Health Equity: 04/04/08

Friday, April 4, 2008

[EQ] What Works for Children? Evidence Guide

What Works for Children?

Evidence Guide: Anintroduction to finding, judging and using research findings on what works for children and young people.

The Evidence Network, a joint initiative between Barnardo's, the University of York and City University, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) - London: City University

Available online at: http://www.staff.city.ac.uk/%7Era633/docs/tools/evguide%20guide%20WEB.pdf

“…….This guide provides an introduction to finding, judging and using research regarding the management and care of children and young people. Following the approach outlined here practitioners can take steps towards ensuring that services offered to children, young people and their families are based on the best available research evidence….”

Contents

Introduction

What is evidence-based practice?

Why is it important to children and parents using services?

What kind of research evidence is most useful?

How can adopting an evidence-based approach to practice make a difference?

Finding and using the evidence

Step 1: Formulate an answerable question

Step 2: Search for Evidence

Step 3: Appraise the evidence

Step 4: Apply the evidence to your practice

Step 5: Evaluate your practice

Some worked examples

Implementing evidence-based practice in your service

Conclusion

Appendix: Brief guide to websites useful for finding evidence in child public health and welfare

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[EQ] A global dialogue on a global crisis - Health Worker Migration

A global dialogue on a global crisis

The Lancet, Volume 371, Number 9619, 5 April 2008

Available online at: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673608604961/fulltext

“…..Last month, at the first Global Forum on Human Resources for Health in Kampala, Uganda, delegates endorsed a Global Agenda for Action on the alarming imbalances in the availability and distribution of health workers worldwide. One component of the Agenda was a pledge to “accelerate negotiations for a code of practice on the international recruitment of health workers”. The first step was taken on March 31 with the launch of a 3-week online global dialogue convened by the Health Worker Migration Policy Initiative.

The objective of the global dialogue is laudable. It provides a unique opportunity for anyone affected by the vast complexities of health-worker migration, in whatever capacity, to share experiences and knowledge on the realities of migration, on effective strategies to retain health workers where they are needed most, and on what the key principles of a global code of practice should be. But is another code of practice really required?...........”

Health Worker Migration Community of Practice

Three Week Global On-Line Dialogue

Global Dialogue Forum: http://my.ibpinitiative.org/public/HWMigration/

Starts: 31 March 2008

Launched: through a video conference that links 9 countries across 6 regions: Egypt, Lebanon, Norway, Philippines, South Africa, Sri-Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand and United States of America will launch the Global Dialogue

Keynote Address by the Honorable Mary Robinson Co Chair of the Global Policy Advisory Council

Issue for discussion:

"How can we best address the challenges raised by health worker migration? What are our shared responsibilities as individuals, countries and as a global community to develop the Framework for a Code of Practice?"

How to participate

Instructions on how to participate were previously sent. Click on this link for these instructions http://tinyurl.com/29rasj

To register click on: http://my.ibpinitiative.org/public/HWMigration/ and then click on REGISTER and follow the instructions. Once you have registered go to "Log-in" fill in your password and tick the box saying 'remember me' which means you will only need to log-in once and will be taken straight to your community when you click on log in.

How to contribute to the discussion

It is easy to contribute to the discussion. Just reply to the email you receive from the community. Alternatively go on-line into community by clicking on "Log-in" into the Health Worker Migration Community of Practice http://my.ibpinitiative.org/public/HWMigration/

Your contribution may take the form of a response to the comments made by the guest experts or other individuals who respond to the discussion or a question posed to the guest experts, or your own comments/experiences relevant to the topic for the week. All posts will be screened to prevent spam.

The forum editors may at times take the liberty of summarizing messages for brevity and to avoid repetition. All contributions will be identified by name and country unless the sender requests to remain anonymous.

Weekly Discussion Themes

Week 1: Monday 31^st March - Monday 7^th April

What are the current realities and dynamics contributing to health worker migration globally?

Week 2: Tuesday 8 April to Monday 14 April 2008

What innovative strategies are being tested to address issues related to health worker migration?

Week 3: Tuesday 15 April to Monday 21 April 2008

What should be the key principals and elements of a Global Code of Practice for health worker migration?

We look forward to welcoming you to this community of practice and the Global Dialogue Forum.

http://my.ibpinitiative.org/public/HWMigration/

Topics for discussion:

Week 1: Monday 31^th March to Monday 7^th April 2008

What are the current realities and dynamics contributing to health worker migration globally?

· What push and pull factor are influencing health worker migration flows in your country or region?

· Please share with us your personal experience on why you have either chosen to leave your home country or chosen to stay?

· In your experience how is the private sector influencing the current realities and dynamics of health worker migration?

· What role can the private sector play in effectively addressing the challenges of health worker migration? How can ethical recruitment policies be encouraged or enforced?

Week 2: Tuesday 8^th April to Monday 14^th April 2008

What innovative strategies are being tested to address issues related to health worker migration?

· What strategies to retain health workers seem to be working? From your experience please share examples of success stories and challenges.

· Some countries have entered into agreements to guide health worker migration and its effects between their two countries. In your opinion what has been the positive and negative aspects of these agreements?

· What can be done to encourage migrant health workers to return to their countries and be successfully integrated back into the health service? Please share examples of successful interventions and the challenges that must be addressed.

Week 3: Tuesday 15^th April to Monday 21^th April 2008

What should be the key principals and elements of a global Framework for a Code of Practice for health worker migration?

· We want your input on the development of a global Framework for a Code of Practice for health worker migration. Please review the attached draft framework for a global Framework for a Code of Practice and share with us your comments and opinion:

a. Are there any key issues not addressed?

b. Do you think this Framework for a Code of Practice can influence policy and programmes on health worker migration?

c. What do we need to do at the country and global level to ensure that this Framework for a Code of Practice is accepted and applied in practice

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From: Health Worker Migration Community of Practice [mailto:HWMigration@my.ibpinitiative.org] On Behalf Of Christina Fusco
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 12:21 PM
To: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC)
Subject: Spam:Spam:[Health Worker Migration Community of Practice: Discussion] How to participate

For those of you having difficulties accessing the instructions on how to participate in the dialogue please see the attached documents (scroll down on this email to find them).

If you are unable to open the attached documents then please access the library and download the documents to the computer:

http://tinyurl.com/39wgkf (you will need to copy and paste this URL into your address bar on your computer).

Please contact me for any questions.

Christina

christyfusco@gmail.com

Attachments

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Information on using the IBP Knowledge Gateway (149.8 KB, application/pdf)

http://my.ibpinitiative.org/l.axd?i=86d6

Instructions on participation (76.5 KB, application/msword)

http://my.ibpinitiative.org/l.axd?i=86d7

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[EQ] Global Health Monitoring - Health metrics and evaluation: strengthening the science

Global Health Monitoring - Health metrics and evaluation: strengthening the science

Christopher JL Murray, a b and Julio Frenk,a c d
The Lancet, Volume 371, Number 9619, 5 April 2008

Available online at: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673608605267/fulltext

“…….With the growing importance of health in the global agenda comes the responsibility to develop a scientific foundation of metrics and evaluation. The scope of this emerging field can be viewed in terms of key topics, including health outcomes, other social outcomes related to health systems, health services, resource inputs, evaluations of programmes and systems, and analyses to support policy choice.

It can also be defined in terms of key activities that are needed to strengthen the scientific basis of the field: development of new methods, instruments, software, and hardware; setting global norms and standards for data collection; increasing the availability of high-quality primary data; systematic analysis and synthesis of existing datasets; strengthening national capacity to obtain, analyse, and use data; and reporting and disseminating results. We explore in depth topics with major scientific challenges and institutional and cultural barriers that are slowing the development of the field.

Cutting across the various topical areas and disciplinary approaches to these problems are some common scientific issues, including limited comparability of measurement, uncorrected known biases in data, no standard approach to missing data, unrealistic uncertainty estimates, and the use of disease models that have not been properly validated. Only through concerted action will it be possible to assure the production, reproduction, and use of knowledge that is crucial to the advancement of global health……”

Affiliations

a. Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Seattle, Washington, USA
b. Global Health, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
c. Global Health Programme, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA
d. Carso Health Institute, Mexico City, Mexico

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