Improving the appropriateness of antipsychotic prescribing in nursing homes: a mixed-methods process evaluation of an academic detailing intervention

Abstract Background In 2014, nursing home administration and government officials were facing increasing public and media scrutiny around the variation of antipsychotic medication (APM) prescribing across Ontario nursing homes.In response, policy makers partnered to test an academic detailing (AD) intervention to address appropriate prescribing of

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An Endangered River: The Mississippi River Gorge

Almost 500 river miles below its Welsh Fencing source at Lake Itasca, the Mississippi River tumbles over its only waterfall in downtown Minneapolis.Dubbed the Falls of Saint Anthony by explorer Father Louis Hennepin, the falls were formed by glacial action more than 10,000 years ago.The magnificent waterfall was once over 200 feet high and located

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Hierarchical self-organization of non-cooperating individuals.

Hierarchy is one of the most conspicuous features of numerous natural, technological and social systems.The underlying structures are typically complex and their most relevant organizational principle is the ordering of the ties among the units they are made of according to a network displaying hierarchical features.In spite of the abundant presenc

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Assessing the association of Organizational Cultures ' Dimensions and Knowledge Management in Health Care Educational Organizations

Background: Knowledge management plays an imperative role in the success of organizations.Many factors such as organizational culture affected on knowledge management.Therefore, this study aims at investigating the association between dimensions of organizational culture with knowledge management.Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive

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