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. Evidence about local conditions is evidence that is available from the specific setting(s) in which a decision or action on a policy o...
In this article, we address strategies to inform and engage the public in policy development and implementation. The importance of engaging the public (both patients and citizens) at all levels of health systems is widely recognised. They are the ultimate recipients of the desirable and undesirable impac...
Policy dialogues allow research evidence to be considered together with the views, experiences and tacit knowledge of those who will be involved in, or affected by, future decisions about a highpriority issue. Increasing interest in the use of policy dialogues has been fuelled by a number of factors: 1. ...
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 address ways of organising efforts to support evidence-informed health policymaking. Efforts to link research to a...
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. Systematic reviews are increasingly seen as a key source of information in policymaking, particularly in terms of assisting with descr...
En este artÃculo discutimos las tres preguntas siguientes: ¿Qué es la evidencia? ¿Cuál es el rol de la evidencia de la investigación en el respaldo de las decisiones en polÃticas de salud? ¿Qué es la toma de decisiones en polÃticas informada por la evidencia?...
Le présent article fait partie d´une série de documents à l´intention des personnes chargées de prendre des décisions relativement aux politiques et aux programmes de santé ainsi que de celles qui les assistent. Cet article traite des moyens de concerter les efforts afin de favoriser l´élaborat...
Los responsables de la toma de decisiones en polÃticas cuentan con escasos recursos para desarrollar ? o respaldar el desarrollo de ? polÃticas y programas informados por la evidencia. Estos recursos requeridos incluyen tiempo de personal, necesidades de infraestructura para el personal (tales como acc...
Las revisiones sistemáticas se consideran cada vez más como la fuente de información clave en la toma de decisiones, particularmente en cuanto a la ayuda que brindan con las descripciones de los impactos de las opciones. En relación con los estudios individuales, ofrecen una serie de ventajas relacio...
Les responsables de politiques et les personnes qui les assistent se trouvent souvent dans des situations qui les poussent à déterminer la meilleure façon de définir un problème, que ce soit lorsqu´ils se font poser une question embarrassante ou difficile à l´assemblée législative ou qu´ils dÃ...
