Established in 1996, the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) is a growing, dynamic international collaboration involving nursing, medical and allied health researchers, clinicians, academics and quality managers across 40 countries in every continent.
JBI offers resources designed to meet the needs of service providers, health professionals and consumers by connecting the best available international evidence to the point of care.
Originally a joint initiative of Royal Adelaide Hospital and the University of Adelaide, JBI is now an Institute of the University of Adelaide within the Faculty of Health Sciences.The Institute's name and trademark are internationally recognised.
Our Name Joanna Briggs was the first matron of Royal Adelaide Hospital. As the Institute is located at the hospital and had an original focus on nursing, it seemed fitting and appropriate to name it after an individual who had been involved in the hospital.
Our Logo The JBI logo is a pebble dropping into water. It is a metaphor for the process of knowledge sharing and practice change and how a single act or piece of information can be a powerful catalyst for continuous change.
The JBI Crest was designed in 2007. It incorporates the original logo which is superimposed upon a depiction of the globe, referring to the Institute's mission of improving global health. The globe also reminds us of the nature of the collaboration of Joanna Briggs centres. The motto, Aequam Servare Mentem - to keep an unruffled mind - is an allusion to the Institute's purpose of maintaining an objective, clear mind when making clinical decisions.
History To celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the Institute a book was published which overviews the establishment of the Joanna Briggs Institute and its rapid development as an international leader in the promotion and facilitation of evidence-based health care. Jordan, Z., Donnelly, P and Pittman, E (2006) A short history of a big idea: The Joanna Briggs Institute 1996 - 2006, Ausmed Publications, Melbourne, Australia Available from Ausmed
Evidence Based Practice The Institute is known for providing reliable evidence which health professionals can use to inform their clinical decision making. The Institute develops evidence in various formats for nursing, allied health and medical professionals as well as support information for consumers.
Our Vision The improvement of the health status of the global population through the delivery of health care that is based on the best available evidence.
Our Mission To facilitate evidence based health care practice globally through being a leading international organisation for the Translation, Transfer and Utilisation of evidence of the feasibility, appropriateness, meaningfulness and effectiveness of health care practices.
Our Role To identify feasible, appropriate, meaningful and effective health care practices and health care outcomes by facilitating international collaboration between collaborating centres, groups and expert researchers, clinicians and members of the institute through;