July 2008
JBI COnNECT Pricing Update
Please click on each node to view the new pricing:
Masters Course in Evidence-Based Health
The Joanna Briggs Institute is proposing to develop a Master of Science in Evidence-Based Health Care to be provided by the University of Adelaide (offered face to face on campus, or online only).
We would like people to register their interest by answering a few questions below. It should only take 2-3 minutes to compete.
Please click here to take the survey
Best Practice Series
All JBI's Best Practice Series up to Volume 12- Issue 8, 2008 are now available for public
download. They are available at:
http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/pubs/best_practice.php
Online Journals
Our apologies for any disruption to service with the transfer from Blackwell Synergy to Wiley Interscience. We have been advised that the problem has now been resolved. Journals are available at:
http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/journs_pubs/index.php
http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/pubs/systematic_reviews.php
Events Updates
Information on a new event event: Australian Disease Management Association's 4th National Conference (4-5 September 2008) has been added in the JBI Events' page.
JBI Outreach Program
Thank you to our sponsors who have committed to supporting evidence based healthcare in developing countries through the JBI Outreach Program. Information on countries still waiting for sponsors is available at http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/about/outreach-program.php
June 2008
Events Updates
Information on a new event event: Health in Transition: Researching for the Future (16-20 August) has been added in the JBI Events' page.
Contact email for the the Aged Care Fellowships Symposium (29-30 Oct 2008) and JBI Convention (2009) has now changed to Zoe Jordan (zoe.jordan@adelaide.edu.au).
The New Zealand Centre for Evidence Based Healthcare Aotearoa
Centre page updated at http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/collab_ctrs/nz.php
The Scottish Centre for Evidence-based Multi-professional Practice
Centre page updated at http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/collab_ctrs/scot.php
The Australian Centre for Community Care (ACEBCC) staff update
To view the updated staff listing, please click: http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/collab_ctrs/austcentre.php
About the Institute - JBI Programs
The JBI Programs page has been revised at
http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/about/programs.php
Advance Notice
External journal links from this site may be disrupted between Friday 27 June 2008 - Monday 30 June 2008 due to the journal transfer from Blackwell Synergy to Wiley Interscience. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/journs_pubs/index.php
http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/pubs/systematic_reviews.php
JBI Model of Evidence-based Health Care
The JBI Model of EBHC has been updated. For more information, please visit: http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/about/jbi_model.php
JBI Work Opportunities
For the latest update on employment opportunities in the JBI, please visit our Jobs' page at: http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/about/jobs.php
May 2008
JBI COnNECT's Midwifery Node is now live!
The Midwifery Node is accessible through the JBI COnNECT Website: http://www.jbiconnect.org, and select the Midwifery Node from JBI COnNECT Nodes list.
PaceSetters Volume 5 Issue 2
The new PaceSetters issue is now available. Please click here to view some of the available articles.
JBI Aged Care Application Form update
The updated form is available for download at: http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/services/clin_fellow.php
NHSScotland and the Joanna Briggs Institute: A dynamic partnership
Celebrating one year of all of Scotland membership!
Wednesday 11 June 2008
Dynamic Earth, Biosphere Suite,
Holyrood Road, Edinburgh
Chair: Helen MacKinnon, Chair of NHS QIS JBI Steering Group
New Protocol Upload
The protocol: "The Experience of Living with Co-Morbidities of Chronic Lymphatic Filariasis among Patients 15 Years and Older in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review" by Kintampo Health Research Centre, Ghana is now available and available from our Systematic Reviews page, or click on the title to download it.
JBI Director's Operational Guideline 2008
The new guideline is now available for download at:
http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/directors/handbooks.php
CQRMG Symposium
Details and information regarding the Cochrane Qualitative Methods Symposium in August 2008 is now available at:
http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/events/2008CQRMG/index.html
Now Available in Spanish!
Evidence Based Clinical Practice in Nursing and Healthcare: Assimilating Research, Experience and Expertise.
For more information: http://www.mcgraw-hill.es/html/8448163982.html
New Protocol Update
The protocol: "A systematic review on the effectiveness of nurse-led cardiac clinics for adult patients with coronary heart disease" by CENSA has been updated and available from our Systematic Reviews page, or click on the title to download it.
Aged Care Clinical Fellowship Update
The Aged Care Clinical Fellowship Information Pack and Application Form have been updated.
2008 Finland Colloquium Update
The 2008 Finland Colloquium program has been updated. Please click here to view the program.
New Review and Reports have been added
The following Sytematic Reviews and Evaluation Reports are available from the Blackwell website (You will need to login):
Go to our Systematic Review page or Evaluation Reports page to view the complete listing of the articles.
New Technical Reports 2007 Vol 3 Issue 4 is now available
The Technical Reports: "Pre-operative hair removal to reduce surgical site infection" is now available for download from: http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/pubs/technical_reports.php
Systematic Review Protocol update
Protocol: "Evidence for the effectiveness of different school school-based programs in the management of childhood obesity: a systematic review" by Center for Research on Movement Science, University of Santo Tomas (PHI) has been updated. Click here to dowload it.
New JBI Evidence Synthesis Group: Tanzania Webpage
Please click here to visit the JBI ESG: Tanzania webpage.
3 New Systematic Review Protocols added
3 New SR Protocols by JBI Evidence Synthesis Groups have been added. click on the link below to directly download the protocols:
Please click here to visit our SR Protocols page.
New Version of CReMS for Windows Vista is now available for download
To download the new version of CReMS, please click on the link: http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/services/install.htm
April 2008
New PACES Audits
1 New PACES Audit has been uploaded to the database and they are also available in JBI COnNECT:
JBI Membership
The information on the JBI membership and subscription form have been updated. Click here to visit our Membership page.
Better Choices Better Health Conference
This conference will be held on 23-26 November 2008 and is hosted by TRACsa. For more information, please click here.
New PACES Audits
4 New PACES Audits have been uploaded to the database and they are also available in JBI COnNECT:
- Infective Conjunctivitis Management
- Laryngectomy: Daily Stoma Care
- Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Management
- Low Back Pain: Physical Therapy Management
March 2008
New Best Practice Information Sheets
There are eight new Best Practice Information Sheets on our website:
To view the complete list, click here.
The JBI Library Of Evaluation Reports is now available
Click here to view evaluation reports
The Joanna Briggs Institute's Reviewers' Manual
The JBI's Reviewers' Manual 2008 Edition is now available. The cost is AU$ 55.00 (incl. GST). Please contact jbi@adelaide.edu.au if you are interested.
February 2008
New International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare Vol 6 Issue 1
The following articles in the International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare Vol 6 Issue 1 are accessible via Blackwell Synergy website:
- Clinical effectiveness of barrier preparations in the prevention and treatment of nappy dermatitis in infants and preschool children of nappy age
- Effects of music listening on adult patients' pre-procedural state anxiety in hospital
- Role of MRSA reservoirs in the acute care setting
- How has the impact of ‘care pathway technologies’ on service integration in stroke care been measured and what is the strength of the evidence to support their effectiveness in this respect?
- Joanna Briggs Collaboration Aged Care Fellowship Project: implementing a smoking cessation program in a young, frail aged residential care facility
- Engaging consumers in safety and quality at Royal Adelaide hospital
Sponsored Country Sites Now Available
Archived Systematic Reviews
The JBI's Archived Systematic Reviews has been updated to include Evidence in Healthcare Reports. You can find them in our Articles and Other Information section.
JBI Aged Care Fellowships
Scholarships are NOW AVAILABLE for the JBI Aged Care Fellowships Program. Applications are due Friday 16th May.
For an information pack and application form, click here: (http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/services/clin_fellow.php)
Best Practice is changing!
The JBI Best Practice information sheet series is changing! Look out for the exciting “new look” Best Practice book, due for release later this year.
The new look Best Practice page can be found at: http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/pubs/best_practice.php
The JBI Library of Systematic Reviews
The JBI Library of Systematic Review page (http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/pubs/systematic_reviews.php) has been revised and updated.
New International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare Vol 5 Issue 4
The following articles in the International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare Vol 5 Issue 4 are accessible via Blackwell Synergy website:
- Effectiveness of brief structured interventions on risk factor modification for patients with coronary heart disease: a systematic review
- Managing the wandering behaviour of people living in a residential aged care facility
- The effectiveness of non-surgical interventions in the treatment of Charcot foot
- Advance care planning for residents in aged care facilities: what is best practice and how can evidence-based guidelines be implemented?
- Reducing and/or minimising physical restraint in a high care, rural aged care facility
- Effectiveness of education in evidence-based healthcare: the current state of outcome assessments and a framework for future evaluations
- Supporting evidence-based service delivery and organisation: a comparison of an emergent realistic appraisal technique with a standard qualitative critical appraisal tool
- Context or quality, are they mutually exclusive? A response to Satherley, Allen and Lyne
- Context or quality are they mutually exclusive? A rejoinder
Consumer Information Page
The Consumer Information page is now back online, and can be found at: http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/consumer/index.php
Evidence based nursing conference
An international conference titled, “Integrating evidence into practice – challenges for lifelong learning in nursing” will be held in Bergen, Norway later this year. For more information please visit www.evidence-bergen.no
National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists
The 2008 Annual Conference Clinical Nurse Specialists: Leaders in Clinical Excellence will be held in Atlanta, Georgia from the 5th – 8th March. For more information please visit www.nacns.org/
January 2008
Systematic Review Training
Module 1 & 2 Systematic Review Training will be held on Monday 14 & Tuesday 15 February at the Queensland Centre for Evidence Based Nursing & Midwifery. For more information click here.
Evidence Based Practice in Aged Care workshop
Workshop will be held at the Liverpool Hospital (Thomas & Rachel Moore Education Centre) on 20 February 2008. For more information click here.
New ProQuest Developments
JBI are pleased to announce that ProQuest will be our global distributor to the library sector from 2008.
JBI CONNECT Espana – Goes Live!
JBI COnNECT is now being translated into Spanish. View…
THANK YOU for helping nurses ‘COnNECT’ in the developing world!
JBI are pleased to have just received sponsorship for JBI membership for a large number of developing countries.
We are looking for individuals and groups to sponsor all of country access to www.jbiconnect.org for nurses and aid workers in countries with low income economies across Africa, Asia and The Pacific. Donations for a country can change this and enable nurses across a whole country to access the best evidence. Can you help? Click here for more details, or contact Tracey tracey.hutt@adelaide.edu.au
2008 NACNS Annual Conference “Clinical Nurse Specialists: Leaders in Clinical Excellence” (USA)
March 5-8 at the Westin Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta Georgia, USA. Conference brochure [PDF Format]
PACESmate and CReMS users
Due to recent updates to our server, PACESmate and CReMS users are required to download updates from the following locations:
Last update: 25 July 2008
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