Knowledge management tools and mechanisms for evidence-informed decision-making in the WHO European Region: a scoping review
Knowledge management (KM) emerged as a strategy to promote evidence-informed decision-making. This scoping review aims to map existing KM tools and mechanisms used to promote evidence-informed health decision-... (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - October 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Fadi El-Jardali, Lama Bou-Karroum, Nadeen Hilal, Maya Hammoud, Nour Hemadi, Michelle Assal, Nour Kalach, Aya Harb, Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, Tyrone Reden Sy and David Novillo-Ortiz Tags: Research Source Type: research
Lessons learnt while designing and conducting a longitudinal study from the first Italian COVID-19 pandemic wave up to 3 years
Several scientific contributions have summarized the “lessons learnt” during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, but only a few authors have discussed what we have learnt on how to design and con... (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - October 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Alvisa Palese, Stefania Chiappinotto, Federico Fonda, Erica Visintini, Maddalena Peghin, Marco Colizzi, Matteo Balestrieri, Maria De Martino, Miriam Isola and Carlo Tascini Tags: Research Source Type: research
Combining public health evidence, policy experience and communications expertise to inform preventive health: reflections on a novel method of knowledge synthesis
Knowledge synthesis methods help summarize evidence and utilize content expertise to draw out key messages to aid knowledge mobilization and translation. Systems thinking and coproduction can support this by f... (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - October 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Maddie Heenan, Alexandra Chung, Elly Howse, Helen Signy and Lucie Rychetnik Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
How to improve research capacity strengthening efforts: learning from the monitoring and evaluation of four research consortia in Africa
Recent efforts to shift the control and leadership of health research on African issues to Africa have led to increased investments for scientific research capacity strengthening (RCS) on the continent and a g... (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - October 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Victoria O. Kasprowicz, Caroline Jeffery, Dorcas Mbuvi, Victoria Bukirwa, Karim Ouattara, Florence Kirimi, Kathrin Heitz-Tokpa, Mary Gorrethy, Denis Chopera, Damalie Nakanjako, Bassirou Bonfoh, Alison Elliott, Samson Kinyanjui, Imelda Bates and Thumbi Ndu Tags: Research Source Type: research
Academic contributions to the development of evidence and policy systems: an EPPI Centre collective autoethnography
Evidence for policy systems emerging around the world combine the fields of research synthesis, evidence-informed policy and public engagement with research. We conducted this retrospective collective autoethn... (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - October 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sandy Oliver, Kelly Dickson and Mukdarut Bangpan Tags: Research Source Type: research
What are the research priorities for strengthening public health emergency preparedness and response in Africa?
Research evidence is needed to strengthen capacities in emergency preparedness and response (EPR). However, the absence of a clear research agenda limits the optimal use of research evidence. This paper report... (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - October 23, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Obinna Onwujekwe, Chinyere Mbachu, Joseph Okeibunor, Godwin Uchenna Ezema, Nonso Ejiofor, Fiona Braka, Adama Thiam, Etien Luc Koua, Dick Chamla and Abdou Salam Gueye Tags: Research Source Type: research
Impact of the workforce allocation on the technical performance of mental health services: the collective case of Helsinki-Uusimaa (Finland)
Long-term mental health (MH) policies in Finland aimed at investing in community care and promoting reforms have led to a reduction in the number of psychiatric hospital beds. However, most resources are still... (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - October 23, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Diego Diaz-Milanes, Nerea Almeda, Mencia R. Gutierrez-Colosia, Carlos R. Garcia-Alonso, Minna Sadeniemi and Luis Salvador-Carulla Tags: Research Source Type: research
Program managers ’ perspectives on using knowledge to support population health management initiatives in their development towards health and wellbeing systems: a qualitative study
Population health management (PHM) initiatives are more frequently implemented as a means to tackle the growing pressure on healthcare systems in Western countries. These initiatives aim to transform healthcar... (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - October 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: N. J. E. van Vooren, H. W. Drewes, E. de Weger, I. M. B. Bongers and C. A. Baan Tags: Research Source Type: research
An evidence-informed policymaking (EIPM) competency profile for the Brazilian Health System developed through consensus: process and outcomes
Evidence-informed policymaking (EIPM) requires a set of individual and organizational knowledge, skills and attitudes that should be articulated with background factors and needs. In this regard, the developme... (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - October 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jorge Ot ávio Maia Barreto, Davi Mamblona Marques Romão, Cecilia Setti, Maria Lúcia Teixeira Machado, Rachel Riera, Romeu Gomes, Daienne Amaral Machado, João Abreu, Keitty Regina Cordeiro de Andrade, Laura dos Santos Boeira, Letícia Pozza, Nathan Men Tags: Research Source Type: research
Agenda-setting in policies related to high-risk sexual behaviours, stimulants, and alcohol abuse in Iranian adolescents
This research article retrospectively analyses the agenda-setting approach of policies concerning high-risk sexual behaviours, stimulant and alcohol abuse among Iranian adolescents. (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - October 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Saeid Mirzaei, Mohammad Hossein Mehrolhassani, Vahid Yazdi-Feyzabadi, AliAkbar Haghdoost and Nadia Oroomiei Tags: Research Source Type: research
“Flying a plane and building it at the same time”: Lessons learned from the dynamic implementation of mass vaccination clinics in the Region of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Vaccination plays a critical role during pandemics, and mass vaccination clinics are often an imperative public health measure. These clinics usually consist of multi-disciplinary teams, which can pose signifi... (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - October 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Moses Tetui, Ryan Tennant, Maisha Adil, Arthi Bala, Catherine Burns, Nancy Waite and Kelly Grindrod Tags: Research Source Type: research
A longitudinal multi-site evaluation of community-based partnerships: implications for researchers, funders, and communities
Innovative Models Promoting Access to Care Transformation (IMPACT) was a five-year (2013 –2018), Canadian-Australian research program that aimed to use a community-based partnership approach to transform primar... (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - October 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Virginia J. Lewis, Catherine M. Scott, Kate Silburn and William L. Miller Tags: Research Source Type: research
Utilization of innovative medical technologies in German inpatient care: does evidence matter?
The reimbursement of new technologies in inpatient care is not always linked to a requirement for evidence-based evaluation of patient benefit. In Germany, every new technology approved for market was until re... (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - October 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Helene Eckhardt, Susanne Felgner, Marie Dreger, Sabine Fuchs, Hanna Ermann, Hendrikje R ödiger, Tanja Rombey, Reinhard Busse, Cornelia Henschke and Dimitra Panteli Tags: Research Source Type: research
Early implementation learnings on acceptability and feasibility of “V”: a multi-level PrEP intervention designed with and for adolescent girls and young women in Zimbabwe
Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) remain disproportionately affected by HIV in Zimbabwe. Several HIV prevention options are available, including oral tenofovir-based pre ‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), howe... (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - October 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Thenjiwe Sisimayi, Definate Nhamo, Kumbirai Chatora, Gwendoline Chapwanya, Tinovonga Mawoyo, Getrude Ncube, Cal Bruns, Emily L. Harris and Katharine D. Shelley Tags: Research Source Type: research
Factors that influence evidence-informed meso-level regional primary health care planning: a qualitative examination and conceptual framework
Evidence-informed primary health care (PHC) planning in decentralised, meso-level regional organisations has received little research attention. In this paper we examine the factors that influence planning wit... (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - September 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Alice Windle, Sara Javanparast, Toby Freeman and Fran Baum Tags: Research Source Type: research
