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	The New South Wales Centre for Evidence Based Health Care: a collaborating centre of the Joanna Briggs Institute University of Western Sydney Locked Bag 1797 Penrith South DC NSW 1797 AUSTRALIA Telephone: +61 2 9685 9034 Facsimile: + 61 2 9685 9343 Director Prof Rhonda Griffiths AM Head, School of Nursing & Midwifery Deputy Directors Dr Jann Foster Dr Evan Atlantis


	Core Staff Prof Esther Chang Prof Sheree Smith Assoc Prof Elizabeth Halcomb Dr Lucie Ramjan Dr Christine Taylor Dr Stephen McNally Dr Olaydie Ogunsiji Dr Amanda Johnson Dr Suzanne Brownhill Dr Michel Edenborough Dr Sandra Mackey Ms Cheryl Ussia Ms Jane Koch Ms Jan Sayers Ms Rohini Patil (Librarian) Bachelor of Nursing (Hon) Students Shane Cameron Maria Markovtzev Jomse Jose PhD Students Kaye Farrell Connie May Sharmila Ghimire Advisory Panel Kung Lim, Director, Nursing and Midwifery, South West Sydney Local Health Network (SWSLHN) Dr Cecilia Lau, Senior Analyst, Nursing and Midwifery Office NSW Health John Kemsley, Director of Education, the Royal College of Nursing Moira Williamson, Senior Lecturer, University of Wollongong Dr Josephine Chow, Clinical Manager Cardiovascular Stream, South Western Sydney Local Health Network & Sydney Local Health Network Sandy Eager, Nurse Manager, Nurse Administration Macarthur Susan Brazil, Nurse Manager Practice Development, Hunter New England Area Health Service

Background
The New South Wales Centre for Evidence Based Health Care (NSWCEBHC) was established in 2001. The Centre is based at the School of Nursing and Midwifery –University of Western Sydney.The NSWCEBHC has a strong research program, including conducting systematic reviews (SR) and implementing research evidence. A feature of the Centre is the utilisation of clinicians to work with the core team to complete research

Training Programs
The New South Wales Centre for Evidence Based Health Care (NSWCEBHC) conducts various training programs to assist clinicians and academics to develop their skills in evidence based practice. The training programs range from brief (half day, one or two days) workshops to comprehensive (five day) workshops. The aim of the workshops is to equip clinicians with the knowledge and skills to identify, appraise and utilise evidence based research as the basis for clinical practice. All workshops involve practical exercises and include facilitators’ notes for future reference.

Introduction to Evidence Based Practice
Development of Guidelines
Finding the Evidence
Critical Appraisal
Comprehensive Systematic Review Training Program (5 Day Program)

Systematic Reviews

Author (s)	Title	Year
Jeffrey K, Bourgeois S	The effect of Personal Digital Assistants in supporting the development of clinical reasoning in undergraduate nursing students: a systematic review	2011
Lapkin S, Fernandez R, Levett-Jones T, Bellchambers H	The effectiveness of using human patient simulation manikins in the teaching of clinical reasoning skills to undergraduate nursing students: a systematic review	2010
Blythe S, Chang E, Johnson A, Griffiths R	The efficacy of nurse implemented non-pharmacological strategies for the symptom management of agitation in persons with advanced dementia living in residential aged care facilities: a systematic review	2009
Chau J, Thompson D, Fernandez R, Griffiths R, Lo H	Methods for determining the correct nasogastric tube placement after insertion: a meta-analysis	2009
Mansah M, Fernandez R, Griffiths R, Chang E	Effectiveness of strategies to promote safe transition of elderly people across care settings	2009
Chair SY, Fernandez R, Lui M, Lopez V, Thompson D	The clinical effectiveness of length of bed rest for patients recovering from trans-femoral diagnostic cardiac catheterisation	2008
Halcomb E, Fernandez R, Griffiths R, Newton P, Hickman L	The infection control management of MRSA in acute care	2008
Halcomb E, Griffiths R, Fernandez R	Role of MRSA reservoirs in the acute care setting	2008
Halcomb E, Griffiths R, Fernandez R	The role of patient isolation and compliance with isolation practices in the control of nosocomial MRSA in acute care	2008
Fernandez R, Griffiths R, Everett B, Davidson P, Salamonson Y, Andrew S	Effectiveness of brief structured interventions on risk factor modification for patients with coronary heart disease: a systematic review	2007
Halcomb E, Moujalli S, Griffiths R, Davidson P	Effectiveness of general practice nurse interventions in cardiac risk factor reduction among adults	2007
Fernandez R, Griffiths R, Ussia C	Effectiveness of solutions, techniques and pressure in wound cleansing	2004
Griffiths R, Fernandez R, Mostacchi M, Evans V	Comparison of Educational Interventions for Mental Health Consumers Receiving Psychotropic Medication	2004
Fernandez R, Griffiths R and Murie P	Comparison of late night and early morning removal of short-term urethral catheters	2003
Fernandez R, Griffiths R, Naylor CJ	Effectiveness of a multidisciplinary total parenteral nutrition team in the hospital setting	2003

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