The Joanna Briggs Institute

Bringing a world of evidence to the bedside

The Indiana Center for Evidence-Based Nursing Practice (ICEBNP) is part of a global cooperative effort begun at the Joanna Briggs Institute in Australia.

The Joanna Briggs Institute is an international research and development Unit of Royal Adelaide Hospital, and an Affiliated Institute of the University of Adelaidein Adelaide, South Australia. The Institute was established in 1995 and became fully operational in late 1996. The Institute developed from the need for a collaborative approach to the evaluation of evidence from a diverse range of sources, including experience, expertise and all forms of rigorous research and the translation, transfer and utilisation of the "best available" evidence into health care practice.

With the support of leading hospitals, health services, health professionals and universities, the JBI Collaboration has grown steadily to include state collaborating centres within Australia, as well as Hong Kong, New Zealand, United States of America, Scotland, People's Republic of China, South Africa, Spain, Canada, Thailand, Wales, Taiwan and England. Any group of health care professionals with expertise in evidence generation and appraisal, and formal links to educational centres and health services, can apply to become a Collaborating Centre.

The Institute brings together a range of practice-oriented research activities to improve the effectiveness of nursing practice and health care outcomes by:

• conducting systematic reviews and analyses of the research literature;
• collaborating with expert researchers and clinicians to facilitate the development of practice information sheets based on the systematic review of research;
• participating in the dissemination and implementation of Best Practice Information Sheets and evaluating their impact on nursing and midwifery practice;
• designing, promoting and delivering short courses in evidence based nursing and midwifery for nursing clinicians, nursing researchers, nursing managers and nursing teachers;
• offering direct fee for service consultancies to health server provider agencies to develop customised evidence based practice training and evidence based practice manuals;
• initiating primary research when indicated by the findings of the systematic review;
• contributing to cost effective health care through the promotion of Evidence Based Nursing and Midwifery practice.
• planning and organising regular colloquia