2009
A hospital-randomized controlled trial of a formal quality improvement educational program in rural and small community Texas hospitals: one year results
Filardo G, Nicewander D, Herrin J, Edwards J, Galimbertti P, Tietze M, Mcbride S, Gunderson J, Collinsworth A, Haydar Z, Williams J, Ballard DJ. A hospital-randomized controlled trial of a formal quality improvement educational program in rural and small community Texas hospitals: one year results. International Journal For Quality In Health Care 2009, 21: 225-232. PMID: 19395710, DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzp019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRural hospitalsStudy groupControl groupCommunity-acquired pneumoniaCongestive heart failureLocal quality improvement projectsSmall community hospitalQuality improvement projectContinuous quality improvement techniquesFull training programEducational programsHeart failureAnnual followIntervention groupCommunity hospitalHospitalTexas hospitalsPhysician championsIncremental benefitCore measuresSignificant differencesDidactic sessionsImprovement projectQuality improvement techniquesTrials
2001
Continuing education meetings and workshops: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes
O'Brien M, Freemantle N, Oxman A, Wolfe F, Davis D, Herrin J. Continuing education meetings and workshops: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes. 2001, cd003030. PMID: 11406063, DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd003030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care outcomesCare outcomesHealth professionalsEducational meetingsCochrane Effective PracticeDevelopment Resource BaseEducation meetingsDATA COLLECTIONCare groupImproved health careBaseline complianceInclusion criteriaOutcome measuresReference listsClinical practiceQuasi-experimental studyDidactic presentationsHealth careInteractive workshopCommon typeContinuing Medical EducationDidactic sessionsInterventionOutcomesStudy data