The AIDS Pandemic : Searching for a Global Response
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat42955
Michael Merson, Stephen Inrig.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2018.
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- Location
- Online
This ambitious book provides a comprehensive history of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Programme on AIDS (GPA), using it as a unique lens to trace the global response to the AIDS pandemic. The authors describe how WHO came initially to assume leadership of the global response, relate the strategies and approaches WHO employed over the years, and expound on the factors that led to the Programme's demise and subsequent formation of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAID…
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- Author
- Merson, Michael
- Other Authors
- Inrig, Stephen
- Responsibility
- Michael Merson, Stephen Inrig
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xviii, 445 p.) : 20 illus
- ISBN
- 9783319471334
- 9783319471327 (print ed.)
- 9783319471341 (print ed.)
- 9783319484310 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - epidemiology
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - prevention & control
- Global Health
- Pandemics - prevention & control
- Program Evaluation
- Other Subjects
- World Health Organization
- Abstract
- This ambitious book provides a comprehensive history of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Programme on AIDS (GPA), using it as a unique lens to trace the global response to the AIDS pandemic. The authors describe how WHO came initially to assume leadership of the global response, relate the strategies and approaches WHO employed over the years, and expound on the factors that led to the Programme's demise and subsequent formation of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). The authors examine the global impact of this momentous transition, portray the current status of the global response to AIDS, and explore the precarious situation that WHO finds itself in today as a lead United Nations agency in global health. Several aspects of the global response—the strategies adopted, the roads taken and not taken, and the lessons learned—can provide helpful guidance to the global health community as it continues tackling the AIDS pandemic and confronts future global pandemics. Included in the coverage: The response before the global response Building and coordinating a multi-sectoral response Containing the global spread of HIV Addressing stigma, discrimination, and human rights Rethinking global AIDS governance UNAIDS: finding its place in congested waters The AIDS Pandemic will find an engaged audience among policymakers, students, faculty, journalists, researchers, and other health professionals working and interested in global health, public health, the World Health Organization, HIV/AIDS, global pandemics, the history of medicine, and global health policy. It will also interest those involved in international relations, international development, global affairs and governance, the United Nations, and NGOs.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Part I. Global Mobilization in a Pandemic -- 1. The Response Before the Global Response -- 2. The Launch of the Control Programme on AIDS -- 3. Creating a Global Response -- 4. Assuming Global Leadership -- 5. Building and Coordinating a Multisectoral Response -- 6. Health, Human Rights, and the Global Programme on AIDS -- 7. The Resignation of Jonathan Mann -- Part II. From Mobilization to Managing in a Pandemic -- 8. The Transition -- 9. Enhancing Program Delivery -- 10. Containing the Global Spread of HIV -- 11. Supporting Research -- 12. Addressing Stigma, Discrimination, and Human Rights -- 13. Challenges and Criticisms -- 14. Growing Tensions Among United Nations Agencies -- Part III. Seeking Global Coordination in a Pandemic -- 15. Rethinking Global AIDS Governance -- 16. End of the Global Programme on AIDS and the Launch of UNAIDS -- 17. UNAIDS: Trying to Gain Traction -- 18. UNAIDS: Finding its Place in Congested Waters -- Part IV. Lessons Learned and the Future of the Global Response -- 19. Conclusion -- Appendix 1. Background on the Formation and Structure of the World Health Organization -- Appendix 2. Structure of the United Nations -- Appendix 3. Interviews -- Appendix 4. Establishment of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Timeline -- Appendix 5. World Health Organization 1993 Study of a Joint and co-sponsored United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS: Synopsis of Options at Global Level -- Appendix 6. World Health Organization 1993 Study of a Joint and co-sponsored United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS: Synopsis of Options at Country Level -- Appendix 7. United Nations Economic and Social Council Resolution 1994/24 on Joint and co-sponsored Programme on Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- Appendix 8. UNAIDS Technical Support Division of Labor, Summary and Rationale 2005: Division of Responsibility Among UNAIDS co-sponsors -- Glossary of terms.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Child life program and staff evaluation : systems, statistics and services = quality assurance
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat53007
Francis, Sally.
Children's Medical Center of Dallas.
--Dallas, TX:
Children's Medical Center of Dallas
, 1986.
- Call Number
- WS 105.5 H7 F73 1986 RES Child Life
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Call Number
- WS 105.5 H7 F73 1986 RES Child Life
- Author
- Francis, Sally
- Corporate Author
- Children's Medical Center of Dallas
- Place of Publication
- Dallas, TX
- Publisher
- Children's Medical Center of Dallas
- Date of Publication
- 1986
- Physical Description
- 71 p.
- Series Title
- Child life education series
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Child, Hospitalized
- Hospitals, Pediatric
- Program Evaluation
- Quality of Health Care
- Employee Performance Appraisal
- Notes
- Child Life Reserve collection.
- Format
- Book
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- In library use
Child life theory into practice
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat53009
Francis, Sally.
Children's Medical Center of Dallas.
--Dallas, TX:
Children's Medical Center of Dallas
, 1990.
- Call Number
- WS 105.5 H7 F73 1990 RES Child Life
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Call Number
- WS 105.5 H7 F73 1990 RES Child Life
- Author
- Francis, Sally
- Corporate Author
- Children's Medical Center of Dallas
- Place of Publication
- Dallas, TX
- Publisher
- Children's Medical Center of Dallas
- Date of Publication
- 1990
- Physical Description
- various pagings
- Series Title
- Child life education series
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Child, Hospitalized
- Hospitals, Pediatric
- Play and Playthings
- Program Development
- Program Evaluation
- Child Health Services
- Professional Practice
- Notes
- Child Life Reserve collection.
- Format
- Book
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- In library use
Colorectal Cancer Screening : Theory and Practical Application
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat46430
Han-Mo Chiu, Hsiu-Hsi Chen, editors.
--Singapore:
Springer
, c2021.
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- Access
- NEW Springer 2021
- Location
- Online
This book offers a self-contained review of the theoretical and practical basis of colorectal cancer screening. Colorectal cancer is currently the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide and represents a significant burden for both public health and health care systems. However, colorectal cancer deaths can be prevented using effective screening, and many countries and regions have launched population colorectal cancer screening programs. This book covers various essential aspects of co…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Chiu, Han-Mo
- Chen, Hsiu-Hsi
- Responsibility
- Han-Mo Chiu, Hsiu-Hsi Chen, editors
- Place of Publication
- Singapore
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2021
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 145 p.)
- ISBN
- 9789811574825
- 9789811574818 (Print ed.)
- 9789811574832 (Print ed.)
- 9789811574849 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Colorectal Neoplasms - diagnosis
- Colorectal Neoplasms - epidemiology
- Early Detection of Cancer
- Mass Screening - organization & administration
- Program Evaluation
- Abstract
- This book offers a self-contained review of the theoretical and practical basis of colorectal cancer screening. Colorectal cancer is currently the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide and represents a significant burden for both public health and health care systems. However, colorectal cancer deaths can be prevented using effective screening, and many countries and regions have launched population colorectal cancer screening programs. This book covers various essential aspects of colorectal cancer screening, including the epidemiology of colorectal cancer, the various screening and diagnostic tests or exams, quality issues in colorectal cancer screening, necessary infrastructures, the evaluation of effectiveness, and economic appraisals of screening programs. Focusing on organized screening, in which various quality indicators can easily monitored and effectiveness is more likely to be evaluated, it discusses the basics of screening theory and the natural history of colorectal neoplasms, to help readers understand the rationale behind cancer screening. Lastly, it features international consensus and guidelines on colorectal cancer screening to highlight the current trends in the field. This comprehensive book on recent technological developments and conceptual advances in colorectal cancer screening is a valuable resource for public health workers and clinicians alike.
- Contents
- 1. Epidemiological Trends and Risk Factors of Colorectal Cancer: Implications for Population-Based Organized Service Screening -- 2. Population-Based Organized Service Screening for Colorectal Cancer -- 3. Options of Colorectal Cancer Screening: An Overview -- 4. Endoscopy-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening -- 5. Noninvasive Screening Test -- 6. Health Information System in Population-Based Organized Service Screening for Colorectal Cancer -- 7. Quality Assurance in Colorectal Cancer Screening Program -- 8. Basic Theory of Screening for Short-Term Evaluation of Population-Based Screening for Colorectal Cancer -- 9. Evaluating Population-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening Beyond a Randomized Controlled Trial: A Mathematical Modelling Approach -- 10. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Colorectal Cancer Screening -- 11. Future of Colorectal Cancer Screening: Screening in the Big Data Era and Personalized Screening Strategy.
- Access
- NEW Springer 2021
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Community health care's O-process for evaluation : a participatory approach for increasing sustainability
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat23887
Fonseca-Becker, Fannie.
--New York, NY:
Springer
, 2008.
- Call Number
- WA 546.1 F676c 2008
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Call Number
- WA 546.1 F676c 2008
- Author
- Fonseca-Becker, Fannie
- Other Authors
- Boore, Amy L
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2008
- Physical Description
- 160 p.
- ISBN
- 9780387773766
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Community Health Services - organization & administration
- Program Evaluation - methods
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Community Health Care's O-Process for Evaluation : A Participatory Approach for Increasing Sustainability
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat28609
by Fannie Fonseca-Becker, Amy L. Boore.
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2008.
- Available Online
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- Location
- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Fonseca-Becker, Fannie
- Other Authors
- Boore, Amy L
- Responsibility
- by Fannie Fonseca-Becker, Amy L. Boore
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2008
- ISBN
- 9780387773773
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Public health
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Contextualization of project management practice and best practice
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33048
Claude Besner, Brian Hobbs.
--Newtown Square, PA:
Project Management Institute
, c2012.
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- Location
- Online
This monograph is based on a large-scale survey of experienced project management practitioners. The study examines variations in practice among organizational and project contexts and performance. The purpose of the research is to contribute to a better understanding of project management practice by investigating the use and usefulness of 108 well-known practices, tools, and techniques specific to project management.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Besner, Claude
- Other Authors
- Hobbs, Brian
- Responsibility
- Claude Besner, Brian Hobbs
- Place of Publication
- Newtown Square, PA
- Publisher
- Project Management Institute
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource
- ISBN
- 9781935589563
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Program Development
- Program Evaluation
- Planning Techniques
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Organizational Case Studies
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Project management
- Abstract
- This monograph is based on a large-scale survey of experienced project management practitioners. The study examines variations in practice among organizational and project contexts and performance. The purpose of the research is to contribute to a better understanding of project management practice by investigating the use and usefulness of 108 well-known practices, tools, and techniques specific to project management.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Project management practice -- Methodology -- Description of the contextual variables and the performance measure -- Generic project management practice -- Contextual variation in project management practice -- Best practices -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendices -- Appendix 1: Survey questionnaire -- Appendix 2: Index of toolsets and tools.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Effective grant writing and program evaluation for human service professionals
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat24564
Yuen, Francis KO.
--Hoboken, NJ:
John Wiley & Sons
, 2009.
- Call Number
- HG 177 Y94e 2009
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Call Number
- HG 177 Y94e 2009
- Author
- Yuen, Francis KO
- Other Authors
- Terao, Kenneth L
- Schmidt, Anne Marie
- Place of Publication
- Hoboken, NJ
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Date of Publication
- 2009
- Physical Description
- 265 p.
- ISBN
- 9780470469989
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Financing, Organized
- Financial Support
- Writing
- Program Evaluation
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- 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
Evaluating a mentoring program
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat22530
Fortin, Julie.
Foundation de l'entrepreneurship.
--Quebec, PQ:
Éditions de la Foundation de l'entrepreneurship
, 2003.
- Call Number
- HF 5385 F742e 2003
- Location
- Nova Scotia Hospital
- Call Number
- HF 5385 F742e 2003
- Author
- Fortin, Julie
- Corporate Author
- Foundation de l'entrepreneurship
- Other Authors
- Cuerrier, Christine
- Place of Publication
- Quebec, PQ
- Publisher
- Éditions de la Foundation de l'entrepreneurship
- Date of Publication
- 2003
- Physical Description
- 87 p.
- Series Title
- Mentoring resource series
- ISBN
- 2895210632
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Nova Scotia Hospital
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Evaluating e-learning
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat21439
Horton, William.
--Alexandria, VA:
American Society for Training and Development
, 2001.
- Call Number
- LB 1028.5 H823e 2001
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Call Number
- LB 1028.5 H823e 2001
- Author
- Horton, William
- Place of Publication
- Alexandria, VA
- Publisher
- American Society for Training and Development
- Date of Publication
- 2001
- Physical Description
- 125 p.
- ISBN
- 1562863002
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Computer-Assisted Instruction
- Program Evaluation
- Educational Technology - organization & administration
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Evaluating training programs : the four levels
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat25388
Kirkpatrick, Donald L.
(3rd ed.)
--San Francisco, CA:
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
, c2006.
- Call Number
- HF 5549.5 .T7 K59e 2006
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Call Number
- HF 5549.5 .T7 K59e 2006
- Author
- Kirkpatrick, Donald L
- Other Authors
- Kirkpatrick, James D
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco, CA
- Publisher
- Berrett-Koehler Publishers
- Date of Publication
- c2006
- Physical Description
- 379 p.
- ISBN
- 9781576753484
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Staff Development
- Program Evaluation
- Educational Measurement
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Evaluation instruments for health sciences libraries
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat53321
compiled by Joanne G. Marshall.
--Chicago, IL:
Medical Library Association
, 1990.
- Call Number
- Z 675 M4 M368 1990
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Call Number
- Z 675 M4 M368 1990
- Author
- Marshall, Joanne G.
- Corporate Author
- Medical Library Association
- Responsibility
- compiled by Joanne G. Marshall
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, IL
- Publisher
- Medical Library Association
- Date of Publication
- 1990
- Physical Description
- 290 p.
- Series Title
- MLA dockit ; v.02
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Libraries, Medical
- Program Evaluation
- Library Surveys
- Library Services
- Total Quality Management
- Format
- Book
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- 2 weeks
Global Perspectives on Health Promotion Effectiveness
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat29261
edited by David V. McQueen, Catherine M. Jones.
--New York, NY:
Springer Science+Business Media
, c2007.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- McQueen, David V
- Corporate Author
- International Union for Health Promotion and Education
- Other Authors
- Jones, Catherine M
- Responsibility
- edited by David V. McQueen, Catherine M. Jones
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media
- Date of Publication
- c2007
- ISBN
- 9780387709741
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Health Policy
- Health Promotion
- International Cooperation
- Program Evaluation
- Public health practice
- Global Health
- Global Programme on Health Promotion Effectiveness
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Public health
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Handbook of practical program evaluation
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat41132
Wholey,Joseph S.
(2nd ed.)
JossryBass Inc.
, c2004.
- Call Number
- H 97 H358 2004
- Location
- Yarmouth Regional Hospital
- Call Number
- H 97 H358 2004
- Author
- Wholey,Joseph S.
- Other Authors
- Hatry, Harry P.
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Publisher
- JossryBass Inc.
- Date of Publication
- c2004
- Physical Description
- 768 p.
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Program Evaluation
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Yarmouth Regional Hospital
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks use
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.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Health Promotion Evaluation Practices in the Americas : Values and Research
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat30290
edited by Louise Potvin, David V. McQueen, Mary Hall, Ligia Salazar, Laurie M. Anderson, Zulmira M.A. Hartz.
--New York, NY:
Springer-Verlag
, c2009.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Potvin, Louise
- Responsibility
- edited by Louise Potvin, David V. McQueen, Mary Hall, Ligia Salazar, Laurie M. Anderson, Zulmira M.A. Hartz
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Date of Publication
- c2009
- ISBN
- 9780387797335
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Evaluation Studies as Topic
- Health Promotion - standards
- Program Evaluation - methods
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Public health
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Health Services Evaluation
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44136
Adrian Levy, Sarah Goring, Constantine Gatsonis, Boris Sobolev, Ewout van Ginneken, Reinhard Busse, editors.
--New York, NY:
Springer Reference
, c2019.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
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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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- e-Book
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Implementing the four levels : a practical guide for effective evaluation of training programs
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat25391
Kirkpatrick, Donald L.
--San Francisco, CA:
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
, c2007.
- Call Number
- HF 5549.5 .T7 K59i 2007
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Call Number
- HF 5549.5 .T7 K59i 2007
- Author
- Kirkpatrick, Donald L
- Other Authors
- Kirkpatrick, James D
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco, CA
- Publisher
- Berrett-Koehler Publishers
- Date of Publication
- c2007
- Physical Description
- 143 p.
- ISBN
- 9781576754542
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Staff Development
- Program Evaluation
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Improving Aid Effectiveness in Global Health
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39032
Elvira Beracochea, editor.
(1st ed.)
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2015.
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This direct, accessible guide uses a human rights perspective to define effectiveness in aid delivery and offer a robust framework for creating sustainable health programs and projects and assessing their progress. Geared toward hands-on professionals in such critical areas as food aid, maternal health, and disease control, it lays out challenges and solutions related to funding, planning, and complexity as individual projects feed into and impact larger health and development systems. Contribu…
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- Beracochea, Elvira
- Responsibility
- Elvira Beracochea, editor
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2015
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvi, 370 p. : 48 illus.)
- ISBN
- 9781493927210
- 9781493927203 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Comparative Effectiveness Research
- Global Health
- Health Planning Organizations - organization & administration
- International Cooperation
- Program Evaluation
- Abstract
- This direct, accessible guide uses a human rights perspective to define effectiveness in aid delivery and offer a robust framework for creating sustainable health programs and projects and assessing their progress. Geared toward hands-on professionals in such critical areas as food aid, maternal health, and disease control, it lays out challenges and solutions related to funding, planning, and complexity as individual projects feed into and impact larger health and development systems. Contributors clarify optimum roles of government, academia, NGOs, community organizations, and the private sector in aid delivery to inspire readers' broader and deeper uses of teamwork, communication, and imagination. Throughout, the guiding principles of justice, equity, and respect that underlie foundational documents such as the Millennium Declaration inform this visionary work. Included in the coverage: Assessing the effectiveness of health projects. Scaling-up of high-impact interventions. Aid effectiveness and private sector health organizations. When charity destroys dignity and sustainability. Effective conversations in global health projects. Lessons from the field on sustainability and effectiveness. For professionals in global health and development, Improving Aid Effectiveness in Global Health is a trusted and encouraging mentor. This volume gives its readers the necessary logistical and attitudinal tools to bring about lasting change, and shows how to use them meaningfully in both the short term and the long run.
- Contents
- Part I. What Is Effectiveness and How to Measure It -- 1 Global Health and Aid Effectiveness: The MDGs and the Paris Declaration -- 2 Aid Effectiveness in Global Health: Progress, Challenges, and Solutions -- 3 Realizing Global Health: Effective Health Systems -- 4 Assessing and Promoting More Progress in Health: the Role of Health as a Tracer Sector at the OECD -- 5 The US Government’s Efforts to Improve Effectiveness -- 6 Assessing the Effectiveness of Health Projects -- Part II. What Is Being Done to Improve Effectiveness? -- 7 The International Health Partnership -- 8 Paying for Results: The Global Fund and the Role of Civil Society Organizations -- 9 NGOs Putting the Paris Declaration to Work -- 10 Scaling-Up of High Impact Interventions -- 11 Aid Effectiveness in Working with Private Sector Health Organizations: The Smiling Sun Franchise -- 12 Effectiveness in Primary Healthcare in Peru -- 13 Academia’s Role in Improving Aid Effectiveness in Global Health -- Part III. Challenges -- 14 When Charity Destroys Dignity and Sustainability -- 15 Aid Effectiveness: The Experience of Rwanda -- 16 How Local Organizations Increase Aid Effectiveness: The Experience of Peru -- 17 Food Aid Reform -- Part IV. What Can Be Done to Achieve More in Global Health? -- 18 The International Health Partnership: Monitoring Transparency and Accountability -- 19 Social Media and Aid Effectiveness -- 20 Advocating for Results -- 21 Effectiveness of the Census-Based Impact Oriented Approach -- 22 Effective Advocacy for Aid Effectiveness -- 23 Personalizing Health Communication -- 24 Asking Effective, Powerful Questions -- 25 Lessons on Sustainability and Effectiveness -- 26 What Can Global Health Professionals Do to Improve Effectiveness -- 27 Conclusions on Improving the Effectiveness of Aid in Global Health.
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- e-Book
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- Online
