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Strengthening research preparedness for crises: lessons from Norwegian government agencies in using randomized trials and quasi-experimental methods to evaluate public policy interventions.
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Centre for Epidemic Interventions Research, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.
During public health crises such as pandemics, governments must rapidly adopt and implement wide-reaching policies and programs ("public policy interventions"). A key takeaway from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was that although numerous randomized controlled trials (RCTs) focussed on drugs and vaccines, few policy experiments were conducted to evaluate effects of public policy interventions across various sectors on viral transmission and other consequences. Moreover, many quasi-experimental studies were of spurious quality, thus proving unhelpful for informing public policy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWhy is learning from patient safety incidents (still) so hard? A sociocultural perspective on learning from incidents in healthcare organizations.
J Health Organ Manag
January 2025
Department of Quality, Safety and Clinical Adoption, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
Purpose: Despite robust quality improvement efforts in healthcare, learning from patient safety incidents remains difficult. Our study explores counter-vailing powers shaping learning processes and possibilities in healthcare organizations, with a focus on social, political and organizational dynamics of learning.
Design/methodology/approach: Deploying concepts of situated curriculum, boundary work and interconnected knowledge practices, we interviewed staff and physicians ( = 15) in a large Academic Health Science Centre in Canada about their experiences of incident investigations and resultant information sharing.
Using evidence from civil society in national and subnational health policy processes: a qualitative evidence synthesis.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
June 2024
Centre for Epidemic Interventions Research, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (qualitative). The objectives are as follows: To explore the use of evidence from civil society in national and subnational health policy processes. The specific research questions will include the following.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCommunity health system capacities and capabilities within an evolving community health policy framework: mixed methods study of stakeholders in central Uganda.
BMJ Open
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Department of Health Policy Planning and Management, Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda
Objectives: Empowering communities through identifying and unlocking community capacities and capabilities is vital for improving community health systems. This study assessed the community health system's status quo and readiness for implementing a government-led, partner-supported community health worker project.
Design: A mixed methods cross-sectional study.
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