Evidence-informed health policy 4 – Case descriptions of organizations that support the use of research evidence

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This article is part of the series Evidence Informed Health Policy.

Research article

Evidence-informed health policy 4 – Case descriptions of organizations that support the use of research evidence

John N Lavis¹^,2 , Ray Moynihan³ , Andrew D Oxman⁴ and Elizabeth J Paulsen⁴

¹Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, 1200 Main St West, HSC-2D3, Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5, Canada

²Department of Political Science, McMaster University, 1200 Main St West, HSC-2D3, Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5, Canada

³School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health, the University of Newcastle, Medical Sciences Building – Level 6, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia

⁴Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, Pb 7004, St Olavs plass, Oslo N-0130, Norway

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Implementation Science 2008, 3:56doi:10.1186/1748-5908-3-56


Published:	17 December 2008

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Introduction. A short video introduction to the eight case descriptions.

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REACH Policy Initiative, East Africa. A video documentary about an initiative to create a multi-national unit that will act as a bridge between research and policy in the East African Community (comprising Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda)

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Thailand. A video documentary about a constellation of research units that informed the development and evaluated the implementation of Thailand's nascent universal health insurance program, known popularly as the 30 Baht scheme.

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Free State, South Africa. A video documentary about a set of long term relationships between provincial policy-makers and researchers and the tensions that can arise in these relationships.

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Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme – Australia and South Africa. A video documentary about an evidence-based drug assessment and pricing scheme in Australia and South Africa.

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Philippines. A video documentary about an initiative to address conflicts of interest and inequity in the production of clinical practice guidelines.

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Chile. A video documentary about an initiative to use clinical practice guidelines to make the best use of scarce resources.

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National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), United Kingdom. A video documentary about a unit producing guidelines and health technology assessments with a new focus on producing evidence-based pubic health guidelines to address health inequalities.

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Mexico. A video documentary about a comprehensive effort to draw on research evidence to inform the development, implementation and evaluation of the new health insurance scheme.

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