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2000-11-02

Campbell, Sandy

Based on the assumption that all books will soon be available in both electronic and paper formats, selections librarians will soon be faced with a format decision for each title they purchase. The work of Summerfield, Mandel and Kantor at Columbia University has given us some early information...

2014-11-26

Campbell, Sandy

This traditional wall-hanging, which represents the sun was part of a display of works by Semenova Polina Ivanova at the Museum in Yakutsk, Russia. This was one of several wall hangings, all made of reindeer hide, on display

2010-06-01

Ross, Shelley, Campbell, Sandy, Behn Smith, Daniele

The poorer health status of First Nations, Inuit, Métis (FN/I/M) people in Canada is unacceptable and requires urgent attention. One potential means of improving FN/I/M health is to focus on improving training of medical students to enhance cultural safety. Experiential, community based...

2016-04-01

Campbell, Sandy, Dennett, Liz, Kung, Janice Yu Chen

Systematic review searching is becoming an increasing part of the day-to-day work of health librarians. The University of Alberta John W. Scott Health Sciences Library offers a monthly three-hour “Introduction to Systematic Review Searching” workshop to researchers at the University of Alberta....

2013-02-04

Hamm, Michele, Vandermeer, Ben, Thomson, Denise, Milne, Andrea, Tjosvold, Lisa, Klassen, Terry P., Curtis, Sarah, Hartling, Lisa

BACKGROUND: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are the gold standard for trials assessing the effects of therapeutic interventions; therefore it is important to understand how they are conducted. Our objectives were to provide an overview of a representative sample of pediatric RCTs published in...

2013-02-04

Hartling, Lisa, Chisholm, Annabritt, Moher, David, Bow, Simon, Klassen, Terry P., Thomson, Denise, Tjosvold, Lisa, Klassen, Jeffrey

Background: Systematic reviews (SRs) are considered an important tool for decision-making. There has been no recent comprehensive identification or description of child-relevant SRs. A description of existing child-relevant SRs would help to identify the extent of available child-relevant...

2014-10-15

Tan, Maria C., Campbell, Sandy

This collection was selected for inclusion in a children's health collection, such as a hospital library or public library and designed for use by children from Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 6. Materials were selected based on date of publication and their potential to be helpful to children who are...

2017-01-09

Campbell, Sandy, Tan, Maria C

This books contained in this list were selected for inclusion in a children's health collection, such as a hospital library or public library. The collection is designed for use by children from Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 6. Materials were selected based on date of publication and their potential...

2015-05-04

Mitchell, Matthew D., Guise, Jeanne-Marie, Robinson, Karen A., Umscheid, Craig A., Dryden, Donna M., Paynter, Robin A., Featherstone, Robin M., Foisy, Michelle, Hartling, Lisa

BACKGROUND: Rapid review (RR) products are inherently appealing as they are intended to be less time-consuming and resource-intensive than traditional systematic reviews (SRs); however, there is concern about the rigor of methods and reliability of results. In 2013 to 2014, a workgroup comprising...

2016

Featherstone, Robin, Paynter, Robin , Guise, Jeanne-Marie, Umscheid, Craig, Mitchell, Matthew , Robinson, Karen, Dryden, Donna, Foisy, Michelle, Hartling, Lisa

Background: Rapid review (RR) products are inherently appealing as they are intended to be less time-consuming and resource-intensive than traditional systematic reviews (SRs); however, there is concern about the rigor of methods and reliability of results. In 2013 to 2014, a workgroup comprising...