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• Finding what works: a resource for discovering interdisplinary evidence about stroke, Hayman S, Tieman J, Kortman B, Lennon S, Laver K, Crotty M
  
  Ensuring that what is known to be effective can be applied in practice continues to be a challenging problem for health care professionals. To support the application of their own clinical expertise, pracitioners in stroke rehabilitation (including physiotherapy, rehabilitation services, speech therapy and, occupational therapy) need access to evidence about what works in their field.
  
  
• Managing the Knowledge Base for Primary Health Care, Damarell R, Tieman J, Lawrence M.
  
  As the literature and evidence base on which health care professionals depend continues to grow, identifying what works in relation to primary health care (PHC) becomes more and more challenging. The publication and storage of materials in different repositories, different indexing and description methods along with multiple concepts and associated terminologies, all mean that the efficient and timely retrieval of vital information can be difficult.
  
  
• ‘My Learning’: Results of Pre-Test, Post-Test Evaluation, Tieman J, Rawlings D, Moores C.
  
  For professionals who are seeking to implement Evidence Based Practice, understanding how to use evidence in clinical practice can be difficult. While research evidence can be important in highlighting the efficacy of various treatments and therapies, translating available evidence into practice can be challenging for clinicians and act as an obstacle to the provision of high-quality care.
  
  
• Determining the Effect of Advance Care Planning in Palliative and End-of-Life Care, Tieman J, Bradley S.
  
  Advance care planning (ACP) plays a critical role in determining a person's values, preferences, and beliefs prior to the point at which that individual may not be able to make or communicate his or her decisions. While ACP has become increasingly important in both policy and practice, a clear, shared understanding of what is meant by advance care planning remains elusive.

• End-of-Life Online Health Education Uptake and Usage by Australian Health Professionals: Urban, Rural and Remote Settings, Devery K, Yin H, Morgan D, Rawlings D.
  
  Access to skilled end-of-life care is particularly important for those who live in rural and remote areas in Australia given the high levels of chronic disease and higher mortality rates. However, health professionals in rural and remote areas do not always receive adequate training to provide this care due to lack of accessible education.