Citations

Articles on CADTH’s Rx for Change Database

Implementation Science

December 2011

• The landscape of knowledge translation interventions in cancer control: What do we know and where to next? A review of systematic reviews

Cochrane Collaboration

May 2011

• Consumer-oriented interventions for evidence-based prescribing and medicines use: an overview of systematic reviews

Milbank Quarterly

March 2011

• Maximizing the Impact of Systematic Reviews in Health Care Decision Making: A Systematic Scoping Review of Knowledge-Translation Resources

Implementation Science

December 13, 2010

• The latest issue of Implementation Science features an article profiling the Rx for Change database and its role in helping decision-makers access, search for, and use research that will improve evidence-based drug prescribing and use. Implementation Science is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal published by BioMed Central.
• The Rx for Change database: a first-in-class tool for optimal prescribing and medicines use

CADTH Rapid Response Cited in Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

July 12, 2011

A letter to the editor published in the Journal of the Canadian Dental Association describes how CADTH was able to shed new light on a commonly held belief in dentistry that patients who lose weight require denture relines or remakes. The letter notes that CADTH performed a thorough review using strict criteria and, without bias, was able to show that there is no proof that losing weight affects denture fit and stability.

CADTH’s Rapid Response report can be found here: Denture Fit and Stability: Effect of Weight Loss.

CMAJ Cites CADTH Report on Reprocessing of Single-use Medical Devices

July 4, 2011

The Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) recently published an article that cites CADTH’s survey report on reprocessing of single-use devices (SUDs). Entitled “Reprocessing single-use devices: An international perspective ,” the CMAJ article also quotes Julie Polisena, Clinical Research Manager at CADTH and the lead author of the CADTH survey report. The survey collected information from hundreds of acute-care hospitals in Canada and found that most hospitals (72%) do not reprocess SUDs. Of the 28% of responding hospitals that reprocess SUDs, most do so in house, but do not have a written policy to govern the practice.

CADTH’s survey report, an accompanying report on the issues regarding SUD reprocessing, and summaries of the research can be found here: Reprocessing Single-Use Medical Devices in Canada.