-cognitive screening instruments and their diagnostic utility and the use of other diagnostic investigations: neuroimaging, neurophysiology and neuropathology. The diagnostic mix is discussed in terms of both neuropsychological syndromes and neurological diagnoses, as is the use of conventional treatments for dementia and the impact of national directives (e.g. NICE, National Dementia Strategy) on day-to-day clinical practice. Dementia in Clinical Practice: A Neurological Perspective, Second Edition is an illustrated, practical resource for medical professionals involved in the assessment and management of dementia patients. It is of particular benefit to neurologists, psychiatrists, geriatricians, primary care practitioners and those working in the fields of neuropsychology, psychology, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and nursing.

Contents: Referral Patterns -- A Brief Note on Methodology: Pragmatic Diagnostic Accuracy Studies -- History and Neurological Examination -- Assessment with Cognitive Screening Instruments and Comparison of Scales -- Assessment with Non-cognitive Screening Instruments and Combinations of Scales -- Investigation -- Diagnosis (1): Cognitive Syndromes, Comorbidities, and No Diagnosis -- Diagnosis (2): Dementia Disorders -- Management -- Conclusion.

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Location: Online

Developing a health research strategy for Nova Scotia : quality, collaboration, integration, support

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Canada. Task Force on Health Research. --[Halifax, NS]: Task force on Health Research , 1995.

Call Number: W 20.5 DC2.1 N9 1995

Location: IWK Health Sciences Library

Call Number: W 20.5 DC2.1 N9 1995

Corporate Author: Canada. Task Force on Health Research

Alternate Title: Interim report of the Task Force on Health Research

Place of Publication: [Halifax, NS]

Publisher: Task force on Health Research

Date of Publication: 1995

Physical Description: 19 p.

Subjects (MeSH): Research; Research Support; Health Services Research; Nova Scotia

Format: Book

Location: IWK Health Sciences Library

Loan Period: 2 weeks

The Ethics of Educational Healthcare Placements in Low and Middle Income Countries : First Do No Harm?

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Anya Ahmed, James Ackers-Johnson, Helen Louise Ackers. --Cham: Palgrave Macmillan , 2017.

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This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. ; This book examines the current state of elective placements of medical undergraduate students in developing countries and their impact on health care education at home. Drawing from a recent case study of volunteer deployment in Uganda, the authors provide an in-depth evaluation of the impacts on the students themselves and the learning outcomes associated with placements in low resource settings, as well as the impacts that these forms of s…

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Author: Ahmed, Anya

Other Authors: Ackers-Johnson, James; Ackers, Helen Louise

Responsibility: Anya Ahmed, James Ackers-Johnson, Helen Louise Ackers

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Date of Publication: 2017

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 158 p. 12 illus., 11 illus. in color.)

ISBN: 9783319483634; 9783319483627 (Print ed.); 9783319483641 (Print ed.); 9783319839226 (Print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Career Mobility; Developing Countries; Education, Medical, Undergraduate - ethics

Specialty: Education; Ethics; Health Services Research

Abstract: This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.; This book examines the current state of elective placements of medical undergraduate students in developing countries and their impact on health care education at home. Drawing from a recent case study of volunteer deployment in Uganda, the authors provide an in-depth evaluation of the impacts on the students themselves and the learning outcomes associated with placements in low resource settings, as well as the impacts that these forms of student mobility have on the host settings. In addition to reviewing the existing literature on elective placements, the authors outline a potential model for the future development of ethical elective placements. As the book concurs with an increasing international demand for elective placements, it will be of immediate interest to universities, intermediary organizations, students as consumers, and hosting organisations in low-resource settings.

Contents: 1. Introduction: Why Ethical Electives? -- 2. The Ethical Educational Placement Project -- 3. Student Learning on Ethical Educational Placements -- 4. Ethical Placements? Under what conditions can Educational Placements Support Sustainable Development? -- 5. Managing Reciprocity: No Harm Approaches to International Educational Placements.

Access: Open access

Format: e-Book

Location: Online

Evidence Use in Health Policy Making : An International Public Policy Perspective

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Justin Parkhurst, Stefanie Ettelt, Benjamin Hawkins, editors. --Cham: Palgrave Macmillan , c2018.

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This open access book provides a set of conceptual, empirical, and comparative chapters that apply a public policy perspective to investigate the political and institutional factors driving the use of evidence to inform health policy in low, middle, and high income settings. The work presents key findings from the Getting Research Into Policy (GRIP-Health) project: a five year, six country, programme of work supported by the European Research Council. The chapters further our understanding of e…

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Other Authors: Parkhurst, Justin; Ettelt, Stefanie; Hawkins, Benjamin

Responsibility: Justin Parkhurst, Stefanie Ettelt, Benjamin Hawkins, editors

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Date of Publication: c2018

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 245 p.) : 1 illus.

Series Title: International series on public policy

ISBN: 9783319934679; 9783319934662 (Print ed.); 9783319934686 (Print ed.); 9783030066673 (Print ed.)

ISSN: 2524-7301

Subjects (MeSH): Evidence-Based Practice; Health Policy; Internationality; Policy Making; Social Planning

Specialty: Health Services Research; Public Health; Social Sciences

Abstract: This open access book provides a set of conceptual, empirical, and comparative chapters that apply a public policy perspective to investigate the political and institutional factors driving the use of evidence to inform health policy in low, middle, and high income settings. The work presents key findings from the Getting Research Into Policy (GRIP-Health) project: a five year, six country, programme of work supported by the European Research Council. The chapters further our understanding of evidence utilisation in health policymaking through the application of theories and methods from the policy sciences. They present new insights into the roles and importance of factors such as issue contestation, institutional arrangements, logics of appropriateness, and donor influence to explore individual cases and comparative experiences in the use of evidence to inform health policy. Justin Parkhurst is Associate Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science (the LSE)’s Department of Health Policy, UK. He has conducted research on a range of global health policy issues and on the politics of evidence. He served as the Principal Investigator of the GRIP-Health programme of work. Benjamin Hawkins is Associate Professor at the Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK. His research focuses on the role of research evidence and corporate actors in health policy making. In addition, he works on European integration, multi-level governance international trade and political economy approaches to health policy. Stefanie Ettelt is Associate Professor at the Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK. Her work examines the tensions between structure and agency in explaining the influence of evidence and research on policy-making and health system governance, particularly from a comparative perspective.

Contents: 1. Studying Evidence Use for Health Policymaking from a Policy Perspective -- 2. The Many Meanings of Evidence: A Comparative Analysis of the Forms and Roles of Evidence Within Three Health Policy Processes in Cambodia -- 3. The Role of Evidence in Nutrition Policymaking in Ethiopia: Institutional Structures and Issue Framing -- 4. The Use of Evidence in Health Policy in Ghana: Implications for Accountability and Democratic Governance -- 5. Using Evidence in a Highly Fragmented Legislature: The Case of Colombia’s Health System Reform -- 6. The Politics of Evidence Use in Health Policy Making in Germany: The Case of Regulating Hospital Minimum Volumes -- 7. Electronic Cigarettes Regulation in the UK: A Case Study in Evidence Informed Policy Making -- 8. Ministries of Health and the Stewardship of Health Evidence -- 9. Evidence Use and the Institutions of the State: The Role of Parliament and the Judiciary -- 10. Evidence and Policy in Aid-Dependent Settings -- 11. Conclusion: Reflecting on Studying Evidence Use from a Public Policy Perspective.

Access: Open access

Format: e-Book

Location: Online

Handbook of health research methods : investigation, measurement and analysis

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Bowling, Ann. --Maidenhead, England: Open University Press , 2005.

Call Number: W 20.5 H236 2005

Location: Halifax Infirmary

Call Number: W 20.5 H236 2005

Author: Bowling, Ann

Other Authors: Ebrahim, Shah

Place of Publication: Maidenhead, England

Publisher: Open University Press

Date of Publication: 2005

Physical Description: 625 p.

ISBN: 0335214606

Subjects (MeSH): Health Services Research - methods; Research Design

Format: Book

Location: Halifax Infirmary

Loan Period: 3 weeks

Health Care Evaluation Using Computer Simulation : Concepts, Methods, and Applications

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Boris Sobolev, Victor Sanchez, Lisa Kuramoto. --New York, NY: Springer , c2012.

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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…

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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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Health Care Systems and Policies

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edited by Ewout van Ginneken, Reinhard Busse. --New York, NY: Springer , c2018.

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The Handbook of Health Services Research is a reference for all aspects of the field of health services and outcomes research. It addresses the increasing need for comprehensive, yet balanced, information in a field that welcomes various disciplines: medicine, public health, statistics, economics, management, policy, and information technology. This well-organized reference is an indispensable source of information for everyone who seeks to develop understanding of health systems and to learn a…

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Other Authors: van Ginneken, Ewout; Busse, Reinhard

Responsibility: edited by Ewout van Ginneken, Reinhard Busse

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2018

Physical Description: 1 online resource (3700 p.)

Series Title: Springer reference; Health services research

ISBN: 9781461464198

ISSN: 2511-8293

Subjects (MeSH): Delivery of Health Care; Health Services Research; Outcome Assessment, Health Care

Other Subjects: Canada; China; Egypt; France; Japan; Mexico; Netherlands; Singapore; United States

Specialty: Health Services Administration; Research

Notes: "Living reference work."

Abstract: The Handbook of Health Services Research is a reference for all aspects of the field of health services and outcomes research. It addresses the increasing need for comprehensive, yet balanced, information in a field that welcomes various disciplines: medicine, public health, statistics, economics, management, policy, and information technology. This well-organized reference is an indispensable source of information for everyone who seeks to develop understanding of health systems and to learn about historical, political, and socioeconomic factors that influence health policies at the global, national, regional and local level. Specifically, the Handbook helps readers: Recognize core concepts of health services and outcomes research, such as, need, access, equity, quality and safety; Become familiar with social, political, organizational, behavioral and economic theories that have influenced health systems designs; Learn about frameworks developed for evaluating the organization, financing, delivery, utilization and outcomes of health services; Get an introduction to methods of comparative effectiveness research, program evaluation, health technology assessment and health economics; Identify types and sources of data appropriate for generating valid and reliable information about the delivery of health services; Learn about strengths and weaknesses of various research designs used to study health services and policy issues. The online version of the Handbook of Health Services Research is in the format of a dynamically updated knowledge base, offering search tools, cross-referencing across chapters and linking to supplement data, other major reference works and external articles. The Handbook of Health Services Research is accessible at the level of graduate students even if it is not their focus area. This includes students with various backgrounds: medicine, public health, statistics, economics, management or information technology.

Contents: Assessing Health Systems -- Health System in Canada -- Health System in China -- Health System in Egypt -- Health System in France -- Health System in Japan -- Health System in Mexico -- Health System in Singapore -- Health System in The Netherlands -- Health System in the US -- Health System Typologies -- Organization and Governance: Stewardship and Governance in Health Systems -- Provision of Health Services: Long-Term Care -- Provision of Health Services: Mental Health Care.

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Health Services Evaluation

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Adrian Levy, Sarah Goring, Constantine Gatsonis, Boris Sobolev, Ewout van Ginneken, Reinhard Busse, editors. --New York, NY: Springer Reference , c2019.

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Health Services Research is a reference for all aspects of the field of health services and outcomes research. It addresses the increasing need for comprehensive, yet balanced, information in a field that welcomes various disciplines: medicine, public health, statistics, economics, management, policy, and information technology. This well-organized reference is an indispensable source of information for everyone who seeks to develop understanding of health systems and to learn about historical,…

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Other Authors: Levy, Adrian; Goring, Sarah; Gatsonis, Constantine; Sobolev, Boris; van Ginneken, Ewout; Busse, Reinhard

Responsibility: Adrian Levy, Sarah Goring, Constantine Gatsonis, Boris Sobolev, Ewout van Ginneken, Reinhard Busse, editors

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Springer Reference

Date of Publication: c2019

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxv, 998 p.) : 142 illus., 94 illus. in color

Series: Health Services Research

Series Title: Health services research

ISBN: 9781493987153; 9781493987146 (Print ed.)

ISSN: 2511-8293

Subjects (MeSH): Health Services Research - methods; Program Evaluation - methods; Public Health Systems Research; Quality of Health Care; Research Design

Specialty: Health Services Administration

Notes: "eReference".

Abstract: Health Services Research is a reference for all aspects of the field of health services and outcomes research. It addresses the increasing need for comprehensive, yet balanced, information in a field that welcomes various disciplines: medicine, public health, statistics, economics, management, policy, and information technology. This well-organized reference is an indispensable source of information for everyone who seeks to develop understanding of health systems and to learn about historical, political, and socioeconomic factors that influence health policies at the global, national, regional and local level. Specifically, the book helps readers: Recognize core concepts of health services and outcomes research, such as, need, access, equity, quality and safety; Become familiar with social, political, organizational, behavioral and economic theories that have influenced health systems designs; Learn about frameworks developed for evaluating the organization, financing, delivery, utilization and outcomes of health services; Get an introduction to methods of comparative effectiveness research, program evaluation, health technology assessment and health economics; Identify types and sources of data appropriate for generating valid and reliable information about the delivery of health services; Learn about strengths and weaknesses of various research designs used to study health services and policy issues. The online version of Health Services Research is in the format of a dynamically updated knowledge base, offering search tools, cross-referencing across chapters and linking to supplement data, other major reference works and external articles. Health Services Research is accessible at the level of graduate students even if it is not their focus area. This includes students with various backgrounds: medicine, public health, statistics, economics, management or information technology.

Contents: Part I. Data and Measures in Health Services Research -- 1. Health Services Data: Big Data Analytics for Deriving Predictive Healthcare Insights -- 2. Health Services Data: Managing the Data Warehouse: 25 Years of Experience at the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy -- 3. Health Services Data, Sources and Examples: The Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences Data Repository -- 4. Health Services Data: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Claims Records -- 5. Health Services Data: Typology of Health Care Data -- 6. Health Services Information: Application of Donabedian’s Framework to Improve the Quality of Clinical Care -- 7. Health Services Information: Data-Driven Improvements in Surgical Quality: Structure, Process, and Outcomes -- 8. Health Services Information: From Data to Policy Impact (25 Years of Health Services and Population Health Research at the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy) -- 9. Health Services Information: Key Concepts and Considerations in Building Episodes of Care from Administrative Data -- 10. Health Services Information: Lessons Learned from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database -- 11. Health Services Information: Patient Safety Research Using Administrative Data -- 12. Health Services Information: Personal Health Records as a Tool for Engaging Patients and Families -- 13. A Framework for Health System Comparisons: The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) Series of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies -- 14. Health Services Knowledge: Use of Datasets Compiled Retrospectively to Correctly Represent Changes in Size of Wait List -- 15. Waiting Times: Evidence of Social Inequalities in Access for Care -- 16. Health Services Data: The Ontario Cancer Registry (a Unique, Linked, and Automated Population-Based Registry) -- 17. Challenges of Measuring the Performance of Health Systems -- Part II. Methods in Health Services Research -- 18. Analysis of Repeated Measures and Longitudinal Data in Health Services Research -- 19. Competing Risk Models -- 20. Modeling and Analysis of Cost Data -- 21. Instrumental Variable Analysis -- 22. Introduction to Causal Inference Approaches -- 23. Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes of Health Services -- 24. Micro-simulation Modeling -- 25. Network Meta-analysis -- 26. Introduction to Social Network Analysis -- 27. Survey Methods in Health Services Research -- 28. Two-Part Models for Zero-Modified Count and Semicontinuous Data -- 29. Data Confidentiality -- 30. Qualitative Research -- Part III. Health Care Systems and Policies -- 31. Assessing Health Systems -- 32. Health System in Canada -- 33. Health System in China -- 34. Health System in Egypt -- 35. Health System in France -- 36. Health System in Japan -- 37. Health System in Mexico -- 38. Health System in the Netherlands -- 39. Health System in Singapore -- 40. Health System in the USA -- 41. Health System Typologies -- 42. Organization and Governance: Stewardship and Governance in Health Systems -- 43. Provision of Health Services: Long-Term Care -- 44. Provision of Health Services: Mental Health Care.

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Health Services Research

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Justin B. Dimick, Carrie C. Lubitz, editors. (Second edition) --Cham: Springer , c2020.

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Holdings: Cape Breton Regional: 2002 - 2007.

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This updated volume provides insight into health services research, as well as the emerging areas of research and the tools required to perform scientific work. The book covers topics related to performance assessment, quality improvement, health care policy, and career development. New chapters on the evaluation of non-technical skills in surgery, methods of enhancing causal inference in observational studies, and writing scientific manuscripts are also included. Health Services Research aims …

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Other Authors: Dimick, Justin B.; Lubitz, Carrie C.

Responsibility: Justin B. Dimick, Carrie C. Lubitz, editors

Edition: Second edition

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2020

Holdings: Cape Breton Regional: 2002 - 2007.

Physical Description: 1 online resource (vii, 376 p.) : 55 illus., 38 illus. in color

Series Title: Success in academic surgery

ISBN: 9783030283575; 9783030283568 (Print ed.); 9783030283582 (Print ed.)

ISSN: 0017-9124

Subjects (MeSH): Health Services Research - methods

Specialty: Health Services Administration; Research

Abstract: This updated volume provides insight into health services research, as well as the emerging areas of research and the tools required to perform scientific work. The book covers topics related to performance assessment, quality improvement, health care policy, and career development. New chapters on the evaluation of non-technical skills in surgery, methods of enhancing causal inference in observational studies, and writing scientific manuscripts are also included. Health Services Research aims to give advice on how to obtain National Institutes of Health funding and other grants, as well as breaking through the barriers to developing a career in academic surgery. This book is relevant to surgical residents and young surgical faculty, as well as anyone undertaking a career in academic surgery.

Contents: Part I. Main Research Areas -- 1. An Introduction to Health Services Research -- 2. Comparative Effectiveness Research -- 3. Understanding Variations in the Use of Surgery -- 4. Health Policy Research in Surgery -- 5. Surgical Disparities: Beyond Non-Modifiable Patient Factors -- 6. Measuring Surgical Quality -- 7. Using Data for Local Quality Improvement -- Part II. Emerging Areas of Research -- 8. Dissemination and Implementation Science -- 9. Studying Organizational Culture in Surgery -- 10. Patient Reported Outcomes in Surgical Research -- 11. Studying What Happens in the Operating Room -- 12. Evaluating Non-Technical Skills in Surgery -- 13. Collaborative Quality Improvement -- 14. Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence -- Part III. Tools of the Trade -- 15. Large Databases Used for Outcomes Research -- 16. Methods for Enhancing Causal Inference in Observational Studies -- 17. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: A Clinical Exercise -- 18. Medical Decision-Making Research in Surgery -- 19. Decision Analysis and Cost-Effectiveness Research -- 20. Survey Research -- 21. Qualitative Research Methods -- Part IV Career Development -- 22. Writing Scientific Manuscripts -- 23. Disseminating Research and #VisualAbstracts -- 24. Engaging Policymakers to Disseminate Research -- 25. Being a Good Mentee in Outcomes Research -- 26. Finding a Mentor -- 27. What Every Outcomes Research Fellow Should Learn -- 28. Funding Opportunities for Outcomes Research -- 29. Principles of Writing K and R Grants -- 30. Choosing Your First Job as a Surgeon and Health Services Researcher -- 31. Building a Health Services Research Program.