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Promoting Evidence to Policy Link on the Control of Infectious Diseases of Poverty in Nigeria: Outcome of A Multi-Stakeholders Policy Dialogue [PDF]

Health Promotion Perspectives, 2015
Background: In Nigeria, malaria, schistosomiasis and lymphatic filariasis are among infectious diseases of poverty (IDP) with severe health burden and re-quire effective policy strategies for their control.
Chigozie Jesse Uneke, Abel Ezeoha, Henry Uro-Chukwu, Chinonyelum Ezeonu, Ogbonnaya Ogbu, Friday Onwe, Chima Edoga   +6 more
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Knowledge, lost in translation [PDF]

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 2011
The pursuit of knowledge is no longer enough for clinicians. We have to absorb it, communicate it and, most importantly, translate it. Typically, like other core skills that clinicians have never been taught properly, knowledge translation is something of a mystery.
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Evaluation of the partners in research course: a patient and researcher co-created course to build capacity in patient-oriented research

Research Involvement and Engagement, 2021
Plain English Summary Patient-oriented research (POR) is the meaningful inclusion of patients as active contributing partners in research. In meaningful POR, patients are engaged and valued as contributory members of the research team throughout the ...
Melissa Courvoisier, Richelle Baddeliyanage, Linda Wilhelm, Lorraine Bayliss, Sharon E. Straus, Christine Fahim   +5 more
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A qualitative study exploring contributors to the success of a community of practice in rehabilitation

BMC Medical Education, 2021
Background Communities of Practice (CoPs) focus on learning, knowledge sharing, and creation, and research indicates they can improve healthcare performance.
Jennifer L. Moore, Cato Bjørkli, Richard Tidemann Havdahl, Linn Lien Lømo, Mari Midthaug, Marita Skjuve, Mari Klokkerud, Jan E. Nordvik   +7 more
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Global evidence on falls and subsequent social isolation in older adults: a scoping review

BMJ Open, 2022
Background Falls are a leading cause of injury-related hospitalizations among adults aged 65 years and older and may result in social isolation.Objective To summarise evidence on falls and subsequent social isolation and/or loneliness in older adults ...
Sharon E Straus, Margaret de Groh, Ying Jiang, Andrea C Tricco, Sonia M Thomas, Jennifer Watt, Gary Mitchell, Jennifer Fortune, Kerry Anderson, Joan Barker, Amélie Gauthier-Beaupré, Amanda Parker, Areej Hezam   +12 more
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The perceived organizational impact of the gender gap across a Canadian department of medicine and proposed strategies to combat it: a qualitative study

BMC Medicine, 2018
Background Despite the gender parity existing in medical schools for over three decades, women remain underrepresented in academic medical centers, particularly in senior ranks and in leadership roles.
Reena Pattani, Christine Marquez, Camellia Dinyarian, Malika Sharma, Julie Bain, Julia E. Moore, Sharon E. Straus   +6 more
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Addressing the quality and scope of paediatric primary care in South Africa: evaluating contextual impacts of the introduction of the Practical Approach to Care Kit for children (PACK Child)

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background Despite significant reductions in mortality, preventable and treatable conditions remain leading causes of death and illness in children in South Africa.
Jamie Murdoch, Robyn Curran, Ruth Cornick, Sandy Picken, Max Bachmann, Eric Bateman, Makhosazana Lungile Simelane, Lara Fairall   +7 more
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Epigenetic blind spots – the role of DNA methylation dynamics in stem cell‐based models of embryogenesis

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Embryo‐like structures (stembryos) are an innovative tool, but they are hindered by experimental variability and limited developmental potential. DNA methylation is crucial for mammalian development, but its status in stembryo models is poorly characterized.
Sara Canil, Anna Corrà, Annalisa Scapolatiello, Chengxiang Qiu, Gianluca Amadei   +4 more
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Efficacy of antimalarial herbal medicines used by communities in malaria affected regions globally: a protocol for systematic review and evidence and gap map

BMJ Open, 2023
Introduction With the rising resistance to artemisinin-based combination treatments, there is a need to hasten the discovery and development of newer antimalarial agents. Herbal medicines are key for the development of novel drugs.
Nakalembe Loyce, Robert Apunyo, Alison Annet Kinengyere, Moses Ocan, Ekwaro A Obuku, Kevin Ouma Ojiambo   +5 more
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Mechanics of knowledge translation

International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare, 2011
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