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[EQ] SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP)

Contents of Volume 7 Suppl 1 - 16 December 2009


SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP)

Guides

Edited by Andy Oxman and Stephen Hanney

Health Research Policy and Systems 2009, 7(Suppl 1):I1 (16 December 2009)


Website: http://www.health-policy-systems.com/supplements/7/S1



This series of articles was prepared as part of the SUPPORT project, which was supported by the European Commissions 6th Framework INCO programme,

contract 031939. The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, and
the Milbank Memorial Fund funded a peer review meeting where an earlier version of the series was discussed.

 

The Canada Research Chairs Program provides salary support to John Lavis, who has authored several articles in this series, in his role as Chair Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Transfer and Exchange.

 

 

Introduction    
SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP)
John N Lavis, Andrew D Oxman, Simon Lewin, Atle Fretheim
[Abstract]
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“….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 evidence informed health policymaking.

The series addresses four broad areas:
1. Supporting evidence informed policymaking
2. Identifying needs for research evidence in relation to three steps in policymaking processes, namely problem clarification, options framing, and implementation planning
3. Finding and assessing both systematic reviews and other types of evidence to inform these steps, and
4. Going from research evidence to decisions
.

 

Each article begins with between one and three typical scenarios relating to the topic. These scenarios are designed to help readers decide on the level of detail relevant to them when applying the tools described. Most articles in this series are structured using a set of questions that guide readers through the proposed tools and show how to undertake activities to support evidence-informed policymaking efficiently and effectively.

These activities include, for example, using research evidence to clarify problems, assessing the applicability of the findings of a systematic review about the effects of options selected to address problems, organising and using policy dialogues to support evidence-informed policymaking, and planning policy monitoring and evaluation. In several articles, the set of questions presented offers more general guidance on how to support evidence-informed policymaking.


Additional information resources are listed and described in every article. The evaluation of ways to support evidence-informed health policymaking is a developing field and feedback about how to improve the series is welcome…..”


Guide
   
1: What is evidence-informed policymaking?
Andrew D Oxman, John N Lavis, Simon Lewin, Atle Fretheim
[Abstract]
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Guide
   
2: Improving how your organisation supports the use of research evidence to inform policymaking
Andrew D Oxman, Per Olav Vandvik, John N Lavis, Atle Fretheim, Simon Lewin
Health Research Policy and Systems 2009, 7(Suppl 1):S2 (16 December 2009)
[Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Guide    
3: Setting priorities for supporting evidence-informed policymaking
John N Lavis, Andrew D Oxman, Simon Lewin, Atle Fretheim
[Abstract]
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4: Using research evidence to clarify a problem
John N Lavis, Michael G Wilson, Andrew D Oxman, Simon Lewin, Atle Fretheim
[Abstract]
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5: Using research evidence to frame options to address a problem
John N Lavis, Michael G Wilson, Andrew D Oxman, Jeremy Grimshaw, Simon Lewin, Atle Fretheim
[Abstract]
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6: Using research evidence to address how an option will be implemented
Atle Fretheim, Susan Munabi-Babigumira, Andrew D Oxman, John N Lavis, Simon Lewin
[Abstract]
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7: Finding systematic reviews
John N Lavis, Andrew D Oxman, Jeremy Grimshaw, Marit Johansen, Jennifer A Boyko, Simon Lewin, Atle Fretheim
[Abstract]
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8: Deciding how much confidence to place in a systematic review
Simon Lewin, Andrew D Oxman, John N Lavis, Atle Fretheim
[Abstract]
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9: Assessing the applicability of the findings of a systematic review
John N Lavis, Andrew D Oxman, Nathan M Souza, Simon Lewin, Russell L Gruen, Atle Fretheim
[Abstract]
[Full text] [PDF]


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10: Taking equity into consideration when assessing the findings of a systematic review
Andrew D Oxman, John N Lavis, Simon Lewin, Atle Fretheim
[Abstract]
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11: Finding and using evidence about local conditions
Simon Lewin, Andrew D Oxman, John N Lavis, Atle Fretheim, Sebastian Garcia Marti, Susan Munabi-Babigumira
Health Research Policy and Systems 2009, 7(Suppl 1):S11 (16 December 2009)
[Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]


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12: Finding and using research evidence about resource use and costs
Andrew D Oxman, Atle Fretheim, John N Lavis, Simon Lewin
[Abstract]
[Full text]

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 13: Preparing and using policy briefs to support evidence-informed policymaking
John N Lavis, Govin Permanand, Andrew D Oxman, Simon Lewin, Atle Fretheim
[Abstract]
[Full text] [PDF]


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 14: Organising and using policy dialogues to support evidence-informed policymaking
John N Lavis, Jennifer A Boyko, Andrew D Oxman, Simon Lewin, Atle Fretheim
[Abstract]
[Full text] [PDF]

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15: Engaging the public in evidence-informed policymaking
Andrew D Oxman, Simon Lewin, John N Lavis, Atle Fretheim
[Abstract]
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16: Using research evidence in balancing the pros and cons of policies
Andrew D Oxman, John N Lavis, Atle Fretheim, Simon Lewin
[Abstract]
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17: Dealing with insufficient research evidence
Andrew D Oxman, John N Lavis, Atle Fretheim, Simon Lewin
[Abstract]
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18: Planning monitoring and evaluation of policies
Atle Fretheim, Andrew D Oxman, John N Lavis, Simon Lewin
[Abstract]
[Full text] [PDF]

 

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