Search Results - "Brown, Celia A"

Systematic review of stepped wedge cluster randomized trials shows that design is particularly used to evaluate interventions during routine implementation by Mdege, Noreen D, Man, Mei-See, Taylor (nee Brown), Celia A, Torgerson, David J

“…Abstract Objective To describe the application of the stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial (CRCT) design. Study Design and Setting Systematic…”
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The stepped wedge trial design: a systematic review by Brown, Celia A, Lilford, Richard J

“…Stepped wedge randomised trial designs involve sequential roll-out of an intervention to participants (individuals or clusters) over a number of time periods…”
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Use of process measures to monitor the quality of clinical practice by Lilford, Richard J, Brown, Celia A, Nicholl, Jon

“…Outcomes of care are a blunt instrument for judging performance and should be replaced, say Richard J Lilford, Celia A Brown, and Jon Nicholl…”
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The impact of patient skin colour on diagnostic ability and confidence of medical students by Dodd, Rebecca V., Rafi, Damir, Stackhouse, Ashlyn A., Brown, Celia A., Westacott, Rachel J., Meeran, Karim, Hughes, Elizabeth, Wilkinson, Paul, Gurnell, Mark, Swales, Catherine, Sam, Amir H.

“…Previous literature has explored unconscious racial biases in clinical education and medicine, finding that people with darker skin tones can be…”
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Standard setting Very Short Answer Questions (VSAQs) relative to Single Best Answer Questions (SBAQs): does having access to the answers make a difference? by Sam, Amir H., Millar, Kate R., Westacott, Rachel, Melville, Colin R., Brown, Celia A.

“…Background We investigated whether question format and access to the correct answers affect the pass mark set by standard-setters on written examinations…”
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Is the assumption of equal distances between global assessment categories used in borderline regression valid? by McGown, Patrick J, Brown, Celia A, Sebastian, Ann, Le, Ricardo, Amin, Anjali, Greenland, Andrew, Sam, Amir H

“…Background Standard setting for clinical examinations typically uses the borderline regression method to set the pass mark. An assumption made in using this…”
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There are some circumstances where the stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial is preferable to the alternative: no randomized trial at all. Response to the commentary by Kotz and colleagues by Mdege, Noreen D, Man, Mei-See, Taylor (nee Brown), Celia A, Torgerson, David J

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Antenatal care and perinatal outcomes in Kwale district, Kenya by Brown, Celia A, Sohani, Salim B, Khan, Khalid, Lilford, Richard, Mukhwana, Walter

“…The importance of antenatal care (ANC) for improving perinatal outcomes is well established. However access to ANC in Kenya has hardly changed in the past 20…”
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Response to: "Evaluating racial bias in clinical assessments" by Brown, Celia A, Khavandi, Sarah, Westacott, Rachel, Gurnell, Mark, Sam, Amir H

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Thinking differently - Students' cognitive processes when answering two different formats of written question by Sam, Amir H., Wilson, Rebecca, Westacott, Rachel, Gurnell, Mark, Melville, Colin, Brown, Celia A.

“…Single-best answer questions (SBAQs) are common but are susceptible to cueing. Very short answer questions (VSAQs) could be an alternative, and we sought to…”
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The Situational Judgement Test: not the right answer for UK Foundation Programme Allocation by Sam, Amir H, Brown, Celia A, Kluth, David, Wilkinson, Paul, Hawthorne, Kamila, Fung, Chee Yeen, Reed, Malcolm WR, Hughes, Elizabeth, Meeran, Karim, Gurnell, Mark

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National inter-rater agreement of standardised simulated-patient-based assessments by Sam, Amir H., Reid, Michael D., Thakerar, Viral, Gurnell, Mark, Westacott, Rachel, Reed, Malcolm W. R., Brown, Celia A.

“…The forthcoming UK Medical Licensing Assessment will require all medical schools in the UK to ensure that their students pass an appropriately designed…”
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Using very short answer errors to guide teaching by Putt, Oliver, Westacott, Rachel, Sam, Amir H., Gurnell, Mark, Brown, Celia A.

“…Background Student performance in examinations reflects on both teaching and student learning. Very short answer questions require students to provide a…”
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Knowledge Attainment and Engagement Among Medical Students: A Comparison of Three Forms of Online Learning by Stackhouse, Ashlyn A, Rafi, Damir, Walls, Risheka, Dodd, Rebecca V, Badger, Kerry, Davies, Daniel J, Brown, Celia A, Cowell, Adrian, Meeran, Karim, Halse, Omid, Kinross, James, Lupton, Martin, Hughes, Elizabeth A, Sam, Amir H

“…This study compared knowledge attainment and student enjoyment and engagement between clinical case vignette, patient-testimony videos and mixed reality (MR)…”
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Selecting medical students by Brown, Celia A, Lilford, Richard J

“…Tests of cognitive ability are probably the best method at present…”
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Cost-Utility Analysis When Not Everyone Wants the Treatment: Modeling Split-Choice Bias by Lilford, Richard, Girling, Alan, Braunholtz, David, Gillett, Wayne, Gordon, Jason, Brown, Celia A., Stevens, Andrew

“…Not all clinically eligible patients will necessarily accept a new treatment. Cost-utility analysis recognizes this by multiplying the mean incremental…”
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Should the UK government's deep cleaning of hospitals programme have been evaluated? by Brown, Celia A, Lilford, Richard J

“…Background: In September 2007, the UK government announced a £57.5m programme of `deep cleaning' for every NHS hospital in England. The programme was met with…”
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Can Legislation Reduce Gender Differences in Subject Choice? A Survey of GCSE and A level Entries Between 1970 and 1995 by Brown, Celia A.

“…This paper investigates the extent of gender differences in subject choice patterns at GCSE and A level between 1970 and 1995. A Gender Inequality Index (GII)…”
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Standard setting Very Short Answer Questions : does having access to the answers make a difference? by Sam, Amir H, Millar, Kate R, Westacott, Rachel, Melville, Colin R, Brown, Celia A

“…Background We investigated whether question format and access to the correct answers affect the pass mark set by standard-setters on written examinations…”
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Workplaces in the Education Sector in the United Kingdom: How do they Differ from those in Other Industries? by Belfield, Clive R., Brown, Celia A., Thomas, Hywel R.

“…A significant body of literature suggests that enterprises in the public education sector may differ from 'standard production' market firms in important ways…”
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