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2018

Programme Theory Diagrams, how to build them and how they can help: ECIP north mini-collaborative workshop for SAFER patient flow bundle and Red2Green, Manchester and the Wirral, June/July 2018

Paper accepted: “Successful Healthcare Improvements From Translating Evidence in complex systems (SHIFT-Evidence): Simple rules to guide practice and research” by Julie E Reed, Cathy Howe, Cathal Doyle and Derek Bell; International Journal of Quality in Health Care

Paper accepted: “Translating evidence in complex systems: a comparative review of implementation and improvement frameworks” by Julie E Reed, Stuart Green and Cathy Howe; International Journal of Quality in Health Care

Paper: “Simple rules for evidence translation in complex systems: A qualitative study” by Julie E Reed; Cathy Howe; Cathal Doyle; Derek Bell, BMC Medicine, June 2018

Invited lecture: “Knowledge into Action – the nitty gritty” Oxford University Knowledge into Action MSc Module, May 2018

2017

Paper submitted: “QI4Me: a systematic approach to improving personal health and wellbeing” by Cathy Howe

Invited lecture: “Knowledge into Action – the nitty gritty” Oxford University Knowledge into Action MSc Module

2016

Oral presentation: Emergency Care Improvement Programme: Quality improvement tools and methods

Invited lecture: “Knowledge into Action – the nitty gritty” Oxford University Knowledge into Action MSc Module

Director and chair: UK Knowledge Mobilisation Forum, at The Health Foundation, London

Oral presentation: Health Service Research Network: “Applying quality improvement to self-care”

2015

Award: Institute for Knowledge Mobilisation President’s Award for Innovation presented at the Canadian Knowledge Mobilisation Forum 14 April 2015, Monteal, Quebec, Canada

After Dinner ‘Speech’ “Knowledge Mobilisation: The Musical” at UK Knowledge Mobilisation Forum 2015: 13-14 April at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Scotland

Chair and organiser: Second Annual UK Knowledge Mobilisation Forum 2015: 13-14 April at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Scotland

2014

Paper: Howe C & Bell D   (2014)   “Improving Engagement in a Quality Collaborative”   British Journal of Healthcare Management   Vol. 20, Iss. 11, 12 Nov 2014, pp 528-535

Invited Presentation: (November 2014) “Improving Patient Safety in the West of England: Legacy from Safer Care South West and moving forwards” Critical Care Alliance, Mountain Ash, Wales

Workshop: (October 2014) “Looking forward for Patient Safety in the West of England” West of England Academic Health Science Network and Local Clinical Research Network Annual Conference, Bristol

Oral Presentation: (September 2014)  Knowledge Mobilisation Fellowship: Report out

Oral Presentation: (June 2014) “Absorptive capacity: which bit of absorbing knowledge is the most difficult?”  NIHR CLAHRC Northwest London Partnership Forum

Oral Presentation: (June 2014)  “Soaking up knowledge like a sponge? Absorptive capacity in a hospital organisation”  Health Services Research Network Symposium

Board Member: Institute for Knowledge Mobilization  

Workshop: (June 2014)  “Knowledge Mobilisation Innovation-Fest”  Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum 2014, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Oral Presentation: C Howe, D Bell  (June 2014)  “Gaps in Knowledge and Skills for Knowledge Mobilisation: case study of an English hospital”   Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum 2014, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Paper: Laura Lennox, Stuart Green, Cathy Howe, Hannah Musgrave, Derek Bell, Sarah Elkin  (2014)  “Identifying the Challenges and Facilitators of Implementing a COPD Care Bundle”   BMJ Open Respiratory Research

Oral Presentation: (May 2014) “Absorptive capacity: which bit of absorbing knowledge is the most difficult?”  NIHR CLAHRC Northwest London Research Partners Group

Invited presentation: (May 2014) “Writing for publication in quality improvement: thoughts and experiences”  NHS Education Scotland

Paper: Cathy Howe (2014) “A cat, an elf-lord and a spaceman walked into a room… the first UK Knowledge Mobilisation Forum had begun” Sources & Resources section of Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice 10(2)  May 2014  283-288

Invited presentation: (March 2014) “Knowledge Mobilisation: Perspectives from the NHS” at Knowledge Mobilisation Event “Helping school networks develop their thinking and practice to become more effective mobilisers of research knowledge” run by the Coalition for Evidence-based Education (CEBE) and the London Leadership Strategy (LLS), Greater London Authority, London

Poster: C Howe   (Feb 2014)   Absorptive capacity (ACAP) in a hospital organisation: an exploration   UK Knowledge Mobilisation Forum, London

UK Knowledge Mobilisation Forum 2014  (3-4 February)  Nesta, 1 Plough Place, London: Founder of the inaugural event to be run in mixed reality (real life and second life) as a sister event to the Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum

Paper: Liz Evans, Stuart A. Green, Cathy Howe, Kiran Sharma, Fatima Marinho, Derek Bell, Paul Thomas  (2014)  Improving patient and project outcomes using inter-organisational innovation, collaboration and co-design  London Journal of Primary Care 6:29–34

2013

Paper: Doyle C, Howe C, Woodcock T, Myron R, Phekoo K, McNicholas C, Saffer J & Bell D   (2013)   “Making change last: applying the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement Sustainablity Model to healthcare Improvement”   Implementation Science   2013, 8:127 doi:10.1186/1748-5908-8-127

Paper: Howe C, Randall K, Chalkley S & Bell D   (2013)   “Supporting improvement in a quality collaborative”   British Journal of Healthcare Management   Vol. 19, Iss. 9, 09 Sep 2013, pp 434 – 442

Paper: SE Jones, SA Green, AL Clark, MJ Dickson, A-M Nolan, C Moloney, SSC Kon, F Kamal, J Godden, C Howe, D Bell, S Fleming, BM Haselden, WD-C Man  (2013)  Pulmonary rehabilitation following hospitalisation for acute exacerbation of COPD: referrals, uptake and adherence Research Letter in Thorax   Aug 2013

#CKF14 Planning Committee Member: to assist in the development of the 2014 Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum in Saskatoon, SK on June 9 & 10, 2014

Knowledge Sharing ‘MarketPlace stall’: “Canadian Knowledge Mobilisation (KMb) Forum & Study Visit” and “Cathy Howe: NIHR Knowledge Mobilisation (KMb) Fellowship (July-Dec 2013)  NIHR CLAHRC for Northwest London Collaborative Learning & Delivery Event  23rd July 2013

Session Chair: Project Presentations by 1) Hillingdon Pulmonary Rehabilitation Collaborative, 2) Improving Anaesthetic Quality (IMPAQT), 3) Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, Brent & 4) CLAHRC NWL 2013 Fellows  NIHR CLAHRC for Northwest London Collaborative Learning & Delivery Event  23rd July 2013

Blog: “Lost in the Mist: Focus for Knowledge Mobilisation” (2013) for the Institute for Knowledge Mobilization posted 10 July 2013

Oral Presentation: Howe C, Reed JE, Doyle C, Bell D   (2013)  “How do quality improvement (QI) tools and methods contribute to healthcare improvement?”  Health Services Research Network Symposium, June 2013

Poster: Howe C, Randall K, Bell D   (2013)  “Assessing engagement with quality improvement tools and methods” Health Services Research Network Symposium, June 2013

Panelist: Networks research funded by the Health Foundation (2013) Health Services Research Network Symposium, June 2013

Teaching: Imperial College MSc in Health Policy: Module 7 Health Services Delivery.  Module co-ordinated by Cathy Howe and Professor Derek Bell.  “Policy in Health Services Delivery: Quality & Safety”  taught by Cathy Howe to 23 students, Imperial College London, April 2013, in conjunction with Dr Andy Mitchell, NHS England London, Dr Adrian Bull, Imperial College Health Partners and Dr Charles Bruce, NWL AHSN.

Oral Presentation: Reed JE, Doyle C, Howe C, Bell D   (2013)  “From Theory to Improvement: A conceptual framework for delivering improvements in healthcare”  Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum, Toronto

Oral Presentation: Howe C, Reed JE, Bell D   (2013)  “How do quality improvement (QI) tools and methods contribute to healthcare improvement?”  Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum, Toronto

Oral Presentation: Howe C, Doyle C, Lennox L, Reed JE, Bell D   (2013)  “Applying a quality improvement approach to mobilising knowledge in COPD: developing and implementing a care bundle”  Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum, Toronto

Paper: Sanger, C., Hayward, J., Patel, G., Phekoo, K., Poots, A., Howe, C., Jones, O.B., Green, J. (2013) “Acceptability and necessity of HIV and other blood borne virus testing in psychiatric settings” British Journal of Psychiatry 202: 307-308  

Paper: Howe, C. (2013) “Quality Improvement in Healthcare: Is it mustard or ketchup?”  Worth a second look in Journal of Health Services Research & Policy 

Workshop: Why Quality Improvement in Healthcare: from Theory to Practice  (Jan 2013) NHS Education Scotland Senior Leadership Group with D Bell, JE Reed, T Woodcock, R Myron and C McNicholas

Poster: Green, S., Jones, S., Clark, A., Fleming, S., Howe, C., Haselden, M., Kon, S., Dickson, M., Mindel, K., Joslin, K., Howard, C., Grewal, R., Godden, J., Dahele, B., Man, W. (2013) “Increasing referral to and completion of early post-hospitalisation pulmonary rehabilitation: A quality improvement collaborative” International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, London

Poster: Lennox, L., Green, S., Musgrave, H., Howe, C., Elkin, S. (2013) “Identifying the Impact of the Challenges and Facilitators on the Implementation of a COPD Discharge Care Bundle” International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, London

2012

Grant award: NIHR Knowledge Mobilisation Fellowship (2013-2016 0.7 WTE £188k) “Creating an organisational knowledge mobilisation system: using established organisational networks to effect system-level change in the use of quality improvement tools and techniques to implement evidence into practice”

Poster: Green, S., Jones., Clark., Poots, A., Howe, C. (2012) “Identifying missed opportunities for referral to pulmonary rehabilitation” BTS Winter meeting, London

Poster: Lennox, L., Musgrave, H., Green, S., Howe, C., Elkin, S. (2012) “Implementing a COPD Discharge Care Bundle: The Challenges and Facilitators Revealed” BTS Winter meeting, London

Award: HSJ Award 2012 – shortlisted entry for Winn T and team: “Saving 49 lives through the implementation of the CAP Care Bundle at Northwest London Hospitals NHS Trust”

Poster: Elkin, S., Harvey, V., Macfie, D., Oyston, M., Otienne, C., Goddard, Y., Patel, I., Schofield, G., Falzon, C., Lee, C., Lyons, N., Woodcock, T., Howe, C. (2012) “Introducing a COPD discharge care bundle across a large hospital trust” 6th IPCRG World Conference, Edinburgh

Oral Presentation: Sharma, U., Lennox, L., Musgrave, H., Howe, C. (presenting author) (2012) “Challenges of implementing COPD care bundles in Northwest London” Health Services Research Network Conference, Manchester

Oral Presentation: Doyle, C., Howe, C., Reed, J., Bell, D. (2012) “COPD case study as an exemplar of use of CLAHRC methodology“ Health Services Research Network Conference, Manchester

Poster: Randall, K., Howe, C., Bell, D. (2012) “Barriers, responses and lessons learned from implementing an evidence-based care bundle for Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)” Health Services Research Network Conference, Manchester

2011

Award: HSJ Award 2011 – short listed entry for Elkin, S. and team:

“Implementation of the COPD discharge bundle across Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust”

Oral Presentation: July 2011 “Development and spread of the COPD discharge bundle across Northwest London: from evidence to CQUIN” London Health Observatory, London

Poster: Ramhamadany, E., Wilson, S., Eardley, P., Cheema, J., Johnson, J., Dohkia, K., Kay, M., Grant, R., Shamat, M., Howe, C. (presenting author), Mann, B., Merza, Z (2011) “Implementing a Community Acquired Pneumonia Care Bundle in the Acute Hospital setting” International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Amsterdam