This article is part of a series written for people responsible for making decisions about health policies and programmes and for those who support these decision makers. In this article, we discuss the following three questions: What is evidence? What is the role of research evidence in informing health...
This article is part of a series written for people responsible for making decisions about health policies and programmes and for those who support these decision makers. The reliability of systematic reviews of the effects of health interventions is variable. Consequently, policymakers and others need t...
Knowing how to find and use research evidence can help policymakers and those who support them to do their jobs better and more efficiently. Each article in this series presents a proposed tool that can be used by those involved in finding and using research evidence to support evidenceinformed health po...
Primary healthcare includes first-contact services
delivered by a range of providers. Most commonly in
Canada these providers are general practitioners and
family physicians. However, increasingly these providers
can also include nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and
telephone advice lines, among others....
Problems underlying the current organization of diabetes management in Ontario that may be affecting the
overall accessibility and comprehensiveness of effective diabetes management can be understood by
considering: 1) the nature and burden of diabetes that the healthcare system must manage; 2) the effec...
Chronic pain is a serious health problem given its
prevalence, associated disability, impact on quality of
life, and the costs associated with the extensive use of
healthcare services by people living with chronic
pain.(1) In Canada, some investments have been made
to strengthen chronic pain management. ...