Megan Ward

ORCID: 0000-0003-4224-6909
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Research Areas
  • Organizational Change and Leadership
  • Leadership and Management in Organizations
  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Health Sciences Research and Education
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Global Health Workforce Issues
  • Public Health Policies and Education
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Nosocomial Infections in ICU
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Ergonomics and Human Factors
  • Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment
  • Poisoning and overdose treatments

Cook County Health and Hospitals System
2018

There is a growing emphasis in public health on the importance of evidence-based interventions to improve population and reduce inequities. Equally important need for knowledge about how implement these successfully. Yet, gap remains between development their successful implementation. Conventional systematic reviews have been conducted effective implementation care, but few health, so relevance unclear. In most reviews, stringent inclusion criteria excluded entire bodies evidence that may...

10.1186/s13643-016-0229-1 article EN cc-by Systematic Reviews 2016-04-07

A public health department in Ontario, Canada, seta 10-year strategic direction for evidence-informed decision making, defined as the systematic application of research evidence to program decisions. The multifaceted approach has identified eight key lessons leadership, funding, infrastructure, staff development, partnerships, and change management. Results after 4 years include transparent >15 decisions and, increasingly, making a cultural norm.

10.1016/j.hcmf.2012.07.005 article EN Healthcare Management Forum 2012-09-01

A process for systematically applying research to public health decisions was created a large, organization in Canada. The 9-step is supported by tools and training accessing, appraising, research. has been implemented throughout the using change management theory developed Kotter Cohen.

10.1016/j.hcmf.2011.01.005 article EN Healthcare Management Forum 2011-03-01

Our study objective was to determine the health care provider liver enzyme screening testing (LEST) rates in obese pediatric patients at risk for nonalcoholic fatty disease (NAFLD), with goal of improving NAFLD LEST after specific system-wide intervention.We conducted a bi-phased retrospective electronic medical record review practitioner encounters overweight/obese (body mass index≥25) between ages 2 and 18 years our outpatient clinics. Intervention activities included lectures staff...

10.2147/phmt.s183900 article EN cc-by-nc Pediatric Health Medicine and Therapeutics 2018-12-01

On a créé un processus pour appliquer systématiquement la recherche aux décisions de santé publique dans une grande organisation du Canada. Ce en neuf étapes est soutenu par des outils et formation accéder à recherche, l'évaluer l'appliquer. Il été mis œuvre l'ensemble l'organisation selon les principes théorie gestion changement élaborée Kotter Cohen.

10.1016/j.hcmf.2011.02.010 article FR Healthcare Management Forum 2011-03-01

Ward, Megan MD, MPH; George, Sharon MD; Abbas, Noureen Ross, Adam MD Author Information

10.1097/ebp.0000000000001987 article EN Evidence-Based Practice 2023-09-13
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