Knowledge Translation and Barriers to Imaging Optimization in the Emergency Department

"This article outlines a research agenda to promote the dissemination and implementation (also known as knowledge translation) of evidence-based interventions for emergency department (ED) imaging, i.e., clinical pathways, clinical decision instruments, and clinical practice guidelines."

Knowledge Translation and Barriers to Imaging Optimization in the Emergency Department: A Research Agenda
MA Probst
Academic Emergency Medicine 2015;22:1455–1464

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Examining the implementation of NICE guidance

"In the UK, NHS hospitals receive large amounts of evidence-based recommendations for care delivery from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and other organisations. Little is known about how NHS organisations implement such guidance and best practice for doing so." 

Examining the implementation of NICE guidance: cross-sectional survey of the use of NICE interventional procedures guidance by NHS Trusts
K Lowson, M Jenks, A Filby, L Carr, B Campbell, J Powell
Implementation Science 2015, 10:93  doi:10.1186/s13012-015-0283-4

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Spreading improvement ideas

"This evidence scan summarises empirical research about what works to spread ideas in health care in order to advance improvement."

Spreading improvement ideas: tips from empirical research (evidence scan)
D de Silva
The Health Foundation
May 2014

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