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Completed Projects
We have completed projects in the fields of human factors, remote care, peer education & support, evaluation & utilization and privacy.
Adverse Health Event Management in Newfoundland and Labrador: Avoiding Engineering Error
Gerard Farrell, MD and Karen Murphy, MSc
This submission to the provincial Adverse Events Task Force suggests that consideration of adverse events should be expanded to include the broad spectrum of occurrences, of which adverse events are the most obvious outcome. Further, we propose that the approaches to avoiding and remediating such incidents should include Human Factors practices. See: full submission (2008)
Newfoundland and Labrador Tele-Oncology Program
A Max House, MD; Kara Laing, MD; Jonathan Greenland, MD
A research and development project that was jointly carried out by the Faculty of Medicine and the Cancer Program of the Eastern Health Authority in co-operation with the three other regional health authorities. It was designed to deliver cancer services throughout the province. See: project proposal and backgrounder. (2004-2008)
Medical Student Exposure to Electronic Medical Records: Is First Year Too Early?
Gerard Farrell, MD
EMR's can be introduced to medical students as early as first year and useful information can be collected about their reactions to the technology. See: full report. (2008)
Clinician eHealth Support Network
Gerard Farrell, MD
Dr Farrell was the Physician Leader that guided the provincial implementation of this national peer-to-peer initiative. Its aim is to facilitate the sharing of e-health experiences among clinicians and their peers and to support the integration of information technology into regular work processes. (2007)
Exploring technology readiness of nursing and medical students at a Canadian University
Amy Caison, EdD; Donna Bulman, PhD; Shweta Pai, BPharm; Doreen Neville, ScD
An exploratory study of the technological readiness of nursing and medical students for the purpose of obtaining baseline data on a cohort. (Journal of Interprofessional Care, 2008, 22:3, 283 - 294)
Use of ICT in cancer care services in Canada
AM House, MD; Kara Laing, MD; Jonathan Greenland, MD; Janice Cooper, MSW
A comprehensive national scan to determine the use of Information and Communication Technologies in the delivery of cancer care. This initiative includes a survey of health care professionals and administrators at cancer centres across Canada. See: project overview. (2008); Executive Summary (Full report available upon request)
Teleoncology Program Evaluation
Maria Matthews, PhD; Ann Ryan, MSc; Montgomery Keough, BSc; Sara Heath, BSc
Evaluation of the teleoncology program, collecting key informant interviews and conducting surveys of satisfaction as well as reviewing bookings and participation. See: executive summary and full report. (2008)
Evaluation of a Pilot EMR Project in St. John’s, NL
Doreen Neville, ScD; Amy Caison, EdD; Gerard Farrell, MD
Assessment of physicians', nurses', and administrative staff's experiences with the implementation of the Wolf Medical Systems' Electronic Medical Record System. See full report. (2007)
Evaluation of the Provincial DI-PACS Program (Digital Imaging: Picture Archiving and Communication System)
Don McDonald, PhD and Doreen Neville, PhD
Evaluation and cost-benefit assessment of the provincial PAC system. (2009)
Evaluation of the provincial telehealth strategy
Doreen Neville, ScD
Methodologies followed the EHR Evaluation Framework and incorporated indicators that have been identified as important by Health Canada Infoway and by other stakeholders.
Physician knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes towards electronic medical record systems: Newfoundland and Labrador
Sarah Heath, BSc
A survey of physicians in NL to investigating the factors that affect utilization of EMRs. (2006)
Evaluation of the Eastern Regional Occurrence System Enhanced (ROSE) Project
Doreen Neville, ScD and Pam Elliott, MSc
Evaluation of a process that facilitates the identification, monitoring, and analysis of adverse events and incidents that occur during the delivery of services provided by Eastern Health or within its facilities. (2008)
Technology Choices and Privacy Policy in Health Care
Ed Brown, PhD, LLB and Gerard Farrell, MD
Examination of the interplay between privacy policy and the technology used to implement it. (2007) |
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