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Mark J. Dobrow

Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
Verified email at utoronto.ca
Cited by 3810

Evidence-based health policy: context and utilisation

MJ Dobrow, V Goel, REG Upshur - Social science & medicine, 2004 - Elsevier
Evidence-based decision-making is centred on the justification of decisions. In the shift from
an individual-clinical to a population-policy level, the decision-making context becomes …

[HTML][HTML] Interviewee transcript review: assessing the impact on qualitative research

V Hagens, MJ Dobrow, R Chafe - BMC medical research methodology, 2009 - Springer
Background This paper assesses interviewee transcript review (ITR) as a technique for
improving the rigour of interview-based, qualitative research. ITR is a process whereby …

Consolidated principles for screening based on a systematic review and consensus process

MJ Dobrow, V Hagens, R Chafe, T Sullivan… - Cmaj, 2018 - Can Med Assoc
… : Mark Dobrow made substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; all
of the authors contributed to the acquisition, analysis or interpretation of data. Mark Dobrow

The impact of context on evidence utilization: a framework for expert groups developing health policy recommendations

MJ Dobrow, V Goel, L Lemieux-Charles… - Social science & …, 2006 - Elsevier
Should the same evidence lead to the same decision outcomes in different decision-making
contexts? In order to improve comprehension of this issue, this study considers how context …

When can research from one setting be useful in another? Understanding perceptions of the applicability and transferability of research

…, SH Mayhew, JN Lavis, MJ Dobrow - Health promotion …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Determining whether research findings from one setting are relevant to another is complex
and poorly understood. This study aimed to explore the factors affecting whether research …

How do we know when research from one setting can be useful in another? A review of external validity, applicability and transferability frameworks

…, M Umoquit, M Dobrow - Journal of health services …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To review published frameworks that included criteria for the assessment of external
validity, applicability and transferability in their assessment of health research. Methods: …

How can we improve cancer care? A review of interprofessional collaboration models and their use in clinical management

AR Gagliardi, MJ Dobrow, FC Wright - Surgical oncology, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Multimodal cancer care requires collaboration among different professionals
in various settings. Practice guidelines provide little direction on how this can best be …

Vulnerability of the medical product supply chain: the wake-up call of COVID-19

FA Miller, SB Young, M Dobrow… - BMJ quality & …, 2021 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the long-standing vulnerability of the medical product
supply chain into sharp focus. Global shortages of medical products accompanied the …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying the conditions needed for integrated knowledge translation (IKT) in health care organizations: qualitative interviews with researchers and research …

AR Gagliardi, MJ Dobrow - BMC Health Services Research, 2016 - Springer
Background Collaboration among researchers and research users, or integrated knowledge
translation (IKT), enhances the relevance and uptake of evidence into policy and practice. …

[HTML][HTML] A multidisciplinary systematic review of the use of diagrams as a means of collecting data from research subjects: application, benefits and recommendations

…, P Tso, HED Burchett, MJ Dobrow - BMC medical research …, 2011 - Springer
Background In research, diagrams are most commonly used in the analysis of data and
visual presentation of results. However there has been a substantial growth in the use of …