Completed CHRSP Projects
Our Contextualized Health Research Synthesis Program works with decision makers in the provincial healthcare system to identify and address issues of pressing interest to decision makers who are developing practices, programs, and policies Newfoundland and Labrador. The first CHRSP project was completed in 2008 and today, we continue to collaborate and consult with our government and health system partners to produce reports that are timely, relevant, and that address our partners' priority research questions.
Rapid Decision Support for Health System Transformation
CHRSP researchers are supporting transformation in NL healthcare by responding quickly to questions of urgent importance with these rapid evidence and jurisdicitonal scans:
- Equity Diversity and Inclusion in Healthcare 2024
- Equity Diversity and Inclusion Frameworks 2024
- Virtual Urgent Care 2024
- Airway Management in Rural Settings 2024
- Point of Care Testing in Rural and Remote Settings 2023
- Health System Navigation Evidence Scan 2023
- Health System Navigation Jurisdictional Scan 2023
- Improving OR Performance for Joint Surgery Backlog 2023
- Optimal Skills Mix for Family Care Teams 2023
- Various Policies to Support Family Care Teams 2023
- Family Care Team Scheduling 2023
- Outpatient Pathways for Joint Arthroplasty 2023
- Patient Selection for Joint Arthroplasty 2023
- Wellness Networks 2023
Evidence in Context Reports
- Preventing Infections Associated with Opioid Use (Expedited Report 2023)
- Patient Decision Aids in Obstetrics (2022)
- Home-based Palliative End-of-Life Care (2021)
- Evidence Update: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Difficult Wounds (2019)
- Evidence Update: Agitation and Aggression in LTC Residents with Dementia (2018)
- Exercise Interventions for Long-Term Care (2017)
- Reducing Acute Care Length of Stay (2017)
- Prevention and Screening for Type 2 Diabetes (2016)
- Supporting the Independence of Persons with Dementia (2015)
- Troponin Point-of-Care Testing (2014)
- Agitation and Aggression in Residents with Dementia in LTC (2014)
- Fall Prevention for Seniors in Institutional Healthcare Settings (2014)
- Community-Based Service Models for Seniors (2013)
- Telehealth for Specialist-Patient Consultations (2013)
- Updated Evidence on Rural Dialysis Services (2013)
- Age-Friendly Acute Care (2012)
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Difficult Wounds (2012)
- Chronic Disease Management (2012)
- Youth Residential Treatment (2010)
- Reuse of Single-Use Medical Devices (2010)
- Childhood Overweight and Obesity (2009)
- PET-CT in Newfoundland and Labrador (2009)
- Options for Dialysis Services in Rural and Remote NL (2008)
Rapid Evidence Reports
- Alternatives to Constant Observation: Cognitive Impairments (2021)
- Supported Employment for People with Severe Mental Illness (2021)
- Barriers and Enablers to Deprescribing Medications (2020)
- Rural Obstetrics (2019)
- Preschool Screening (2018)
- Chronic Disease and Palliative Care (2018)
- Mental Health Units in Acute-Care Facilities (2017)
- The Effectiveness of Digital Surveys for Collecting Patient Feedback (2016)
- Reducing Wait Times for Outpatient Services (2016)
- Health Promotion Strategies: Healthy Dietary Habits (2015)
- Ambulatory Care Services for Chronic Heart Failure in NL (2013)
- Influenza Vaccination for Healthcare Workers (2013)
- Mobile Mental Health Crisis Interventions (2012)
- Safe Patient Handling Programs in NL (2012)
Snapshot Reports
- Transportation Access to Rural Primary Care (2023)
- Service Models to Support Families (2022)
- Capacity assessments in relation to healthcare decision making (2022)
- Virtual Family Suppport Services (2021)
- Community-Based Rapid Access Clinics for Patients with COPD
- Indigenous Telepsychiatry (2020)
- Remote Patient Monitoring (2018)
- Home Dialysis (2018)
- Rural Psychiatry Services (2018)
- Health Risk Assessment for School-Aged Children & Youth (2017)