Publications by authors named "Jamie Read"

Background: Patient feedback is considered integral to quality improvement and professional development. However, while popular across the educational continuum, evidence to support its efficacy in facilitating positive behaviour change in a postgraduate setting remains unclear. This review therefore aims to explore the evidence that supports, or refutes, the impact of patient feedback on the medical performance of qualified doctors.

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This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. In our opening editorial we discussed our desire to receive a diverse range of submissions regarding peer teaching and learning.

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Objective: To elicit expert views to define the aims, optimal design, format and function of an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) multidisciplinary team (MDT) with the overall purpose of enhancing the quality of MDT-driven care within an IBD service provision.

Design: This study was a multicentre, prospective, qualitative study using a standard semistructured interview methodology.

Participants: A multidisciplinary sample of 28 semistructured interviews of which there are six consultant colorectal surgeons, six IBD nurse specialists, seven consultant gastroenterologists, five consultant radiologists and four consultant histopathologists.

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The Health Results Team for Information Management (HRT-IM) was formed at the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care in the fall of 2004 to engage and work collaboratively with the healthcare community to implement change in health system information management. The information management strategy focused on producing better data, supporting accountability and quality improvement through performance measurement and supporting evidence-based decision-making. This paper reviews how an IM strategy framework was applied in a health service provider setting to support linking flu recall practice data to broader organizational strategy and accountability at the Sherbourne Health Centre in Toronto.

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