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Applications are now open for Postgraduate Degrees Programs at JBI!

Advance your career in healthcare with a Postgraduate Research Degree (Master of Clinical Science, Master of Philosophy or PhD) from JBI, a world-class organisation for teaching and research at The University of Adelaide

Our multi-disciplinary approach appeals to any student who has an interest in research relating to systematic review, transfer or implementation of best practice.

Applications close 31 October.
Applications for a Research Scholarship close 30 September.

To apply for an expression of interest, please email [email protected]

Learn more: https://jbi.global/education -research-degrees


Adelaide School of Public Health

Clinical care unfortunately tends to focus solely on disease treatment, often neglecting the physical functions of hospitalised patients.

A best practice implementation project suggests that initiating as soon as possible in hospitalised older adults, once their medical condition is stable, can assist in preventing functional decline. 👇

https://ow.ly/vJLu50T1I1B



國立成功大學 National Cheng Kung University
國立陽明交通大學 National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
國立中山大學 National Sun Yat-sen University（NSYSU）
Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital - International Medical Center

The Kochi 2025 JBI Colloquium theme is ‘Diversity in Healthcare, Unity in Evidence: Achieving Improved Health Outcomes.'

India's healthcare system is one of the largest and most diverse in the world, characterised by a mix of public and private healthcare providers. This diversity presents a unique setting to discuss and showcase the importance of evidence synthesis in healthcare decision-making, as it can cater to a wide range of healthcare contexts and challenges.

Join us for , where leaders in the synthesis, transfer and implementation of evidence for healthcare will gather. Connect with peers in the global evidence community to facilitate collaboration and help shape a brighter future using better evidence for better outcomes.

Kochi, India
19 - 21 November 2025

Save the date!
https://jbi.global/jbi-colloquium

The latest webinar brought to you by Wolters Kluwer Health and JBI, delves into enhancing clinical leadership and governance by leveraging evidence-based solutions.

Assoc/Prof Craig Lockwood and Dr Lucylynn Lizarondo discuss integrating models, methods and mechanisms of action in evidence implementation.

Watch the full webinar on the JBI YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/ood9cWjPdw4

Read editorial, 'When is enough enough? Implementation science models and frameworks', which explores the concept of context in implementation science, and the importance of localised modification and adaptation to deliver impact and engagement. 👇

https://ow.ly/Qtrr50T1HW1


Curtin University

Long-term care (LTC) residents and their community-dwelling spouses should be included in discussions about their own separation and the kind of support services they need when one spouse is placed in LTC.

Read more in the JBI Best Practice Information Sheet, which summarises the evidence derived from the qualitative systematic review, 'Residents’ and spouses’ experiences of loneliness and depression after separation due to long-term care placement'.

https://ow.ly/sLhJ50T6bqH

"Social and health inequities are apparent when comparing people who have overdoses to those who have not had an overdose, even when controlling for age and gender."

Read Review we spotlight for , about a -oriented approach for reducing harms from overdose. 👇

https://ow.ly/g9TJ50PWZjK

To reduce drug overdose harm and deaths, equity-oriented healthcare interventions must be responsive to reducing substance-use stigma.

Watch a short video that summarises a JBI Evidence Synthesis editorial, 'International Overdose Awareness Day is a time to remember, a time to act, a time for evidence'.

👉 https://ow.ly/UUxP50SLRNg

This , we highlight JBI scoping review protocol regarding procedural pain assessment in neonates at risk of neonatal withdrawal syndrome, a collection of withdrawal symptoms that occur in newborns due to their exposure to opioid substances like morphine or methadone during the prenatal period. 👇

https://ow.ly/MZW650PZvVI

The 2025 JBI Colloquium theme, 'Diversity in Healthcare, Unity in Evidence', emphasises the strengths of embracing diverse, culturally relevant healthcare policies, practices and perspectives guided by robust evidence to foster inclusivity.

We can drive innovation and develop adaptable by recognising and integrating cultural, social, and technological diversity and promoting a collaborative environment.

will bring together interprofessional and multidisciplinary researchers, policymakers, healthcare professionals and providers, and community representatives to discuss shared evidence-based practices, promoting a collaborative approach to tackle health disparities and improve health outcomes.

Learn more: 👇
https://jbi.global/jbi-colloquium

A JBI Best Practice Information Sheet recommends taking into account the needs and capacities of individual long-term care residents when selecting socially assistive technology to help improve their well-being.

Read more recommendations in the JBI BPIS , 'Long-term care home residents’ experiences with socially assistive technologies and the effectiveness of these technologies.'👇

https://ow.ly/2lCL50T6b7C

The JBI European region consists of 21 JBI Centres of Excellence and Affiliated Groups in 16 countries.

Explore their 2023 achievements and see the key people from the JBI Collaboration European region.

Go to the 2023 JBI Annual Report 👇
https://ow.ly/9W9j50SUmLi

Are you a nurse or carer working across primary, acute or residential aged care settings? We want to hear from you!

Do you feel that government and healthcare organisations are providing healthcare professionals the support they need to successfully incorporate evidence into practice?

Please participate in our Global Survey so we can better understand how you access and use evidence in your day-to-day clinical decision-making.

https://ow.ly/oo7g50T4CbC



The University of Adelaide

A mixed methods systematic review aims to determine the effectiveness of socially assistive technologies, such as computers and smart phones, in improving depression, loneliness and social interaction among long term care residents, while also exploring their experiences with these technologies.👇

https://ow.ly/HLzk50T1H0L



Dalhousie University
Nova Scotia Health

Providing additional psychological and behavioural support strategies to community-dwelling spouses and residents in long-term care (LTC), can better prepare spouses for their separation and can help reduce loneliness and/or depression.

Read more in JBI Best Practice Information Sheet for a summary of evidence derived from the qualitative systematic review, 'Residents’ and spouses’ experiences of loneliness and depression after separation due to long-term care placement'.

https://ow.ly/sLhJ50T6bqH

JBI is hiring!

We're looking for a Technical Officer for a fixed-term, part-time position! The successful applicant will contribute to the expansion and roll out of innovations to the software.

Applications close 15 Sept.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/QcZc50T76AR

The 2025 biennial JBI Colloquium will be held in collaboration with two JBIC Entities from India:

The Amrita Centre for Evidence-Based Oral Health: A JBI Centre of Excellence, and Evidence Synthesis and Implementation for Indigenous Health: A JBI Affiliated Group.

Learn more about the organising partners of

Centre for Public Health Research:
https://ow.ly/YUC550T6chP

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham:
https://ow.ly/9pVg50T6chQ

In 2023, the JBI Evidence Synthesis journal received its first impact factor of 2.7, as well as receiving submissions from 43 countries - a 22% increase compared to the previous year!

Read more JBI Evidence Synthesis highlights in the JBI Annual Report. 👇

https://ow.ly/5bGH50SUn77

Applications are now open for the 2025 JBI Postgraduate Degrees Program intake.

Advance your career in healthcare with a Postgraduate Research Degree (Master of Clinical Science, Master of Philosophy or PhD) from JBI, a world-class organisation for teaching and research at The University of Adelaide

Our multi-disciplinary approach appeals to any student who has an interest in research relating to systematic review, transfer or implementation of best practice.

Applications close 31 October.
Applications for a Research Scholarship close 30 September.

To apply for an expression of interest, please email [email protected]

Learn more: https://jbi.global/education -research-degrees


Adelaide School of Public Health

Although is known to improve the quality of life for ageing adults, long-term care (LTC) residents with dementia often present unique challenges that healthcare professionals don't always feel prepared to handle.

A systematic review evaluates the effectiveness of physical rehabilitation on physical functioning and quality of life for LTC residents with dementia. 👇

https://ow.ly/OmaW50T1Hmb



Dalhousie University
Nova Scotia Health
Western University
York University
University of Waterloo
Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging

JBI’s global collaborative evidence network, the JBI Collaboration (JBIC), spans 80+ universities, hospitals, health facilities and NGOs in 38 countries.

We were pleased to welcome eight new Affiliated Groups in 2023: from The University of Newcastle, Australia; Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane, Germany; MANT Kolkata, India; Karaganda State Medical University, Kazakhstan; University of Santo Tomas, Philippines; Henan Provincial Peoples Hospital, China; University of Pretoria, South Africa; and Hung Hsing Hsueh Home Nursing Care Clinic, Taiwan.

We are proud to acknowledge 41 Centres of Excellence and 45 Affiliated Groups as a part of the global JBI family in 2023.

Read more about our JBIC Entities in the 2023 JBI Annual Report. 👉 https://ow.ly/54eQ50SVvq8

The 2025 JBI Colloquium theme, 'Diversity in Healthcare, Unity in Evidence', emphasises the strengths of embracing diverse, culturally relevant healthcare policies, practices and perspectives guided by robust evidence to foster inclusivity.

We can drive innovation and develop adaptable by recognising and integrating cultural, social, and technological diversity and promoting a collaborative environment.

will bring together interprofessional and multidisciplinary researchers, policymakers, healthcare professionals and providers, and community representatives to discuss shared evidence-based practices, promoting a collaborative approach to tackle health disparities and improve health outcomes.

Learn more: 👇
https://jbi.global/jbi-colloquium

It was a pleasure hosting the latest webinar with Wolters Kluwer Health! Thank you to all who attended online.

In case you missed it, you can catch the latest webinar on our JBI YouTube channel coming soon at https://www.youtube.com/

Stay tuned...

Residential long-term care (LTC) is an important component of caring for older adults, yet LTC facilities often emphasise residents’ physical care and safety over their quality of life or perceived well-being.

Read editorial which highlights this issue, while providing examples from the three reviews featured in this issue of JBI Evidence Synthesis. 👇

https://ow.ly/zrYe50T1Hyq


York University
University of Alberta Faculty of Nursing

Are you a general practitioner, allied health professional, nurse or carer working across primary, acute or residential aged care settings?

We want to hear from you!

JBI is investigating how and when health professionals and carers seek and access evidence to inform decision-making at the point of care.

This knowledge is critical to informing our understanding of facilitators and barriers to the incorporation of , and the development of innovative solutions that can help facilitate the practical integration of evidence into healthcare structures and practices across the globe.

Complete the survey and join the discussion!
https://ow.ly/QqLq50T2yR2

The University of Adelaide

The mental health of older adults is significantly affected by social relationships, particularly those between spouses.

A qualitative systematic review provides a comprehensive synthesis of the experiences of loneliness and/or depression in spouses who are separated because of long-term care placement.

Read how loneliness and depression have a pernicious influence on the overall health and well-being of older adults.👇

https://ow.ly/mwso50T1GEh


Queen's University Health Quality Programs
Queen's University School of Nursing

30 minutes to go until our next webinar, hosted by Wolters Kluwer Health!

Assoc Prof Craig Lockwood and Dr Lucy Lizarondo will be discussing enhancing clinical leadership with evidence-based solutions.

1 hour to go until our next webinar, hosted by Wolters Kluwer Health!

Assoc Prof Craig Lockwood and Dr Lucy Lizarondo will be discussing enhancing clinical leadership with evidence-based solutions.

JBI Buzz is out now!

Included in this issue:

🔵 JBI Global Survey
🔵 Umbrella review on the toxic impact of plastics
🔵 Three evidence synthesis reviews relating to long-term care
🔵 The JBI 2023 Annual Report

Read this and much more in the latest issue of JBI Buzz.👇

https://ow.ly/mlWT50T1Ia1