Category Archives: notes

Data-Information-Knowledge

Notes from module 3 of the Interprofessional Health Informatics course I’m working on (plus side side reading that I did to fill in some blanks/learn more about some things mentioned in the course) Data: observations (numbers, terms) Information: data with … Continue reading

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What is Health Informatics?

Notes from modules 1 and 2 of the Interprofessional Health Informatics course I’m working on (plus side side reading that I did to fill in some blanks/learn more about some things mentioned in the course) Learning Healthcare System: “a system that … Continue reading

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Interprofessional Health Informatics Course from the University of Minnesota

As I’ve mentioned previously, I’m currently working on a very large and complex health information system project. I’ve been on this project for nearly 10 months now and it has been both a fantastic learning opportunity and a chance to … Continue reading

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Webinar Notes: Social Network Analysis

Webinar hosted by Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (CFHI) social network analysis: allows us to visualize and measure relationships in a network (e.g., how information is passed within the network) can help you identify people who have connections to groups … Continue reading

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KT Canada Conference – Day 2

  Day 2 of the two-day conference. More notes from the sessions!   Plenary: Andreas Laupacis “Patient engagement in research and health care: its values, science, politics, and art” used the James Lind Alliance process for coming up with their … Continue reading

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KT Canada Conference – Day 1

I’m in Halifax for the Knowledge Translation Canada conference. Figured my blog would be a good place to collect my notes. There was also a hashtag of #KTCanada15 where people were tweeting their thoughts (and often tweeting out links to … Continue reading

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Webinar Note: Content Validation Evidence-Based Interdisciplinary Plans of Care

Enterprise-Wide, Evidence-Based Interdisciplinary Plan of Care Content Validation: Guiding Principles and Lessons Learned Hosted by: Zynx Health Presenters: Mary Swensen, RN, MBA and Naomi Mercier, MSN, RN-BC I  attended this webinar as improving the translation of evidence into practice is one of … Continue reading

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Webinar on Tests of Change: Plan-Do-Study-Act

Watched a webinar on using PDSA to do test of change. Here are the (very rough) notes I took: Tests of Change: PDSA Webinar Hosted by Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (CFHI) PDSA = Plan-Do-Study-Act The Model for Improvement  (Langley … Continue reading

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Webinar Notes: Soft Systems Methodology: The Use of Rich Pictures from Evaluation

As part of EvalYear 2015, the School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado Denver, is holding a webinar series called: “Practical Applications of Systems to Conduct Evaluation: Cases and Examples“. They have a great list of 30 minute … Continue reading

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Webinar Notes: “Cross Boundary Insights: Plans, Critical Incidents, and Outcomes” by Jonathan Morell

As part of EvalYear 2015, the School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado Denver, is holding a webinar series called: “Practical Applications of Systems to Conduct Evaluation: Cases and Examples“. They have a great list of 30 minute … Continue reading

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