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¿Cuál es el impacto de contar con Bancos de Leche Materna en la salud de los recién nacidos en riesgo?: síntesis rápida de evidencia
What is the impact of having Breast Milk Banks on the health of newborns at risk?: rapid evidence synthesis

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 (<37 semanas de3 gestación) y de bajo peso al nacer (<2500 g). En este contexto se solicita esta síntesis de evi...

¿Cuál es el límite calórico de un alimento para que sea relevante etiquetar visiblemente su contenido energético: síntesis rápida de evidencia - 24 horas
What is the calorie limit of a food for it to be relevant to visibly label its energy content?: rapid evidence synthesis

ANTECEDENTES Y OBJETIVO Uno de los factores que genera una mayor carga de enfermedad a nivel global es el sobrepeso y la obesidad. Dentro de las estrategias de la OMS para prevenir la obesidad se ha relacionado el consumo de alimentos con una alta densidad energética. En consecuencia, se solicita esta s...

¿Cuál es el efecto en salud de la instalación de desfibriladores automáticos externos en espacios públicos?: síntesis rápida de evidencia
What is the health effect of installing automatic external defibrillators in public spaces?: rapid evidence synthesis

ANTECEDENTES Y OBJETIVO Cada año mueren 6 millones de personas a nivel mundial debido a un paro cardiaco, de los cuales un 25%-35% ocurren en lugares públicos. Contemplando que una desfibrilación temprana aumenta sustancialmente la tasa de supervivencia, existen los desfibriladores automáticos extern...

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...

Issue brief: developing a 'rapid-response' program for health system decision-makers in Canada

A gap exists in efforts to support the use of research evidence between ‘self-serve’ approaches such as ‘one-stop shops’ for research evidence (e.g., Health Systems Evidence – www.healthsystemsevidence.org) and ‘fullserve’ approaches such as convening stakeholder dialogues with health-syste...

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...

Improving health care financing 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 health care financing. The report was prepared as a background document to be discussed at meetings attend...