Dr Catalin Tufanaru

Biography/ Background

Dr. Catalin Tufanaru is Research Associate, M.D., MPH, specialised in Public Health Medicine and Healthcare Management. Catalin has previously worked as General Practitioner, Public Health Specialist and Researcher. He has been widely involved with multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary working in the fields of evidence-based healthcare, health policy analysis, clinical practice guidelines development, health promotion and social marketing.

He is the first author of a book on synthesizing economic evidence (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins/ Joanna Briggs Institute, Philadelphia, 2011), author of a book on health policy analysis (Transilvania University Press, 2009), co-author of a book on organizational marketing and social marketing (Iuliu Hatieganu Medical University Press, 2007), and one of the co-authors of European Union Network of Health Technology Assessment EUnetHTA Handbook on HTA Capacity Building (EUnetHTA, Barcelona, 2008). His interests are in Evidence-Based Healthcare and Evidence-Based Management, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Health Innovation, and Health Technology Assessment and Management.

Catalin Tufanaru is the first author of a book on statistics for systematic review authors (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2012).

Dr Catalin Tufanaru is the scientific administrator of the Mental Health Node of the JBI Connect+ collection of point of care evidence for practice.

Research Funding

RECENT RESEARCH GRANTS/COMMISSIONED PROJECTS:

Systematic Reviewer and Co-Author of the Systematic Review Report for the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) project on Continuing Professional Development to maintain competency and achieve improvements in practice (A systematic review)

Peer review of systematic review protocols and systematic review reports and methodological support/guidance for the provision of systematic reviews to inform policy and practice for the Global Development Network/3ie Impact evaluation project

Systematic Reviewer and Author of the Policy Brief for South Australia (SA) Health project on Automation of medication management systems in the hospital setting (A rapid review and Policy Brief)

Systematic Reviewer and Co-Author of the Systematic Review Report for the 2011 Queensland Health/ClinEdQ project on Clinical Education and Training for Allied Health Assistants in Queensland (A systematic Review)

 

 

Publications

Recent Publications:

Munn Z, Tufanaru C, Aromataris E. Recognition of the health assistant as a delegated clinical
role and their inclusion in models of care: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative evidence. Int J Evid Based Healthc 2013; 11: 3-19.

Tufanaru C, Huang WJ, Tsay S-F, Chou S-S. Statistics for Systematic Review Authors. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012.

Cheng H-M, Lang D, Tufanaru C, Pearson A. Measurement accuracy of non-invasively obtained central blood pressure by applanation tonometry: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Int J Cardiol (2012), doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.04.155

Munn Z, Tufanaru C, Aromataris E and Pearson A (2011). Clinical Education and Training for Health Assistants: A systematic review to support an external evaluation of clinical education and training for allied health assistants. Clinical Education and Training Queensland (ClinEdQ), Queensland Health, Brisbane, Australia.

Tufanaru C, Whan-Shin Tan. Synthesizing Economic Evidence. Philadelphia, USA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011.

Evidence Summaries (evidence-based summaries)
(published in JBI Connect http://connect.jbiconnectplus.org/Default.aspx)

Published in 2013

• Suicide (Suicide Risk): Lesbian, gay and bisexual persons
• Pregnancy: Maternal Smoking (Risk of malformations)
• Depression (Pregnancy): Prenatal Antidepressant Medication (Pregnancy and Delivery Harms)
• Self-harm (Adults): Validated measurement instruments
• Schizophrenia: Suicide Risk
• Anxiety Disorders: Suicide Risk
• Psychiatric patients (inpatient settings): Suicide Risk
• Cancer: Suicide Risk
• Sleep Disorders: Suicide Risk
• Obesity (Adults): Suicide Risk
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Suicide Risk
• Depression: Suicide Risk
• Postpartum Psychosis: Prevention
• Postpartum Psychosis: Electroconvulsive Therapy
• Postpartum Psychosis: Screening and Assessment
• Postpartum Psychosis: Pharmacological Treatment
• Schizophrenia (Positive Symptoms): Exercise Therapy
• Schizophrenia (Negative Symptoms): Exercise Therapy
• Schizophrenia (Mental Health): Exercise Therapy

 

Published in 2012

• Schizophrenia in Adults: Psychoeducation
• Schizophrenia in Adults: Family Interventions (Multi-family group intervention versus Single-family intervention)
• Schizophrenia in Adults: Family Interventions (inclusion of the patient in family intervention sessions)
• Insomnia (Adults): Pharmacological Management (Melatonin and Melatonin Receptor Agonists)
• Insomnia (Adults): Pharmacological Treatment (Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonists)
• Insomnia (Adults): Pharmacological Treatment (Antidepressants)
• Insomnia (Adults): Pharmacological Management (Antipsychotics)
• Nursing: Clinical Supervision
• Insomnia (Adults): Sleep Hygiene and Education
• Insomnia (Adults): Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Herbal medicine and Homeopathy) 
• Insomnia (Adults): Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Acupuncture, Acupressure, Reflexology, Chiropractic, Manual Therapy, Tai Chi, and Yoga)
• Early Psychosis: Family Interventions
• Delirium: Screening and Assessment
• Delirium: Prevention
• Delirium: Management

 

Monographs, Books and Research Reports:

Tufanaru C, Huang WJ, Tsay S-F, Chou S-S. Statistics for Systematic Review Authors. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012.

Tufanaru C, Whan-Shin Tan. Synthesizing Economic Evidence. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011.

Munn Z, Tufanaru C, Aromataris E, Pearson A. Clinical Education and Training for Health Assistants: A systematic review to support an external evaluation of clinical education and training for allied health assistants. Clinical Education and Training Queensland (ClinEdQ), Queensland Health, Brisbane, Australia, 2011.

Tufanaru C. Health Policy Analysis. Brasov, Romania: Transilvania University Press, 2009. (Romanian language)

Mocean F, Tufanaru C. Organizational Marketing and Social Marketing. A handbook for postgraduate courses. Departement of Public Health of the Iuliu Hatieganu Medical University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2007. (Romanian language)

Tufănaru C, Barbu L, Enciu E. Health Information and Education Materials/Resources Development for Health Promotion and Health Education. The National Methodological Guideline. Bucureşti, Romania: Public H Press, 2006. (Romanian language)

Book Chapters:

Tufanaru C, Mocean F. 2010. Management of medical technologies at the hospital level. In Ciurea AV, Cooper CL, Avram E (editors) 2010. Management of healthcare systems and organizations. Bucuresti, Romania: Carol Davila University Press.

Mocean F, Tufanaru C. 2010. Health Policies. In Ciurea AV, Cooper CL, Avram E (editors) 2010. Management of healthcare systems and organizations. Bucuresti, Romania: Carol Davila University Press.

Vondeling H,Tufanaru C, Atanasijevic D, Meiesaar K. 2008. Chapter 6: Work Process. In Catalan Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Research. EUnetHTA Handbook on HTA Capacity Building. Barcelona, Spain.

Tufanaru C. 2007. Social Marketing. In: National School of Public Health and Health Services Management. Health Promotion and Health Education. Bucuresti, Romania: Public H Press.

Tufanaru C. 2007. Health Belief Model. In: National School of Public Health and Health Services Management. Health Promotion and Health Education. Bucuresti, Romania: Public H Press.

Tufanaru C. 2006. Social Marketing. In: National School of Public Health and Health Services Management. Health Promotion and Health Education. Bucuresti, Romania: Public H Press.

 

 

Entry last updated: Thursday, 4 Apr 2013