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    Bancos de leche materna (BLM): diálogo de políticas
    Breast milk banks (blm): policy dialogue

    ANTECEDENTES Y OBJETIVO Los Bancos de Leche Materna (BLM) son una iniciativa para recolectar, almacenar, procesar y entregar leche materna donada voluntariamente a recién nacidos prematuros y de bajo peso. Tanto partidarios como detractores de la implementación de Bancos de Leche Materna reconocen el e...

    Identifying optimal ways to collect, distill and provide efficient access to personal health information in emergency situations

    We did not identify systematic reviews that addressed information-exchange systems. Of the 16 studies we identified that focused on approaches to supporting information exchange between sites and stakeholders, 13 specifically focused on health information exchange (HIE) systems that have been widely impl...

    Identifying suicide prevention interventions

    We identified 95 systemic reviews evaluating suicide-prevention interventions in Canadian and intercional sources. The systematic reviews cover topics related to the full spectrum of suicide-prevention efforts that Scott and Guo (2012) outline in their overview of reviews, witch include three interrelate...

    Desenvolvimento atual da Rede de Políticas Informadas por Evidências (EVIPNet Brasil): relato de caso

    OBJETIVO: Apresentar e discutir a atuação da Rede de Políticas Informadas por Evidências (EVIPNet) no Brasil no ano de 2013, divulgando suas ações com vistas à promoção do uso de evidências científicas no processo de tomada de decisão, formulação e implementação de políticas de saúde. M...

    Engaging in priority setting about primary and integrated healthcare innovations in Canada

    Provincial and territorial ministries of health have made significant investments in primary healthcare reform over recent years to improve access, quality, continuity of care, cost, satisfaction and health outcomes. Interdisciplinary team-based care, networks with streamlined care pathways, the use of h...

    Economic crisis, health systems and health in Europe: Impact and implications for policy

    The crisis has given substance to an old and often hypothetical debate about the financial sustainability of health systems in Europe. For years it was the spectre of ageing populations, cost-increasing developments in technology and changing public expectations that haunted European policy-makers troubl...

    Evidence brief: strengthening public and patient engagement in health technology assessment in Ontario

    This evidence brief and the stakeholder dialogue it was prepared to inform were designed to guide the actions of those involved in strengthening public and patient engagement in HTA in Ontario. In this section of the brief, we propose key definitions to ensure a common conceptual understanding. We also h...

    Policy summary 10: addressing needs in the public health workforce in Europe

    Health systems in Europe face a number of increasingly complex challenges. Globalization, evolving health threats, an ageing society, fi nancial constraints on government spending, and social and health inequalities are some of the most pressing. Such challenges require not only different funding and org...

    Improving skilled birth attendance in Ethiopia

    The purpose of this report is to inform deliberations among policymakers and stakeholders. It summarises the best available evidence regarding the design and implementation of policies for improving skilled birth attendance. The report was prepared as a background document to be discussed at meetings att...