Staff members (REF1a/c)
2 - Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care
University of York
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Sam Oddie is seconded from Bradford Teaching Hospitals to the NIHR Centre for Reviews & Dissemination, University of York, 0.2 fte from 1 May 2013 to 30 April 2014. In his role as Senior Fellow in Knowledge Translation he will:
• Engage with clinicians/ service-user advocates regionally to identify priority topics for evidence appraisal.
• Develop evidence summaries for use by neonatal clinicians in the Yorkshire Neonatal Network (YNN). Dissemination tools include brief, non technical summaries that can be read in 5-10 minutes and contain up to 5 key learning points, podcasts and webinars.
For example, one identified project is to assess the validity and applicability of the evidence-base for the use of probiotics to prevent mortality in preterm infants, determine the acceptability of this intervention to stakeholder groups, and implement strategies to support evidence diffusion and (if appropriate) uptake of the intervention.
• Evaluate the impact of the evidence summaries and dissemination tools using established regional audit and benchmarking processes, YNN “improving care and education team”, and using the BadgerNet system.
• Integrate the findings from the evaluation into the cycle of practice development, audit and benchmarking, education, innovation and quality improvement.
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