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Michael J O'Brien, MD, MPH

Emeritus Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Boston University School of …
Verified email at bu.edu
Cited by 30539

Audit and feedback: effects on professional practice and healthcare outcomes

…, SD French, MA O'Brien, M Johansen… - Cochrane database …, 2012 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Audit and feedback is widely used as a strategy to improve professional practice
either on its own or as a component of multifaceted quality improvement interventions. This …

Changing provider behavior: an overview of systematic reviews of interventions

…, L Bero, R Grilli, E Harvey, A Oxman, MA O'Brien - Medical care, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Background. Increasing recognition of the failure to translate research findings into practice
has led to greater awareness of the importance of using active dissemination and …

Guidelines for colonoscopy surveillance after polypectomy: a consensus update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer and the American Cancer …

…, AG Zauber, RH Fletcher, JS Stillman, MJ O'Brien… - Gastroenterology, 2006 - Elsevier
Adenomatous polyps are the most common neoplastic findings discovered in people who
undergo colorectal screening or who have a diagnostic work-up for symptoms. It was common …

[HTML][HTML] Pembrolizumab versus chemotherapy for PD-L1–positive non–small-cell lung cancer

…, N Peled, A Tafreshi, S Cuffe, M O'Brien… - … England Journal of …, 2016 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Pembrolizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody against programmed
death 1 (PD-1) that has antitumor activity in advanced non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), …

Vascular dementia: diagnostic criteria for research studies: report of the NINDS‐AIREN International Workshop

…, A Brun, A Hofman, DM Moody, MD O'Brien… - Neurology, 1993 - AAN Enterprises
Criteria for the diagnosis of vascular dementia (VaD) that are reliable, valid, and readily
applicable in a variety of settings are urgently needed for both clinical and research purposes. …

[HTML][HTML] Prevention of colorectal cancer by colonoscopic polypectomy

…, AG Zauber, MN Ho, MJ O'brien… - … England Journal of …, 1993 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The current practice of removing adenomatous polyps of the colon and rectum
is based on the belief that this will prevent colorectal cancer. To address the hypothesis that …

Enhancing school-based prevention and youth development through coordinated social, emotional, and academic learning.

MT Greenberg, RP Weissberg, MU O'Brien… - American …, 2003 - psycnet.apa.org
A comprehensive mission for schools is to educate students to be knowledgeable, responsible,
socially skilled, healthy, caring, and contributing citizens. This mission is supported by …

[HTML][HTML] Colonoscopic polypectomy and long-term prevention of colorectal-cancer deaths

AG Zauber, SJ Winawer, MJ O'Brien… - … England Journal of …, 2012 - Mass Medical Soc
Background In the National Polyp Study (NPS), colorectal cancer was prevented by colonoscopic
removal of adenomatous polyps. We evaluated the long-term effect of colonoscopic …

Virtual reality training improves operating room performance: results of a randomized, double-blinded study

…, AG Gallagher, SA Roman, MK O'brien… - Annals of …, 2002 - journals.lww.com
Objective To demonstrate that virtual reality (VR) training transfers technical skills to the
operating room (OR) environment. Summary Background Data The use of VR surgical …

Impact of formal continuing medical education: do conferences, workshops, rounds, and other traditional continuing education activities change physician behavior or …

D Davis, MAT O'Brien, N Freemantle, FM Wolf… - Jama, 1999 - jamanetwork.com
ContextAlthough physicians report spending a considerable amount of time in continuing
medical education (CME) activities, studies have shown a sizable difference between real and …