title: Moving to evidence-based practice in long-term care: the role of a Best Practise Resource Centre in two long-term care settings.
abstract: In this article, the authors provide an overview on the development of a Long-Term Care Best Practise Resource Centre. The results of both a feasibility study and the outcomes of a 1-year demonstration project are presented. The demonstration project involved a hospital as the information service provider and two demonstration sites, a home care service agency and a nursing home that used the services of the Centre. The goals of the Centre were threefold: provide access to literature for staff in long-term care (LTC) settings; improve the information management skills of health care providers; and support research and the integration of best practices in LTC organizations. The results of the pilot study contributed to the development of a collaborative information access system for LTC clinicians and managers that provides timely, up-to-date information contributing to improving the quality of care for adults receiving LTC. Based on this demonstration project, strategies for successful innovation in LTC are identified.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, and St. Joseph's Health System Research Network, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brazil
authors.forename: Joan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Royle
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Montemuro
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blythe
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Church
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019985:Benchmarking; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000592:standards*; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012106:Research; D014481:United States