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Chapter 9 Web Resources
Research
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. AHRQ Support for Primary Care Practice-Based Research Networks (PBRNs) Available at:
American College of Clinical Pharmacy Research Institute: Practice Based Research Institute Initiative. Available at:
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy Series: Research Fundamentals. Available at:
A collection of articles originally published in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy designed to aid the reader in learning about research design, data collection and analysis, and dissemination of research results as well asapplying research findings to practice.
National Institute of Health Office of Extramural Research. Available at:
A free series of online training modules. After you have successfully completed the corresponding quizzes, you can print a certificate of completion that may be required by your local IRB to show that you have completed training in protecting the rights of human subjects.
Residency Training
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.Residency learning system. Available at:
This site will provide you the tools to design and deliver a pharmacy residency training program, including the accreditation standards, goals and objectives for PGY1 and PGY2 pharmacy residency training programs, guidance for starting a residency program, and information on the Residency Learning System (RLS).
Smith KM, Sorensen T, Connor KA, et al. American College of Clinical Pharmacy White Paper. Value of conducting pharmacy residency training—the organizational perspective.Pharmacotherapy 2010; 30:490e–510e.Available at:
This paper is a guide to help you develop a business plan for development of a pharmacy residency training program.
Health Care Reform and the Patient-Centered Medical Home
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.Health Reform Source.Available at:
The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) is a non-profit, private foundation focusing on major health care issues in the U.S. KFF develops and runs its own research and communications programs and serves as a non-partisan source of facts, information, and analysis. KFF products are provided free of charge—from the most sophisticated policy research to basic facts and numbers. This website is a comprehensive information source regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. You can sign up for an RSS feed, which will alert you when new information is posted to the site.
Integrating comprehensive medication management to optimize patient outcomes.A resource guide.Washington, DC: Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC), 2010. Available at:
American College of Physicians.Controlling Health Care Costs While Promoting the Best Possible Health Outcomes.Philadelphia, PA: American College of Physicians; 2009. Available at:
The National Academies of Science, Institute of Medicine.
The Institute of Medicine serves as adviser to the government agencies and the private sector to improve health. The IOM publishes books, monographs, and reports regarding a wide range of contemporary issues related to health and healthcare delivery. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is an independent, nonprofit organization that works outside of government to provide unbiased and authoritative advice to decision makers and the public.
The Patient Centered Medical Home. History, Seven Core Features, Evidence and Transformational Change.Washington, DC: Robert Graham Center; November 2007. Available at:
Young PL, Olsen L, McGinnis JM, Roundtable on Evidence-Based Medicine. Value in Health Care: Accounting for Cost, Quality, Safety, Outcomes, and Innovation. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2009. Available at:
Information Mastery
ACP Journal Club.
ACP Journal Club selects biomedical literature articles that report original studies and systematic reviews warranting immediate attention by healthcare practitioners who are attempting to keep pace with advances in internal medicine. These articles are summarized in abstracts and commented on by clinical experts.
Cochrane Collaboration and Cochrane Library.
The Cochrane Collaborative is a global network of volunteers who conduct authoritative and unbiased systematic reviews of the effects of health care interventions. These reviews are published in the Cochrane Library.
Evidence-based Medicine for Primary Care and Internal Medicine.
Evidence-Based Medicine is published bi-monthly andprovides comprehensive coverage of primary care medicine by surveying a wide range of international medical journals. The editorial staff apply strict criteria for the quality and validity of research. The key details of these essential studies are presented in a succinct, informative abstract.
EvidenceUpdates.
A great resource developed and maintained by The BMJ Group and McMaster University's Health Information Research Unit, this site provides access to the best evidence, tailored to your interests, to support evidence-based clinical decisions. All citations, from over 120 premier clinical journals, are rated for quality, clinical relevance, and interest by a worldwide panel of expert practitioners.
Journal Watch.Evidence that Matters.
Journal Watch is available in print and online. It is intended to have heath professionals save time and stay informed by providing brief, clearly written, clinically focused perspectives on the medical developments that affect practice.
TRIP (Turning Research into Practice) database – clinical search engine.
The TRIP Database is a clinical search tool designed to allow health professionals to rapidly identify the highest quality clinical evidence for clinical practice
University of Virginia School of Medicine.Center for Information Mastery.
The Center for Information Mastery offers courses and other resources.