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¿Cuál es el impacto de permitir la venta de medicamentos sin prescripción médica fuera de farmacias?: síntesis rápida de evidencia
What is the impact of allowing the sale of over-the-counter medicines outside pharmacies?: rapid evidence synthesis

ANTECEDENTES Y OBJETIVO El acceso a medicamentos es un elemento fundamental para avanzar en la cobertura universal de la salud. En este ámbito, el precio es un elemento esencial para mejorar el acceso a medicamentos, lo que podría lograrse a través del aumento de la competencia dentro del mercado farm...

Resumen de evidencia sobre tiempos de espera para cirugías electivas para apoyar la toma de decisiones en políticas de salud
Summary of evidence on waiting times for elective surgeries to support health policy decision making

ANTECEDENTES Y OBJETIVO El problema ligado a los tiempos y listas de espera para acceder a una determinada acción de salud ha implicado una creciente insatisfacción con respecto a los sistemas de salud. El Ministerio de Salud de Chile puso en marcha un plan nacional, el cual tiene como objetivo reducir...

Identifying performance measures, indicators and targets to monitor and evaluate dementia strategies

Dementia is a complex condition and refers to “progressive brain syndromes which affect memory, thinking, behavior and emotion.”(1) While the experience of dementia is different for each person, it eventually progresses to an individual not being able to care for themselves and requiring assistance w...

Supporting professional learning approaches to foster global competencies in K-12 education

Education is key to equipping individuals with the necessary skills to meaningfully contribute to society.(1) Rapid developments in technology, workforce changes and the effects of globalization mean that societies are evolving at a faster than ever pace. Responsive education systems are needed to proper...

Fostering K-12 students' global competencies

The environment in which children are growing up today is very different than that of previous generations. There has been tremendous innovation in how society operates, with the rapid expansion of technology, globalization of businesses, new careers and opportunities, and increasingly diverse communitie...

Resumen de políticas: evidencias para mejorar la tasa de vacunación del adulto mayor
Evidence briefs for policy: evidence for improving vaccination rates in the elderly

ANTECEDENTES Y OBJETIVO El Ministerio de Salud de Chile ha impulsado la estrategia de vacunación para adultos mayores desde el año 2007. A pesar de que las vacunas anti-influenza y antineumocócica se otorgan en forma gratuita, ya sea por campaña de invierno o programa nacional de inmunizaciones respe...

Intervenciones efectivas para la reducción de mortalidad y lesiones por accidentes de tránsito: policy brief y diálogo deliberativo
Effective interventions for the reduction of mortality and injuries due to traffic accidents: policy brief and deliberative dialogue

Las lesiones y muertes por accidentes de tránsito representan un problema global de salud pública. En Perú preenta una alta tasa de lesiones y muertes por accidentes de tránsito. Por ello, resulta necesario contar con evidencia acerca de intervenciones efectivas para prevenirlas. Este policy brief y ...

Creating a rapid-learning health system in Ontario

Ontario has both a health system and a research system that are increasingly putting patients and rapid learning and improvement at their centre. For the health system, a recent notable example of such efforts was the Patients First Act 2016 which, among other things, mandated the creation of Patient and...

identifying tax benefits or incentives to reduce poverty among older adults

Poverty reduction measures are an important approach to improving health and well-being.(2) A recent survey found that poverty among older adults was lower in 20 out of 35 OECD countries when compared to the population as a whole.(3) In Canada, while the prevalence of low income among older adults has de...

Determining the features of person-centred models of care that patients value

Providing care that is person-centred is a key goal for provincial and territorial health systems in Canada.(1) This is demonstrated by a number of provinces having recently put forward legislation or key strategies working towards this aim. For example, in 2014, the Ministry of Health of British Columbi...