Vanessa Lybanon - KT ICEBeRG / GReBECI

Vanessa Lybanon

Research Program Manager
Clinical Epidemiology Program,
Ottawa Health Research Institute
The Ottawa Hospital - Civic Campus
1053 Carling Ave.
Administrative Services Building, Room 2-007
Ottawa, ON. K1Y 4E9

Tel.: 613.798.5555, ext. 19288
Fax.:613.761.5402

Research Interests

Theory development within evidence-based practice research
Evaluation of strategies for best practice implementation
Development and evaluation of best practice documentation in children’s physical and mental health

Biography

Ms Lybanon’s obtained a Master’s degree in applied psychology. Her research experience includes several research assistant and coordinator positions in psychiatry, including partial hospitalization, eating disorders and schizophrenia. As a research coordinator for the Nursing Best Practice Unit (NBPRU), she developed both experience in evidence-based practice, with a particular interest developing in the evaluation of best practice and/or clinical guideline implementation. She works closely with Jeremy Grimshaw on various research projects, including the KT-ICEBeRG team.

Major Research Activities

Research activity

A study examining the relative contribution of psychological theories to the understanding of practitioner behaviour change and a process evaluation of a trial examining the effects of sending printed educational materials to general practitioners in Ontario

Development of evidence-based practice documentation for paediatric emergency medicine

The development, implementation, quality appraisal and uptake of clinical practice guidelines

Selected Publications

Davies, B., Danseco, E., Ray, K., Sarins, B., Skelly, J., Santos, J., Edwards, N., Brez, S. and Lybanon,V. (2006). Nursing Best Practice Guidelines Evaluation User Guide: The Confidence in Administering Insulin and Managing Diet Scale (CAI-MDS). Nursing Best Practice Research Unit, University of Ottawa, Canada. pp. 1-29.

Davies, B., Danseco, E., Higushi, KS., Edwards, N., McConnell, H., Lybanon, V., Fleming, K., Perrier, A. (2006). Nursing Best Practice Guidelines Evaluation User Guide: Chart Audit Tool on Nursing Assessment and Device Selection for Vascular Access and Patient Outcomes. Nursing Best Practice Unit, University of Ottawa, Canada. pp. 1-29.

Gifford, W., Davies, B., Edwards, N., Griffin, P., Lybanon, V. (2006) Managerial leadership for nurses’ use of research evidence: An integrative review of the literature. Worldviews on Evidence-based Nursing. Manuscript submitted for publication.

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