Research-based knowledge: researchers’ contribution to evidence-based practice and policy making in career guidance

evidence-based periodontology: from knowledge and attitude to practice

From Evidence - Based Policy - Making to Policy

The paper aims at addressing the problem of what makes specific aiding to decide within public policy making problem situations. Under such a perspective it analyses some basic concepts such as “public policy”, “deliberation”, “legitimation”, “accountability” and shows the necessity to expand the concept of rationality which is expected to be behind the acceptability of a public policy. We then...

Applying Interpretive- Structural Modelling to Review Priorities of Health Reform Plan: Evidence-based policy making

  Introduction: Considering the fact that the health reform plan has been implemented for five years, it is necessary to re-evaluate the plan and adapt it to the needs and macro policies of our society. Therefore, the current study aimed to use health-related scientific evidences together with the experiences, opinion, and expertise of field professionals to achieve priorities for health refor...

Health systems and policy research evidence in health policy making in Israel: what are researchers’ practices in transferring knowledge to policy makers?

BACKGROUND Ensuring the use of research evidence in health system management and policy decisions is an important challenge in this century. Knowledge transfer and exchange (KTE) has emerged as a paradigm to address the challenges and start closing the 'know-do' gap. This area of work is gaining momentum in most developed countries, yet, to date, no work has been performed in Israel within this...

nursing faculties’ knowledge and attitude on evidence-based practice (ebp)

background: evidence-based practice (ebp) is one of the main professional competencies for health care professionals and a priority for medicine and nursing curriculum as well. ebp leads to improve effective and efficient care and patient outcomes. nurse educators have responsibility to teach the future nurses, and an opportunity to promote patient outcomes. therefore, the aim of this study was...