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
2005
Comparison of directed and self‐directed learning in evidence‐based medicine: a randomised controlled trial
Bradley P, Oterholt C, Herrin J, Nordheim L, Bjørndal A. Comparison of directed and self‐directed learning in evidence‐based medicine: a randomised controlled trial. Medical Education 2005, 39: 1027-1035. PMID: 16178830, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2005.02268.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-directed learningAlternative educational modelComputer-assisted learningSemester medical studentsCritical appraisal skillsStratified Wilcoxon rank-sum testEvidence-based medicineHalf-day sessionsSocial learning theoryEducational modelMedical studentsEBM knowledgeUniversity of OsloEducational programsLearning theoryAppraisal skillsQualitative evaluationEducational interventionLearningSemesterStudentsSkillsAlternative formatsAttitudesTeaching