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Healthcare improvement is incomplete until it is published: the cystic fibrosis initiative to support scholarly publication
- Source :
- BMJ Quality & Safety. 23:i104-i107
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- BMJ, 2014.
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Abstract
- Objective Preparation of this supplement, Ten years of improvement innovation in cystic fibrosis care , tested a strategy to support writing and scholarly publication by cystic fibrosis (CF) healthcare improvement professionals. Intervention Critical elements of the writing initiative included: a request for abstracts that was distributed to over 2000 professionals in the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation-supported improvement community to identify promising work; continuous peer review of manuscripts by co-authors and writing tutors; three webinars and a 2-day face-to-face writing retreat that addressed the challenges of successful scholarly healthcare improvement writing and publication; and finally, journal submission and formal external peer review. The SQUIRE Publication Guidelines provided content framework for manuscripts. Results 47 abstracts were submitted from which reviewers selected nine for participation. The 28 co-authors of these abstracts took part in the writing initiative. Authors’ self-assessment showed that half had previously published fewer than five papers, while 80% considered themselves insufficiently prepared to write for the scholarly improvement literature. Eventually all of the nine abstracts led to full manuscripts, which were submitted to the journal for formal peer review. Of these, seven were accepted for publication and are included in this supplement. Conclusions A formal initiative to develop and support scholarly writing—while resource-intensive—offers opportunities for wider publication by healthcare improvement professionals.
- Subjects :
- Male
Publishing
Quality Control
medicine.medical_specialty
Medical education
Quality management
Cystic Fibrosis
Quality Assurance, Health Care
business.industry
Health Policy
Alternative medicine
Healthcare quality improvement
Quality Improvement
United States
Squire
Intervention (counseling)
Health care
medicine
Humans
Female
Periodicals as Topic
business
Editorial Policies
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20445423 and 20445415
- Volume :
- 23
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMJ Quality & Safety
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b06a3e6f9aef3e44726481a3d33a0658