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| Sharon E StrausSummaryAffiliation: University of Toronto Country: Canada Publications
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Characteristics of successful and failed mentoring relationships: a qualitative study across two academic health centersSharon E Straus
Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Acad Med 88:82-9. 2013..To explore the mentor-mentee relationship with a focus on determining the characteristics of effective mentors and mentees and understanding the factors influencing successful and failed mentoring relationships...
Use of cognitive enhancers for mild cognitive impairment: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysisAndrea C Tricco
Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St, Michael s Hospital, 209 Victoria Street, East Building, Toronto, ON, M5B 1T8, Canada
Syst Rev 1:25. 2012..abstract:..
Efficacy of cognitive enhancers for Alzheimer's disease: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysisAndrea C Tricco
Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St, Michael s Hospital, 209 Victoria Street, East Building, Toronto, ON, M5B 1T8, Canada
Syst Rev 1:31. 2012..abstract:..
Core competencies in the science and practice of knowledge translation: description of a Canadian strategic training initiativeSharon E Straus
Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael s Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada
Implement Sci 6:127. 2011..This challenge has resulted in the development of implementation science or knowledge translation (KT) and the resulting need to build capacity in both the science and practice of KT...
Community-based randomised controlled trial evaluating falls and osteoporosis risk management strategiesP M Ciaschini
Algoma District Medical Group, Sault Ste Marie, Canada
Trials 9:62. 2008..TRIAL REGISTRATION: This trial has been registered with clinicaltrials.gov (ID: NCT00465387)...
Decision aid on radioactive iodine treatment for early stage papillary thyroid cancer--a randomized controlled trialAnna M Sawka
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Trials 11:81. 2010..This decision is often difficult because of conflicting reports of RAI treatment benefit and medical evidence uncertainty due to the lack of long-term randomized controlled trials...
Protocol: developing a conceptual framework of patient mediated knowledge translation, systematic review using a realist approachAnna R Gagliardi
Departments of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Implement Sci 6:25. 2011..The purpose of this knowledge synthesis is to develop a conceptual framework for patient-mediated KT interventions...
Exploring mentorship as a strategy to build capacity for knowledge translation research and practice: protocol for a qualitative studyAnna R Gagliardi
Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
Implement Sci 4:55. 2009....
Factors associated with the subspecialty choices of internal medicine residents in CanadaLeora Horn
Department of Medical Oncology, Vanderbilt University, 777 Preston Research Building, 2220 Pierce Avenue, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
BMC Med Educ 8:37. 2008..To address the concern about physician imbalances in internal medicine subspecialties, we need to examine the factors that motivate residents when making career decisions...
Community based intervention to optimize osteoporosis management: randomized controlled trialPatricia M Ciaschini
Algoma District Medical Group, Sault Ste Marie, Canada
BMC Geriatr 10:60. 2010..This pragmatic randomised study was done to evaluate the impact of a multifaceted community-based care program aimed at optimizing evidence-based management in patients at risk for osteoporosis and fractures...
Temporal Artery versus Bladder Thermometry during Adult Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Monitoring: An Observational StudyHenry T Stelfox
Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
BMC Anesthesiol 10:13. 2010....
How do I perform a lumbar puncture and analyze the results to diagnose bacterial meningitis?Sharon E Straus
Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta
JAMA 296:2012-22. 2006..Diagnostic lumbar punctures (LPs), commonly used to rule out meningitis, are associated with adverse events...
Teaching evidence-based medicine skills can change practice in a community hospitalSharon E Straus
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Gen Intern Med 20:340-3. 2005..This study was conducted to evaluate whether a multifaceted EBM intervention consisting of teaching EBM skills and provision of electronic evidence resources changed clinical practice...
Evaluating the teaching of evidence based medicine: conceptual frameworkSharon E Straus
Department of Medicine, Toronto General Hospital, 200 Elizabeth Street, 9ES-407, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4, Canada
BMJ 329:1029-32. 2004
Career choice in academic medicine: systematic reviewSharon E Straus
Division of General Internal Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Gen Intern Med 21:1222-9. 2006..To review systematically the evidence about what factors influence the decision to choose or not choose a career in academic medicine...
Severe acute respiratory syndrome and its impact on professionalism: qualitative study of physicians' behaviour during an emerging healthcare crisisSharon E Straus
Division of General Internal Medicine, University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 2C4
BMJ 329:83. 2004..To explore issues of medical professionalism in the context of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), a new emerging health threat...
Issues in the mentor-mentee relationship in academic medicine: a qualitative studySharon E Straus
Knowledge Translation Program, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Acad Med 84:135-9. 2009....
Development of a mentorship strategy: a knowledge translation case studySharon E Straus
Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
J Contin Educ Health Prof 28:117-22. 2008..Mentorship influences career success but is threatened in academia by increased clinical, research, and administrative demands...
Knowledge translation is the use of knowledge in health care decision makingSharon E Straus
Department of Medicine, St Michael s Hospital, University of Toronto, 30 Bond Street, Shutter Wing 2 026, Toronto, Ontario M5B1W8, Canada
J Clin Epidemiol 64:6-10. 2011..To provide an overview of the science and practice of knowledge translation...
Designing and evaluating a web-based self-management site for patients with type 2 diabetes--systematic website development and study protocolCatherine H Yu
Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael s Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON M5B 1W8, Canada
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 12:57. 2012..Web-based interventions have the potential to bridge the gaps in diabetes care and self-management...
Development of a prototype clinical decision support tool for osteoporosis disease management: a qualitative study of focus groupsMonika Kastner
Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Health Sciences Building, 155 College Street, Suite 425, Toronto, ON M5T 3M6, Canada
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 10:40. 2010....
The impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome on medical house staff: a qualitative studyGloria Rambaldini
Division of General Internal Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Gen Intern Med 20:381-5. 2005..It is hoped that training programs for health care professionals will be able to implement these tenets of crisis management as they develop strategies for dealing with future health threats...
Understanding the attitudes of the elderly towards enrolment into cancer clinical trialsCarol A Townsley
Princess Margaret Hospital PMH and University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
BMC Cancer 6:34. 2006..This project focuses on the attitudes of the elderly about participation in clinical trials to determine if this is one of the barriers to the involvement of this population in clinical trials...
New evidence for stroke prevention: clinical applicationsSharon E Straus
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, 200 Elizabeth St, ENG 248, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2C4
JAMA 288:1396-8. 2002....
Finding knowledge translation articles in CINAHLCynthia Lokker
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Stud Health Technol Inform 160:1179-83. 2010..Researchers and decision makers need to be able to readily access the literature on KT for the field to grow and to evaluate the existing evidence...
Application of the Knowledge-to-Action and Medical Research Council frameworks in the development of an osteoporosis clinical decision support toolMonika Kastner
Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St Michael s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario M5B 1X2, Canada
J Clin Epidemiol 65:1163-70. 2012....
Evaluation of a toolkit to improve cardiovascular disease screening and treatment for people with type 2 diabetes: protocol for a cluster-randomized pragmatic trialBaiju R Shah
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Trials 11:44. 2010..This study will evaluate the impact of the strategy to improve cardiovascular disease (CVD) screening, prevention and treatment for people with diabetes...
What is the most appropriate knowledge synthesis method to conduct a review? Protocol for a scoping reviewMonika Kastner
Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St Michael s Hospital, 209 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada
BMC Med Res Methodol 12:114. 2012....
Understanding the relationship between the perceived characteristics of clinical practice guidelines and their uptake: protocol for a realist reviewMonika Kastner
Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St, Michael s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Implement Sci 6:69. 2011..abstract:..
Comparing administration of questionnaires via the internet to pen-and-paper in patients with heart failure: randomized controlled trialRobert C Wu
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
J Med Internet Res 11:e3. 2009..To date, information is lacking on the validity of questionnaires administered over the Internet in patients with chronic diseases such as heart failure...
Usability of a mobile electronic medical record prototype: a verbal protocol analysisRobert C Wu
Knowledge Translation Program, University of Toronto, Canada
Inform Health Soc Care 33:139-49. 2008..Yet providing an electronic medical record on handheld devices presents many usability challenges, and it is unclear whether clinicians will use them...
Systematic review and evaluation of web-accessible tools for management of diabetes and related cardiovascular risk factors by patients and healthcare providersCatherine H Yu
Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St Michael s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
J Am Med Inform Assoc 19:514-22. 2012..To identify and evaluate the effectiveness, clinical usefulness, sustainability, and usability of web-compatible diabetes-related tools...
Interventions encouraging the use of systematic reviews in clinical decision-making: a systematic reviewLaure Perrier
Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
J Gen Intern Med 26:419-26. 2011..Systematic reviews have the potential to inform clinical decisions, yet little is known about the impact of interventions on increasing the use of systematic reviews in clinical decision-making...
Impact of H1N1 on socially disadvantaged populations: systematic reviewAndrea C Tricco
Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St Michael s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
PLoS ONE 7:e39437. 2012..The burden of H1N1 among socially disadvantaged populations is unclear. We aimed to synthesize hospitalization, severe illness, and mortality data associated with pandemic A/H1N1/2009 among socially disadvantaged populations...
WikiBuild: a new online collaboration process for multistakeholder tool development and consensus buildingSamir Gupta
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
J Med Internet Res 13:e108. 2011..Existing consensus techniques are poorly suited to design of visual media, can be expensive and logistically demanding, and are subject to caveats arising from group dynamics such as participant hierarchies...
Usability evaluation of a clinical decision support tool for osteoporosis disease managementMonika Kastner
Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Implement Sci 5:96. 2010..The objective of our study was to assess how well the prototype met functional goals and usability needs...
Evaluation of a clinical decision support tool for osteoporosis disease management: protocol for an interrupted time series designMonika Kastner
Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Implement Sci 6:77. 2011..abstract:..
Group differences in physician responses to handheld presentation of clinical evidence: a verbal protocol analysisDanielle M Lottridge
Dept of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 7:22. 2007..To identify individual differences in physicians' needs for the presentation of evidence resources and preferences for mobile devices...
Clinical trials and novel pathogens: lessons learned from SARSMatthew P Muller
Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Emerg Infect Dis 10:389-94. 2004..Strategies to facilitate future clinical trials during outbreaks of unknown or novel pathogens are also presented...
Does this patient have delirium?: value of bedside instrumentsCamilla L Wong
Division of Geriatrics, and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
JAMA 304:779-86. 2010..Despite its importance, health care clinicians often fail to recognize delirium. Simple bedside instruments may lead to improved identification...
Is Web-only self-care education sufficient for heart failure patients?Aleksandra Jovicic
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada
AMIA Annu Symp Proc 2009:296-300. 2009..These results show a benefit to learning of a teleconferencing intervention that is over and above the benefit of an intervention based on Web information and email access alone...
An evaluation of a proactive geriatric trauma consultation serviceMagda Lenartowicz
Department of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Ann Surg 256:1098-101. 2012..To describe and evaluate an inpatient geriatric trauma consultation service (GTCS)...
Does this patient have a pleural effusion?Camilla L Wong
Division of Geriatrics, University of Toronto, and St Michael s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
JAMA 301:309-17. 2009..Pleural effusion is a common finding among patients presenting with respiratory symptoms. The value of the bedside examination to detect pleural effusion is unclear...
Interventions encouraging the use of systematic reviews by health policymakers and managers: A systematic reviewLaure Perrier
Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St, Michael s Hospital Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Implement Sci 6:43. 2011..Systematic reviews have the potential to inform decisions made by health policymakers and managers, yet little is known about the impact of interventions to increase the use of systematic reviews by these groups in decision making...
Knowledge-to-action cycleSharon E Straus
University of Calgary; Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Evid Based Med 13:98-100. 2008
What type of urinary incontinence does this woman have?Jayna M Holroyd-Leduc
Division of Geriatrics, and Knowledge Translation Program, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
JAMA 299:1446-56. 2008..Urinary incontinence is a prevalent condition and treatment options can depend on what type of incontinence is present...
Charting a professional course: a review of mentorship in medicineAnn Marie McKenna
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Am Coll Radiol 8:109-12. 2011..The authors review the current literature for mentorship in medicine, including characteristics of successful mentors and their mentees, and the emerging role of formal institution-wide mentorship programs...
Does this patient have bacterial peritonitis or portal hypertension? How do I perform a paracentesis and analyze the results?Camilla L Wong
Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
JAMA 299:1166-78. 2008..Abdominal paracenteses are performed in patients with ascites, most commonly to assess for infection or portal hypertension and to manage refractory ascites...
An asthma action plan created by physician, educator and patient online collaboration with usability and visual design optimizationSamir Gupta
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont, Canada
Respiration 84:406-15. 2012..This AAP can be implemented in care with a concurrent measurement of uptake and health impact...
Clinical decision support tools for osteoporosis disease management: a systematic review of randomized controlled trialsMonika Kastner
Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
J Gen Intern Med 23:2095-105. 2008..Studies indicate a gap between evidence and clinical practice in osteoporosis management. Tools that facilitate clinical decision making at the point of care are promising strategies for closing these practice gaps...
The capture-mark-recapture technique can be used as a stopping rule when searching in systematic reviewsMonika Kastner
Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Suite 425, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 3M6
J Clin Epidemiol 62:149-57. 2009....
Less than ideal: how oncologists practice with limited drug accessKelvin K Chan
Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network University of Toronto Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St Michael s Hospital and RS McLaughlin Durham Regional Cancer Centre, Oshawa, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Oncol Pract 8:190-5. 2012..To evaluate Canadian medical oncologists' perspectives on how barriers to accessing new expensive cancer drugs have affected their practice and their opinions on the drug approval and funding processes...
Trauma center quality improvement programs in the United States, Canada, and AustralasiaHenry T Stelfox
Departments of Critical Care Medicine, Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Canada
Ann Surg 256:163-9. 2012..To compare quality improvement (QI) programs of trauma centers in 4 high-income countries...
Evidence for handheld electronic medical records in improving care: a systematic reviewRobert C Wu
Division of General Internal Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 6:26. 2006..To confirm this, we performed a systematic review of the evidence assessing the effects of handheld electronic medical records on clinical care...
The impact of the electronic medical record on structure, process, and outcomes within primary care: a systematic review of the evidenceJayna M Holroyd-Leduc
Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
J Am Med Inform Assoc 18:732-7. 2011..Before implementing an EMR/EHR system, primary-care practices should have an understanding of the potential benefits and limitations...
Validation of electronic urinary incontinence questionnairesSharon E Straus
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St Michael s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Can J Urol 17:5195-9. 2010..To investigate whether there is any significant difference between the electronic and the paper-based version of Urogenital Distress Inventory-6 questionnaire (UDI-6) and the Incontinence Impact Questionnaire-7 questionnaire (IIQ-7)...
Accuracy of the preoperative assessment in predicting pulmonary risk after nonthoracic surgeryFinlay A McAlister
Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 167:741-4. 2003..0; p = 0.007). Thus, preoperative factors can identify those patients referred to pulmonologists or internists who are at increased risk for pulmonary complications after nonthoracic surgery...
How can we improve the interpretation of systematic reviews?Andrea C Tricco
Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St Michael s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
BMC Med 9:31. 2011..Please see Research article: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/9/30/...
Effects of self-management intervention on health outcomes of patients with heart failure: a systematic review of randomized controlled trialsAleksandra Jovicic
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, 5 King s College Road, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G8, Canada
BMC Cardiovasc Disord 6:43. 2006..The objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of self-management interventions on hospital readmission rates, mortality, and health-related quality of life in patients diagnosed with heart failure...
What is the value and impact of quality and safety teams? A scoping reviewDeborah E White
Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
Implement Sci 6:97. 2011..abstract:..
A cross-sectional study of the number and frequency of terms used to refer to knowledge translation in a body of health literature in 2006: a Tower of Babel?K Ann McKibbon
Health Information Research Unit, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Implement Sci 5:16. 2010....
A pragmatic study exploring the prevention of delirium among hospitalized older hip fracture patients: Applying evidence to routine clinical practice using clinical decision supportJayna M Holroyd-Leduc
Foothills Medical Center, 1403 29th Street NW, Calgary, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Implement Sci 5:81. 2010..20). Translation of evidence-based multi-component delirium prevention strategies into everyday clinical care, using the electronic medical record, was not found to be effective at decreasing delirium rates among hip facture patients...
New evidence for stroke prevention: scientific reviewSharon E Straus
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, 200 Elizabeth St, ENG 248, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2C4
JAMA 288:1388-95. 2002..Stroke is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, and the application of evidence for stroke prevention varies considerably...
Analysis and reporting of factorial trials: a systematic reviewFinlay A McAlister
Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
JAMA 289:2545-53. 2003....
Lost in knowledge translation: time for a map?Ian D Graham
School of Nursing and Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa, and Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
J Contin Educ Health Prof 26:13-24. 2006....
Are older cancer patients being referred to oncologists? A mail questionnaire of Ontario primary care practitioners to evaluate their referral patternsCarol A Townsley
Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Ontario M5G 2M9, Canada
J Clin Oncol 21:4627-35. 2003....
Evidence for quality indicators to evaluate adult trauma care: a systematic reviewHenry T Stelfox
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Crit Care Med 39:846-59. 2011..We sought to systematically review the evidence about the reliability, validity, and implementation of quality indicators for evaluating trauma care...
Mentoring in academic medicine: a systematic reviewDario Sambunjak
Croatian Medical Journal, Zagreb, Croatia
JAMA 296:1103-15. 2006..Practical recommendations on mentoring in medicine that are evidence-based will require studies using more rigorous methods, addressing contextual issues, and using cross-disciplinary approaches...
Individualizing treatment decisions. The likelihood of being helped or harmedSharon E Straus
University of Toronto
Eval Health Prof 25:210-24. 2002....
Evidence based medicine: increasing, not dictating, choiceKay Dickersin
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
BMJ 334:s10. 2007
Evidence-based medicine in practiceSharon E Straus
ACP J Club 136:A11-2. 2002
Bridging the gaps in evidence based diagnosisSharon E Straus
BMJ 333:405-6. 2006
Diagnosis: highlighting the gapsSharon E Straus
J Gen Intern Med 18:228-9. 2003
What has evidence based medicine done for us?Sharon E Straus
BMJ 329:987-8. 2004
What's the E for EBM?Sharon E Straus
BMJ 328:535-6. 2004
Knowledge translation: resolving the confusionSharon E Straus
J Contin Educ Health Prof 26:3-4. 2006
Canada urgently needs a national network of libraries to access evidenceJessie McGowan
Institute of Population Health, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa
Healthc Q 9:72-4, 4. 2006....
