IAM: A Comprehensive and Systematic Information Assessment Method for Electronic Knowledge Resources

Pierre Pluye; Roland M. Grad; Carol Repchinsky; Barbara Farrell; Janique Johnson-Lafleur; Tara Bambrick; Martin Dawes; Gillian Bartlett; Charo Rodriguez; Barbara Jovaisas; Karen Fortin; Dyan Tufts-Conrad; Jon Salsberg; Ann C. Macaulay; France Légaré; Carmen Loiselle

doi:10.4018/978-1-60566-356-2.ch033

IAM: A Comprehensive and Systematic Information Assessment Method for Electronic Knowledge Resources

Pierre Pluye
, Roland M. Grad
, Carol Repchinsky
, Barbara Farrell
, Janique Johnson-Lafleur
, Tara Bambrick
, Martin Dawes
, Gillian Bartlett
, Charo Rodriguez
, Barbara Jovaisas
, Karen Fortin
, Dyan Tufts-Conrad
, Jon Salsberg
, Ann C. Macaulay
, France Légaré
, Carmen Loiselle

McGill University
Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA)
University of Ottawa
Dalhousie University
University of Toronto
Université Laval

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Abstract

Methods to systematically document the health professionals’ perspective on relevance, cognitive impacts, use, and health outcomes of information items delivered by or retrieved in electronic knowledge resources (EKRs) may enhance evaluation of these resources, continuing education, and two-way knowledge ex change between information users and providers. The present chapter aims to overview seven years of research and development pioneering a comprehensive and systematic information assessment method (IAM), which has been validated for information delivery networks, information retrieval technology, and decision support systems. Using qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods studies, we will support the feasibility, content validity, and construct validity of the IAM checklist combined with a computerized ecological momentary assessment technique for efficiently evaluating ‘relevance-impact-use-outcomes’ of information items derived from all these types of EKR. We will then present the current implementation of IAM 2008 for assessing e-therapeutics, an electronic textbook that provides updated therapeutic options for Canadian health professionals.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook of Research on Information Technology Management and Clinical Data Administration in Healthcare
Publisher	IGI Global
Pages	521-548
Number of pages	28
ISBN (Electronic)	9781605663579
ISBN (Print)	9781605663562
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-356-2.ch033
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2009
Externally published	Yes

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Pluye, P., Grad, R. M., Repchinsky, C., Farrell, B., Johnson-Lafleur, J., Bambrick, T., Dawes, M., Bartlett, G., Rodriguez, C., Jovaisas, B., Fortin, K., Tufts-Conrad, D., Salsberg, J., Macaulay, A. C., Légaré, F., & Loiselle, C. (2009). IAM: A Comprehensive and Systematic Information Assessment Method for Electronic Knowledge Resources. In Handbook of Research on Information Technology Management and Clinical Data Administration in Healthcare (pp. 521-548). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-356-2.ch033

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IAM: A Comprehensive and Systematic Information Assessment Method for Electronic Knowledge Resources. / Pluye, Pierre; Grad, Roland M.; Repchinsky, Carol et al.
Handbook of Research on Information Technology Management and Clinical Data Administration in Healthcare. IGI Global, 2009. p. 521-548.

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