Thursday 11 April 2024 | 13:15–14:30

Format: Presentation
Stream: Science
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Academic metrics have provided us with a robust view of how research is performing, and publishing research in a journal with an impressive impact factor (IF) was (and still is) a career milestone. Metrics like the IF don’t necessarily reflect a real-world impact, especially in healthcare. What even is real-world impact?

In this session we will examine different viewpoints of real-world impact and what impact means in the world of Quality and Safety. We will take examples from academic citation impact as well and looking at the real-world impact these types of journals have had looking at influence in policy, clinical guidance and clinical decision support.

As a result of this session, participants will be able to:

• Understand the life of an article after publication, this session is a good follow-up to the “Tips for Getting Published Session” (Thursday, 11:00). Together they give an overview of the full publication cycle.


• Understand the impact a research article can have – in policy, clinical guidance and clinical decision support.


• Learn from experts in the field as they discuss their research and its journey from research to practice.

Helen Crisp BMJ Open Quality, England

Paula Tuma Sociedade Beneficente Israelita Brasileira Albert Einstein, Brazil

Aoife Lawton Health Service Executive, Ireland

Manisha Bolina BMJ Impact Analytics, England (chair)