09/02/2010 














Jeremy Grimshaw,
jgrimshaw@ohri.ca

Civic Campus (see Contact page for maps)




Senior Scientist, Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Director, Centre for Best Practices, Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa

Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa

Director, Canadian Cochrane Centre

Co-ordinating editor of the Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care (EPOC) group

Visiting professor, Centre for Health Services Research, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Canadian Research Chair in Health Knowledge Transfer and Uptake

Research interests


Professional behaviour change
Implementation research
Cluster randomized trials
Systematic reviews

Most Recent Publications (provided by The Ottawa Hospital Library Database)

Shojania KG;Jennings A;Mayhew A;Ramsay C;Eccles M;Grimshaw J;, (2010 Mar 8), Effect of point-of-care computer reminders on physician behaviour: a systematic review, CMAJ, -> view abstract

Davies P;Walker AE;Grimshaw JM;, (2010 Feb 9), A systematic review of the use of theory in the design of guideline dissemination and implementation strategies and interpretation of the results of rigorous evaluations, Implement Sci, Vol.5, Issue 1, 14 -> view abstract

Taljaard M;McGowan J;Grimshaw JM;Brehaut JC;McRae A;Eccles MP;Donner A;, (2010 Feb 16), Electronic search strategies to identify reports of cluster randomized trials in MEDLINE: low precision will improve with adherence to reporting standards, BMC Med Res Methodol , Vol.10, Issue 1, 15 -> view abstract

Bonetti D;Johnston M;Clarkson JE;Grimshaw J;Pitts NB;Eccles M;Steen N;Thomas R;Maclennan G;Glidewell L;Walker A;, (2010 Apr 8), Applying psychological theories to evidence-based clinical practice: identifying factors predictive of placing preventive fissure sealants, Implement Sci, Vol.5, Issue 1, 25 -> view abstract

Scott S;Hartling L;Grimshaw J;Johnson D;Osmond M;Plint A;Brant R;Brehaut JC;Graham ID;Currie G;Shaw N;Bhatt M;Lynch T;Bialy L;Klassen T;, (2009 Sep 22), Improving outcomes for ill and injured children in emergency departments: protocol for a program in pediatric emergency medicine and knowledge translation science, Implement Sci, Vol.4, Issue 1, 60 -> view abstract

Francis JJ;Tinmouth A;Stanworth SJ;Grimshaw JM;Johnston M;Hyde C;Stockton C;Brehaut JC;Fergusson D;Eccles MP;, (2009 Oct 24), Using theories of behaviour to understand transfusion prescribing in three clinical contexts in two countries: development work for an implementation trial, Implement Sci, Vol.4, Issue 1, 70 -> view abstract

Francis JJ;Johnston M;Robertson C;Glidewell L;Entwistle V;Eccles MP;Grimshaw JM;, (2009 Oct 22), What is an adequate sample size? Operationalising data saturation for theory-based interview studies, Psychol Health, 1-17 -> view abstract

Scott SD;Osmond MH;O'Leary KA;Graham ID;Grimshaw J;Klassen T;, (2009 Oct 13), Barriers and supports to implementation of MDI/spacer use in nine Canadian pediatric emergency departments: a qualitative study, Implement Sci, Vol.4, Issue 1, 65 -> view abstract

Eccles MP;Francis J;Foy R;Johnston M;Bamford C;Grimshaw JM;Hughes J;Lecouturier J;Steen N;Whitty PM;, (2009 May 8), Improving Professional Practice in the Disclosure of a Diagnosis of Dementia: A Modeling Experiment to Evaluate a Theory-Based Intervention, Int J Behav Med, Vol.16, Issue 4, 377-387 -> view abstract

Li LC;Grimshaw JM;Nielsen C;Judd M;Coyte PC;Graham ID;, (2009 May 17), Use of communities of practice in business and health care sectors: A systematic review, Implement Sci, Vol.4, Issue 1, 27 -> view abstract

Note: This is not a complete list of publications. More publications may be available in The Ottawa Hospital Library database and Pubmed (search by last name and initials).


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