Optimising the use of caesarean section (CS) is of global concern. Underuse leads to
maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. Conversely, overuse of CS has not shown …

The effectiveness of different types of interventions to reduce low-value care has been
insufficiently summarized to allow for translation to practice. This article systematically …

Relationships and the pattern of relationships have a large and varied influence on both
individual and group action. The fundamental distinction of social network analysis research …

Social Network Analysis and Education: Theory, Methods & Applications provides an
introduction to the theories, methods, and applications that constitute the social network …

Background Audit and feedback is widely used as a strategy to improve professional
practice either on its own or as a component of multifaceted quality improvement …

The present paper draws on the diffusion of innovations model to derive a series of
strategies for speeding up the spread and implementation of new ideas in preventing …

Objective.—To review the literature relating to the effectiveness of education strategies
designed to change physician performance and health care outcomes. Data Sources.—We …

Applied research organizations invest a great deal of time, and research funders invest a
great deal of money generating and (one hopes) transferring research knowledge that could …

Medicine has traditionally focused on relieving patient symptoms. However, in developed
countries, maintaining good health increasingly involves management of such problems as …

Background Caesarean section rates are increasing globally. The factors contributing to this
increase are complex, and identifying interventions to address them is challenging. Non …