BACKGROUND There are a variety of methods for priority setting in health research but few studies have addressed how to prioritise the gaps that exist between research evidence and clinical practice. This study aimed to build a suite of robust, evidence based techniques and tools for use in implementation science projects. We applied the priority setting methodology in lung cancer care as an ex...

BACKGROUND Teaching of medication prescribing is a specific challenge in general practice curriculum. The aim of this study was to identify and rank the competencies required for prescribing medication for general practice residents in France. METHODS Qualitative consensus study using the nominal group technique. We invited different stakeholders of the general practice curriculum and medicat...

This paper describes a group interview technique designed to support lightweight process assessments while promoting at the same time collaboration among assessment participants. The method was successfully used in one consulting assignment were it got previously discording participants, talking to each other and agreeing on the issues. The technique borrows from agile software development the ...

Background. Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative condition with complex subtleties, making it challenging for physicians to fully inform their patients. Given that approximately 50% of Americans access the Internet for health information, the development of a multimedia, web-based application emphasizing targeted needs of people with Parkinson's disease (PwP) has the potential to cha...

BACKGROUND During the last two decades, medical education in Iran has shifted from elite to mass education, with a considerable increase in number of schools, faculties, and programs. Because of this transformation, it is a good case now to explore academic leadership in a non-western country. The objective of this study was to explore the views on effective academic leadership requirements hel...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES African Americans are disproportionately affected by ESRD, but few receive a living donor kidney transplant. Surveys assessing attitudes toward donation have shown that African Americans are less likely to express a willingness to donate their own organs. Studies aimed at understanding factors that may facilitate the willingness of African Americans to become organ don...

Joint application development (JAD) is a facilitated group technique that can be used in systems requirements determination (SRD); it was designed to encourage team rapport and achieve synergy by leveraging the combined knowledge of participants. JAD has been reported to cure several problems of conventional SRD techniques and shortened development schedules. However, its freely interacting mee...

Edwin van Teijlingen, M.Ed., Ph.D., Reader in Public Health, Dugald Baird Centre & Department of Public Health, Medical School, University of Aberdeen Emma Pitchforth, B.Sc.(Hons), Ph.D., Lecturer in Social Science and Health, Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester. Caroline Bishop B.Sc.(Hons), M.Sc. Speech and Language Sciences, Speech and Language Therapist, Islington, London ...