Le #RFICS est fier d’avoir participé à l’organisation du panel «Evidence for science advice and diplomacy: Considering quality, equity, and diversity of sources» dans le cadre de la conférence INGSA à Kigali le 2 mai dernier. Consultez la nouvelle: bit.ly/3JOMmfA

Battling the bunk: Strategies to mitigate misinformation—live panel in Ottawa CAHSPR with mythbusters Timothy Caulfield John N. Lavis Maureen Smith++. Hear the latest results fr the CIHR funded evidence synthesis: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/10/… on barriers and effective tactics #CAHSPR24

A few centuries ago, going to the doctor was more likely to do you harm than good. Then, randomised trials helped transform medicine. Now, we're looking at randomised trials might do the same for policy. My latest #Inequality Bites video 👇 #randomistas #auspol

تحديث 2024 متوفر الآن باللغة العربية | Update 2024 is now available in Arabic mcmasterforum.org/networks/evide…

By identifying the type of question that decision makers are asking, evidence intermediaries can either search or commission a study using a design that would be well suited to address that particular need. Read more in this article published by PLOS Global Public Health journals.plos.org/globalpubliche…

With the country engulfed in wildfires last year, governments turned to evidence for how to protect the health of communities, but how can we make it the norm? @Lavisjn & Kerry Waddell share insights in this article from The Hill Times buff.ly/3Jfg9hc #cdnpoli 🧵 1/7

A great example of why we need more impact evaluations

An ultra-rapid evidence support unit works at the same speed as policy processes, supplying evidence, in its many forms, within days to at most weeks. Read more in this AcademyHealth blog post by Global Commission on Evidence co-leads John N. Lavis & Jeremy Grimshaw ow.ly/GYWa50R8mOX

Thank you Dr. John N. Lavis and Tracy Arabski and everyone at McMaster University for your collaboration and dedication to addressing global health challenges and finding innovative solutions for a healthier world for us at home, and abroad.

Opinion: We want government advisory and decision-making processes to be informed by the best evidence every time. Here's four steps to achieve that, write John N. Lavis & Kerry Waddell. John N. Lavis #cdnpoli

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As part of our Update 2024 launch webinar, John N. Lavis (Co-Lead Global Commission on Evidence) shared insights on the building momentum to better use evidence to address societal challenges
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Why wait for disasters to strike to draw on research evidence? We need to strengthen the evidence-support system by taking stock of what we already have and building on these strengths, write John N. Lavis & Kerry Waddell. John N. Lavis #cdnpoli

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How do you get John N. Lavis to retweet you?
One way is you have him as your PhD supervisor, and then many years later, you successfully defend your thesis 🎓
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“Healthy Surprises: How Randomised Trials Can Challenge Conventional Wisdom and Debunk Dogma” - my talk to the Danks “Leaders in Science” seminar at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute: andrewleigh.com/healthy_surpri… #auspol

Matching the right study design to decision-maker questions: Results from a Delphi study journals.plos.org/globalpubliche…

New blog from Jeremy Grimshaw & John N. Lavis: 'The new normal: Just-in-time evidence for health system decision-making.' academyhealth.org/blog/2024-03/n…

Key points from Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
1- We cannot wait for another crisis to put the #E2P mechanisms in place.
2-We Need cross-sectoral collaboration.
3- We Need to build sustainable evidence-to-policy mechanisms. World Health Organization (WHO) John N. Lavis France au Cameroun 🇫🇷🇪🇺 MinsanteCameroun Dr MANAOUDA MALACHIE AEN Okwen P Mbah

There have been growing calls for fundamental changes across health systems in Canada. Read our full range of products on co-designing sustainable approaches to the citizen co-led design, execution and oversight of health-system transformations mcmasterforum.org/about-us/produ…

In the past three years, we’ve seen remarkable efforts to better meet demand with the best #evidence under tight timelines. Read more in our second annual update - Update 2024 mcmasterforum.org/networks/evide…

Our updated review concludes that there aren’t ‘magic bullet’ implementation strategies. Instead we need a deep understanding of what works for whom and in what circumstances Jo Rycroft-Malone John N. Lavis Jeremy Grimshaw Alec Fraser Allison Metz

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