Enhancing evidence informed policymaking in complex health systems: Lessons from multi-site collaborative approaches

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Langlois, Etienne V ^a   Montekio, Victor Becerril ^b   Young, Taryn ^c,d   Song, Kayla ^e   Alcalde Rabanal, Jacqueline ^b   Tran, Nhan ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^d SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capacity strengthening; Communities of practice; Complex health system; Decision making; Embedded research; Evidence informed policy; Health policy; Health systems research; Low and middle income countries; Policymaking; Systematic reviews; Use of evidence

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; CAPACITY BUILDING; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MEXICO; MINDFULNESS; NICARAGUA; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SOUTH AFRICA; COMMUNITY CARE; COOPERATION; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MANAGEMENT; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CAPACITY BUILDING; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; POLICY MAKING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 85007426100     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12961-016-0089-0     Document Type: Article

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