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Best Practice Information Sheets. | Brief, clinically focused overviews of the key methods and findings of high quality JBI reviews with a focus on supporting clinical care and decision-making | | |
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CAN-IMPLEMENT© | CAN-IMPLEMENT© is an online resource that provides a practical guide to assist individuals and groups engage in adapting existing evidence-based practice guidelines used within their institution or community. | The interactive manual provides practical guidance on how to adapt existing guidelines and recommendations for individual hospitals and communities and how to implement them. CAN-IMPLEMENT was developed as a practical guide to assist users who have made the strategic decision to adapt quality existing guidelines to their local context. The resource is useful for any guideline developer or adaptor, and is particularly geared towards those with less guideline development experience. Originally developed by the Canadian Guideline Adaption Study Group, this pragmatic and useful initiative is now available as part of the JBI EBP Suite of Resources on OvidSP | |
Clinical Fellows | Participants who completed the Evidence-based Clinical Fellowship Program (now Evidence Implementation Training Program) are referred to as Clinical Fellows of JBI. | | |
Clinical Leadership Workshop | A one-day workshop that provides participants with information and practical techniques to create a more positive, personal and professional culture back in their workplace. It also helps participants to identify strategies that will assist in managing difficult behaviour, building productive teams and implementing change, thereby enabling effective leadership of projects and people. | Tagline: Unlock your leadership potential
Equips health professionals with the knowledge and tools required to be effective clinical leaders. This workshop is based on JBI's history over the past 20 years, together with the best available evidence regarding clinical leadership. | |
Clinical Online Network of Evidence for Care and Therapeutics (COnNECT+) | COnNECT+ is JBI's web-based facility that provides users with resources and tools to search, appraise, summarise, embed, utilise and evaluate evidence-based information. | | |
Collaborating Entity | A JBI Centre of Excellence or a JBI Affiliated Group. Also referred to as a 'JBIC Entity'. | | Always 'Centre' (not Center) when referring to a 'Centre of Excellence'; Always Collaborating Entity (capitalised);Use 'Entities' as a generic term, not 'Centres' (as JBI has Centres AND Groups). |
Comprehensive Systematic Review Training Program (CSRTP) | A one, three or five day program which incorporates both theory and hands on experience so that participants learn how to develop a focused question, search for relevant literature, appraise and synthesise evidence arising from research. By the end of the program participants complete a protocol and are ready to commence their review. | Prepares researchers and clinicians to develop, conduct and report systematic reviews in order to provide the strongest possible evidence to inform decision making or clinical guidelines in healthcare. | Never 'systematic review training', i.e. always include 'Comprehensive' |
Consultancy Services | The skills and expertise of JBI staff are provided in return for remuneration from an external funder. Consultancy may cover activities such as expert opinion, analysis and process development. A research consultancy may result from a tender or individual negotiation. | | |
Critical Appraisal Tools | JBI critical appraisal tools aid in the process of assessing the trustworthiness, relevance and results of published papers. | | |
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Editorial Manager® | The online submission and review system for JBI Evidence Synthesis | | |
Editorial Advisory Board | JBI Evidence Synthesis is governed by an international editorial advisory board comprising leading practitioners and researchers within evidence-based healthcare from around the world. The role of the editorial advisory board is to guide the development of the journal and its future direction including the provision of advice and feedback on journal editorial policies, processes and content. Members of the editorial advisory board also advocate for the journal and promote its content; conduct periodical reviews of manuscripts submitted to the journal; and provide expert methodological and/or topical advice to the Editor-in-Chief on editorial issues. | | |
Effective Start Date (Entity Agreement) | The date that the Entity Agreement legally begins (normally 1st January following the signing date). | | |
Entity Affiliation | Full Entity name as per the Entity Agreement listed in required documents and databases (i.e. in the author affiliation on all publications and in peer reviewer Editorial Manager profiles). | | |
Entity Agreement | The Collaborating Entity Legal Agreement signed between the University of Adelaide (for JBI) and the Entity host organisation. | | |
Evidence Implementation | Evidence implementation is a purposeful and enabling set of activities designed to engage key stakeholders with research evidence to inform decision-making and generate sustained improvement in the quality of healthcare delivery. Components include a context analysis, the facilitation of practice change and evaluation of process and outcome. | | |
Evidence Summaries | A JBI Evidence Summary is a comprehensive, concise, overview of the best clinical care practices that are updated annually. Each Summary includes a clinically focused question; a brief summary of key points of evidence;an overview of the quality and level of evidence; and a series of key recommendations. | | |
Evidence Synthesis | Evidence synthesis is the evaluation or analysis and collation of research evidence and opinion on a specific topic to aid in decision-making in health care. Components include systematic reviews, evidence summaries and guidelines. | | |
Evidence Transfer | Evidence transfer is the coactive, participatory process to advance access to and uptake of evidence in local contexts. It is a causal phenomenon consisting of factors that enable, facilitate and support evidence implementation that is more than just a single interaction. It incorporates active dissemination, systems integration and education. | | |
Evidence Implementation Training Program (EITP) | The JBI Evidence Implementation Training Program (EITP) is a six-month program which involved two five-day intensive training workshops at JBI and a six-month evidence-based implementation project. Participants develop and engage in processes to further develop their leadership skills and strengths, conduct clinical audits, develop and execute strategies to implement evidence-based practice in their own work environment. | Provides clinicians, managers, policy makers and quality managers in healthcare with proven approaches to implementing evidence into practice. | Always Evidence-based (lowercase 'b') |
Evidence-based Healthcare (EBHC) | Process of using evidence to inform healthcare practices. JBI defines evidence-based healthcare as decision-making that considers the feasibility, appropriateness, meaningfulness and effectiveness of healthcare practices. The best available evidence, the context in which care is delivered, the individual patient and the professional judgement and expertise of the health professional inform this process. | | Always Evidence-based (lowercase 'b'); Always 'Healthcare' (one word) |
Evidence-based Recommended Practices | Step-by-step reliable evidence-based best practice standards and principals designed by clinicians for clinicians across clinical specialties in acute care, long-term care and rehabilitation therapy. | | |
Expert Reference Group (ERG) | Expert Reference Groups support the JBI COnNECT+ and JBI EBP Database specialities. Each group consists of national and/or international members with experience and expertise in a speciality. Entry is by invitation, either by the Chair or JBI. Expert Reference groups meet up to four times per year via teleconference, and provide review / feedback on database content. | | |
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Field Collaborators | JBI Field Collaborators are a global community where the members play an integral role in developing and reviewing evidence-based resources that sit within the JBI EBP Database. As a professional activity, the program enables members to engage and collaborate with international experts within their selected field and contribute to the development of evidence-based resources for health professionals. | | |
Foundation Evidence-based Clinical Fellowship Program | JBI offers four Evidence-based Clinical Fellowship Programs each year, with one open only to health professionals of outstanding merit from low and lower-middle income countries (LMIC) who are fully sponsored by the Joanna Briggs Foundation (JBF) to travel to Adelaide and work closely with JBI staff. | The Foundation EBCFP is tailored for each participant and provides the framework for key medical staff from LMIC to learn and use JBI methodologies and approaches to implement evidence in practice. JBI staff mentor each participant as they learn how to implement an evidence-based project to improve health care in their own work environment. In this way, JBI works towards its vision of a world in which the best available evidence is used to inform decision making at the point of care to improve health outcomes in communities globally. | Fellows of this program are referred to as 'Foundation Fellows'. |
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GRADE Workshop | Is a 1-day workshop designed for systematic reviewers, guideline developers and others wanting to learn more about GRADE methodology, particularly the creation of Summary of Findings tables and Evidence Profiles. The course includes theory along with hands-on activities. | The GRADE approach reflects ‘best practice’ in terms of clinical guideline development and has been endorsed by organisations across the globe. | |
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JBI | JBI is an international research organisation based in the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Adelaide, South Australia. JBI develops and delivers unique evidence-based information, software, education and training designed to improve healthcare practice and health outcomes. | | |
JBIC Activity Matrix | A framework that details the core and elective activities that JBIC Entities may undertake to maintain their JBI Collaborating Entity membership. | | |
JBI Adelaide GRADE Centre | As the first GRADE Centre in Australia and New Zealand, the Centre is a central hub of GRADE related research and teaching in the region. The Centre offers training in GRADE methods and contributes to the scientific development of GRADE methods. | | |
JBI Buzz | JBI Buzz is a monthly newsletter which contains news stories from around the world relating to JBI and the JBI Collaboration; listing of JBI tools, resources and publications; and a global calendar of events that are hosted by JBI and Collaborating Entities. | | |
JBI Collaboration (JBIC) | The JBI Collaboration (JBIC), is an international group of self-governing Collaborating Entities, initiated and coordinated through JBI, that promotes the synthesis, transfer and utilisation of evidence through identifying feasible, appropriate, meaningful, and effective healthcare practices to assist in the improvement of healthcare outcomes globally | | |
JBI EBP Database (Ovid) | JBI's Evidence-based Practice Database is an online resource for healthcare professionals to rapidly access up to date high quality, reliable evidence on a wide range of clinical, andpolicy topics at the point of care, including 4500+ JBI Evidence Summaries, Recommended Practices and Best Practice Information Sheets (BPIS) | The JBI EBP Database available via OvidSP covers a wide range of medical, nursing, and health science specialties and includes a unique suite of information that’s been analysed, appraised, and prepared by expert reviewers at JBI so that health professionals can integrate the world’s best evidence into practice. The complete evidence-based practice content set includes: Evidence Summaries Evidence–based Recommended Practices Best Practice Information Sheets JBI EBP Tools (SUMARI & PACES)
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JBI Endorsement | JBI Endorsement is a recognition awarded to healthcare organisations that demonstrate commitment to evidence-based healthcare and an organisational-wide culture of innovation and excellence. | JBI Endorsement can help provide your hospital, nursing home, clinic, or other healthcare service with the standards it needs to garner status as an organisation with the highest-quality healthcare practices. As a JBI Endorsed organisation, not only will your organisation demonstrate credibility to patients, clients, practitioners and stakeholders but it will also benefit from a variety of other perks as a part of JBI’s global movement in evidence-based healthcare | Always refer to 'endorsed' or 'endorsement' as 'JBI Endorsed' and 'JBI Endorsement' |
JBI Evidence Synthesis (JBI Journal) | JBI Evidence Synthesis is an official journal of JBI. It is an international peer-reviewed, online journal that publishes manuscripts encompassing evidence synthesis and healthcare. JBI Evidence Synthesis seeks to disseminate rigorous, high-quality research that provides the best available evidence to inform policy and practice through the science and conduct of systematic and scoping reviews. The journal publishes systematic and scoping review protocols, diverse types of systematic reviews, and scoping reviews covering multi-disciplinary healthcare-related topics that follow methodology and methods developed by JBI. The journal also publishes editorials, letters to the editor as well as original applied research and discussion papers examining synthesis methods. JBI Evidence Synthesis does not accept systematic reviews of in vitro or animal studies. | | Never abbreviate the Journal in any external documentation or correspondence |
JBI Helpdesk | A platform where JBI can easily receive, track, manage, and resolve support requests from users of our software, JBI SUMARI & JBI PACES https://jbi-global.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portals | | |
JBI Implementation Case Study | A JBI Implementation Case Study is one that follows JBI methodology and methods and utilises the JBI Practical Application of Clinical Evidence System (JBI-PACES) and is published in JBI Evidence Synthesis. | | |
JBI Methodology Groups | JBI Methodology Groups examine JBI methodologies in relation to the conduct of systematic reviews of different evidence types. | | |
JBI Mission | To synthesise, transfer and facilitate the implementation of the best available evidence related to the feasibility, appropriateness, meaningfulness and effectiveness of health policy and practice. | | |
JBI Model | The JBI Model of Evidence-based Healthcare was developed in 2005 and updated in 2016. The inner circle represents the pebble of knowledge while the “inner wedges” provide the Institutes conceptualisation of the steps involved in the process of achieving an evidence-based approach to clinical decision-making. The “outer wedges” operationalise the component parts of the model and articulate how they might be actioned in a pragmatic way. |