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...
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...
This report is intended to inform the deliberations of those engaged in developing policies
on sustainability of health knowledge translation initiatives policies as well as other
stakeholders with an interest in such policy decisions. It summarizes the best available
evidence regarding the design and im...
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...
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...
The health of the aging population has been identified
as a high priority for the province of Ontario and has
become one of the province’s most pressing health and
social policy issues.(4) Within this priority area, there is
significant focus on the delivery of high-value services to
seniors to maximiz...
Multimorbidity is part of the daily life of a growing
number of Ontarians who must manage multiple
chronic conditions. As Fortin et al. observed, “patients
with multiple conditions are the rule rather than the
exception in primary care.”
Multimorbidity not only has a significant impact on
healthcare ...
Las enfermedades en salud mental derivadas de un
entorno de extrema violencia e inseguridad como el
que afectó a Ciudad Juárez en los últimos años, toman
especial relevancia y acentúan de sobremanera las
necesidades ya existentes de un sistema de salud
mental integral. En los últimos años se han r...
For concerned citizens and influential thinkers and doers, the McMaster Health Forum
strives to be a leading hub for improving health outcomes through collective problem
solving. Operating at the regional/provincial level and at national levels, the Forum
harnesses information, convenes stakeholders and ...
Policy-makers, stakeholders and knowledge brokers (including researchers) all
have a great deal they can learn from one another. Policy-makers need access
to good-quality health systems information that they can apply to a local issue.
Stakeholders may seek to influence health policy as well as make deci...
