
| Position/s: | Adjunct Academic Level B Faculty of Health Sciences |
| Phone: | +61 8 82044262 |
| Email: | ruth.sladek@flinders.edu.au |
| Location: | School of Medicine (5E:213) |
| Postal address: | GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia |
PhD, MPH, BA (Library & Information Management; Psychology)
2010 Vice Chancellors Early Career Researcher Award
2007/2008 Biennial Anne Harrison Award
2003/2004 Biennial Anne Harrison Award
Damarell, R.A., Tieman, J., Sladek, R., & Davidson, P., 2011. Development of a heart failure filter for Medline: an objective approach using evidence-based clinical practice guidelines as an alternative to hand searching. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 11.
Sladek, R., Jones, T., Phillips, P.A., Luszcz, M.A., Rowett, D.S., Eckermann, S.D., Woodman, R.J., & Frith, P.A., 2011. Health, economic, psychological and social impact of educating carers of patients with advanced pulmonary disease (protocol). Contemporary Clinical Trials, 32(5), 717-723.
Sladek, R., Bond, M.J., & Phillips, P.A., 2010. Age and gender differences in preferences for rational and experiential thinking. Personality and Individual Differences, 49, 907-911.
Sladek, R., Bond, M.J., & Phillips, P.A., 2010. Do doctors, nurses and managers have different thinking styles?. Australian Health Review, 34, 375-380.
Huynh, L., Chew, D.P., Sladek, R., Phillips, P.A., Brieger, D., & Zeitz, C.J., 2009. Unperceived treatment gaps in acute coronary syndromes. International Journal of Clinical Practice, 63(10), 1456-1464.
Tieman, J., Sladek, R., & Currow, D.C., 2009. Multiple sources: mapping the literature of palliative care. Palliative Medicine, 23(5), 425-431.
Sladek, R. & Tieman, J., 2008. Applying evidence in the real world: a case study in library and information practice. Health Information and Libraries, 25(4), 295-301.
Sladek, R., Bond, M.J., & Phillips, P.A., 2008. Why don't doctors wash their hands? A correlational study of thinking styles and hand hygiene. American Journal of Infection Control, 36(6), 399-406.
Sladek, R., Bond, M.J., Huynh, L., Chew, D.P., & Phillips, P.A., 2008. Thinking styles and doctors' knowledge and behaviours relating to acute coronary syndrome guidelines. Implementation Science, 3(23).
Sladek, R., Phillips, P.A., & Bond, M.J., 2008. Measurement properties of the Inventory of Cognitive Bias in Medicine (ICBM). BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 8(20).
Damarell, R.A., Tieman, J., Sladek, R., & Davidson, P., 2011. Development of a heart failure filter for Medline: an objective approach using evidence-based clinical practice guidelines as an alternative to hand searching. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 11.
Sladek, R., Jones, T., Phillips, P.A., Luszcz, M.A., Rowett, D.S., Eckermann, S.D., Woodman, R.J., & Frith, P.A., 2011. Health, economic, psychological and social impact of educating carers of patients with advanced pulmonary disease (protocol). Contemporary Clinical Trials, 32(5), 717-723.
Sladek, R., Bond, M.J., & Phillips, P.A., 2010. Age and gender differences in preferences for rational and experiential thinking. Personality and Individual Differences, 49, 907-911.
Sladek, R., Bond, M.J., & Phillips, P.A., 2010. Do doctors, nurses and managers have different thinking styles?. Australian Health Review, 34, 375-380.
Huynh, L., Chew, D.P., Sladek, R., Phillips, P.A., Brieger, D., & Zeitz, C.J., 2009. Unperceived treatment gaps in acute coronary syndromes. International Journal of Clinical Practice, 63(10), 1456-1464.
Tieman, J., Sladek, R., & Currow, D.C., 2009. Multiple sources: mapping the literature of palliative care. Palliative Medicine, 23(5), 425-431.
Sladek, R. & Tieman, J., 2008. Applying evidence in the real world: a case study in library and information practice. Health Information and Libraries, 25(4), 295-301.
Sladek, R., Bond, M.J., & Phillips, P.A., 2008. Why don't doctors wash their hands? A correlational study of thinking styles and hand hygiene. American Journal of Infection Control, 36(6), 399-406.
Sladek, R., Bond, M.J., Huynh, L., Chew, D.P., & Phillips, P.A., 2008. Thinking styles and doctors' knowledge and behaviours relating to acute coronary syndrome guidelines. Implementation Science, 3(23).
Sladek, R., Phillips, P.A., & Bond, M.J., 2008. Measurement properties of the Inventory of Cognitive Bias in Medicine (ICBM). BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 8(20).
Tieman, J., Sladek, R., & Currow, D.C., 2008. Changes in the quantity and level of evidence of palliative and hospice care literature: The last century. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 26(35), 5679-5683.
Shanahan, E.M., Sladek, R., & Phillips, P.A., 2007. Medical aspects of fitness to drive. What do public hospital doctors know and think?. Internal Medicine Journal, 37(6), 372-376.
Sladek, R., Tieman, J., & Currow, D.C., 2007. Improving search filter development: a study of palliative care literature. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 7(18).
Sladek, R., Phillips, P.A., & Bond, M.J., 2006. Implementation science: a role for parallel dual processing models of reasoning?. Implementation Science, 1(1), 12-1-12-8.
Sladek, R., Tieman, J., Fazekas, B.S., Abernethy, A.P., & Currow, D.C., 2006. Development of a subject search filter to find information relevant to palliative care in the general medical literature. Journal of The Medical Library Association, 94(4), 394-401.
Sladek, R., Phillips, P.A., & Pinnock, C.B., 2004. The informationist in Australia: a feasibility study. Health Information and Libraries, 21(2), 94-101.
Sladek, R., Pinnock, C.B., & Phillips, P.A., 2004. The informationist: a prospective uncontrolled study. International Journal For Quality in Health Care, 16(6), 509-515.
Sladek, R., Tieman, J., & Currow, D.C., 2010. Searchers be aware: limiting PubMed searches to 'humans' loses more than you think. Internal Medicine Journal, 40(1), 88-89.
Shanahan, E.M. & Sladek, R., 2009. The importance of thinking in occupational medicine. Occupational Medicine-Oxford, 59(8), 524-525.
Shanahan, E.M., Sladek, R., & Phillips, P.A., 2008. Reply. Internal Medicine Journal, 38(2), 149-149.
Tieman, J., Sanderson, C.R., Burns, C.M., Rawlings, D.A., & Sladek, R., 2008. Assembling evidence, translating knowledge. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 4(Suppl. 2), A70-A70.
Huynh, L., Chew, D.P., Sladek, R., Phillips, P.A., Brieger, D., & Zeitz, C.J., 2007. Perception is Far from Reality: Unrecognised Treatment Gaps in Acute Coronary Syndrome. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 16(Suppl. 2), S126-S126.
Sladek, R., Tieman, J., Abernethy, A.P., & Currow, D.C., 2007. Searching for Answers. 10th Congress of the European Association of Palliative Care Programme and Abstracts, 188-188.
Tieman, J., Currow, D.C., & Sladek, R., 2007. Hide and Seek: Finding Palliative Care Literature. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology: Clinical Oncology Society of Australia 34th Annual Scientific Meeting, 3(Suppl. 2), A46-A46.
Member, Executive Committee, Flinders Centre for Clinical Change
Member, Management Group, Parkinson's SA
Member, SA/NT Data Link Consumer Reference Group