Publications by authors named "M F Bird"

This qualitative case study explores the perspectives of approximately 270 leaders at all levels within Canada's largest community hospital to identify the qualities of effective leaders and their aspirations for the future of healthcare leadership. Responses to a structured visioning exercise with three open-ended prompts were anonymously collected, sorted using ChatGPT and thematically analyzed. Connection, integrity and impact were identified as central to effective leadership.

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Health literacy-responsive health professionals will be increasingly important in addressing healthcare access and equity issues. This international scoping review aims to understand the extent and ways in which health professionals respond to healthcare users' health literacy, identifying tools used to measure health literacy responsiveness and training to support the development of these attributes. Four online databases were searched.

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Most cancers re-activate telomerase to maintain telomere length and thus acquire immortality. Activating telomerase promoter mutations are found in many cancers, including melanoma. However, it is unclear when and if telomerase is strictly required during tumorigenesis.

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Article Synopsis
  • - The study seeks to analyze international Learning Health Systems (LHSs) to understand their evaluation methods and how they measure improvement in healthcare.
  • - It aims to identify challenges in establishing clear benchmarks for evaluating new care approaches compared to traditional "usual care."
  • - A thorough literature search will be conducted to find LHSs and describe their specific evaluation frameworks and methodologies, following recognized reporting guidelines.
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