Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Melissa Brouwers
BSc. (Toronto), MA (Western), PhD (Western)Associate Professor, Department of Oncology
Associate Member, Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Provincial Director, Program in Evidence-based Care, Cancer Care Ontario
Lead, Capacity Enhancement Program, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
905-527-4322 ext. 42824
905-526-6775
mbrouwer@mcmaster.ca
Dept. of Oncology
McMaster University
Juravinski Hospital Site
G Wing, 2nd Floor, Room 207
711 Concession Street
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8V 1C3
Executive Assistant: Sharon Garden
905-527-4322 ext. 42832
905.526.6775
sgarden@mcmaster.ca
Academic Interests
Dr. Brouwers primary research and teaching interests include the development, dissemination, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based decisions products such as clinical practice guidelines, standards, quality indicators. etc. and decision-making, knowledge translation and/or brokering, and behaviour change particularly as it relates to health communication.
Current HRM Graduate Students
Tamana Hafid
Selected Publications
- Brouwers MC, Johnston ME, Charette ML, Jadad AR, Hanna SE, Browman GP. Evaluating the role of quality assessment of primary studies included in systematic reviews of cancer practice guidelines. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2005, 5:8 (16 Feb 2005).
- Browman GP, Makarski J, Robinson P, Brouwers M. Practitioners as experts: the influence of practicing oncologists”in the field” on evidence-based guideline development. JCO 2005;23(1):113-119.
- Brouwers MC, Graham ID, Hanna SE, Cameron DA, Browman GP. Development and refinement of a new tool to measure clinicians’ assessments of practice guidelines in oncology: The CAPGO survey. Int J Technol Assess Health Care 2004;20(4):421-426.
- AGREE Collaboration Writing Group: Cluzeau F., Burgers J, Brouwers M, Grol R., Mäkelä M, Littlejohns P, Grimshaw J, Hunt C. Development and validation of an international appraisal instrument for assessing the quality of clinical practice guidelines: the AGREE project. Qual Safe Health Care 2003;12:18-23.
- Brouwers MC, Browman GP. The promise of clinical practice guidelines. In: T. Sullivan, W. Evans, H. Angus, A. Hudson (Eds). Strengthening the Quality of Cancer Services in Ontario. Ottawa, Canada: CHA Press [2003].
- Brouwers MC, Chambers A, Perry J, Can surveying practitioners about their practices help identify priority clinical practice guideline topics? BMC Health Services Research 2003;3:23.