Reducing opioid use for chronic non-cancer pain in primary care using an evidence-based, theory-informed, multistrategic, multistakeholder approach: a single-arm …

AK Moffat, J Apajee, VT Le Blanc… - BMJ Quality & …, 2023 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Background Many countries have high opioid use among people with chronic non-cancer
pain. Knowledge about effective interventions that could be implemented at scale is limited. …

[HTML][HTML] Bridging evidence-practice gaps: improving use of medicines in elderly Australian veterans

…, EN Ramsay, NL Pratt, JD Barratt, VT LeBlanc… - BMC health services …, 2013 - Springer
Background The Australian Government Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) funds an
ongoing health promotion based program to improve use of medicines and related health …

Use of proton pump inhibitors among older Australians: national quality improvement programmes have led to sustained practice change

…, EN Ramsay, M Kerr, VT LeBlanc… - … Journal for Quality in …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Objective To evaluate the impact of national multifaceted initiatives to improve use of proton
pump inhibitors (PPIs) on the use of PPIs among older Australians. Design Interrupted time …

[HTML][HTML] Implementation and evaluation of a digitally enabled precision public health intervention to reduce inappropriate gabapentinoid prescription: cluster …

…, LM Kalisch-Ellett, GM Kassie, VT LeBlanc… - Journal of Medical …, 2022 - jmir.org
Background Digital technologies can enable rapid targeted delivery of audit and feedback
interventions at scale. Few studies have evaluated how mode of delivery affects clinical …

A community‐based intervention to reduce antibiotic use for upper respiratory tract infections in regional South Australia

WB Dollman, VT LeBlanc, L Stevens… - Medical journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a community‐based and GP‐based intervention
in reducing unnecessary antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) …

Commitment questions targeting patients promotes uptake of under-used health services: findings from a national quality improvement program in Australia

…, JK Sluggett, EN Ramsay, M Kerr, VT LeBlanc… - Social science & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Rationale Interventions asking patients to commit to speaking with their doctor about a
health-related issue could be used to improve quality of care. Objective To evaluate the impact of …

Sustaining practice change in health care: the impact of a national quality improvement program on the uptake of collaborative medicines reviews

…, EN Ramsay, M Kerr, VT LeBlanc… - Journal of Pharmacy …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aim We evaluated the impact of quality improvement interventions at different time points on
the uptake of collaborative Home Medicines Reviews ( HMR s). Methods National …

Precision public-health intervention for care coordination: a real-world study

…, NL Pratt, LM Kalisch-Ellett, VT Le Blanc… - British Journal of …, 2023 - bjgp.org
Background Health emergencies disproportionally affect vulnerable populations. Digital
tools can help primary care providers find, and reach, the right patients. Aim To evaluate …

Determinants of usefulness in professional behaviour change interventions: observational study of a 15-year national program

AQ Andrade, VT LeBlanc, LM Kalisch-Ellett, NL Pratt… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Educational, and audit and feedback interventions are effective in promoting
health professional behaviour change and evidence adoption. However, we lack evidence to …

Impact of a patient-specific national programme aimed at increasing the use of emollient moisturisers to reduce the risk of skin tears: a longitudinal cohort study

…, O Frank, R Shute, C Weston, N Blacker, VT Le Blanc… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To evaluate the impact of a patient-specific national programme targeting older
Australians and health professionals that aimed to increase use of emollient moisturisers to …