Antibiotics are considered as a cornerstone of modern medicine and their discovery offers
the resolution to the infectious diseases problem. However, the excessive use of antibiotics …

It is important that the medical profession play a significant role in critically evaluating the
use of diagnostic procedures and therapies as they are introduced and tested in the …

Summary The Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship provides a framework for
antibiotic stewardship for outpatient clinicians and facilities that routinely provide antibiotic …

Background One of the most consistent findings from clinical and health services research is
the failure to translate research into practice and policy. As a result of these evidence …

Usual medical care often fails to meet the needs of chronically ill patients, even in managed,
integrated delivery systems. The medical literature suggests strategies to improve outcomes …

Heart failure (HF) is a major and growing public health problem in the United States.
Approximately 5 million patients in this country have HF, and over 550 000 patients are …

Applied research organizations invest a great deal of time, and research funders invest a
great deal of money generating and (one hopes) transferring research knowledge that could …

Background. Increasing recognition of the failure to translate research findings into practice
has led to greater awareness of the importance of using active dissemination and …

Getting health reform right: a guide to improving performance and equity Page 1 160 Bulletin of
the World Health Organization |February 2006, 84 (2) Books & Electronic Media a Technical …

Background Educational outreach visits (EOVs) have been identified as an intervention that
may improve the practice of healthcare professionals. This type of face‐to‐face visit has …