This week: Evidence-Informed Decision Making: A guiding framework for public health

Making evidence-informed decisions in public health is complex and may draw from many sources of evidence, The model of evidence-informed decision making (EIDM) from the NCCMT recognized that complexity and illustrates the many different kinds of evidence that influence public health decisions.

This video shows how the EIDM model adapts to the availability and relative importance of various types of evidence in a particular situation. Using the example of rates of respiratory illness, which the research evidence links to vehicle emissions, we look at how two communities incorporate other sources of evidence to reach very different evidence-informed decisions.

Evidence-Informed Decision Making: A guiding framework for public health introduces a helpful guide for ensuring all relevant evidence is collected, assessed, synthesized and prioritized, helping you make most appropriate decisions for your circumstances.

About the series

The Understanding Research Evidence series now includes ten short videos which explain key statistical terms, including: odds ratios, relative risk, confidence intervals, forest plots, clinical significance, types of reviews, p value, evidence-informed decision making and number needed to treat. The videos explain each term in plain language using realistic public health examples and engaging visuals.

Watch all the videos in the series!

The videos are available on YouTube and on the NCCMT website (http://www.nccmt.ca/resources/multimedia-eng.html). They are part of a series of products and services on the website and in the Learning Centre (http://www.nccmt.ca/learningcentre/index.php#main.html) designed to help you make good public health decisions, based on the best research evidence available.

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Feature: OPHS Evidence-Informed Planning Cycle

Feb 25, 2015
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm (EST)

Interested in a framework to guide program planning?

Use the OPHS (Ontario Public Health Standards) Evidence-Informed Planning Cycle, developed by the Sudbury & District Health Unit (SDHU) in Ontario, Canada, to efficiently achieve improved outcomes. This electronic toolkit helps individuals and groups use an evidence-informed and equity-focused framework to engage in systematic program planning.

What is the OPHS Evidence-Informed Planning Cycle?

Developed in 2009, the OPHS Planning Path provided a common overarching process for the SDHU to integrate planning across standards, programs, disciplines, divisions, teams and branch areas. The original toolkit was evaluated and redeveloped to create the OPHS Evidence-Informed Planning Cycle, fully integrating the components of evidence-informed practice. The SDHU’s work in this area was facilitated by the resources available via the National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools (NCCMT).

How can the OPHS Evidence-Informed Planning Cycle help you?

Although created for use within the SDHU, this tool can be used by individuals and organizations to plan effective programs. The toolkit includes transferable templates, tracking forms, flowcharts, prompts and resources to assist in the program planning process.

Click here to access a summary statement of this tool developed by NCCMT: http://www.nccmt.ca/registry/view/eng/105.html

Join us to learn more! Click here to register: http://ow.ly/HYv7f

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Your organization can be featured in NCCMT Spotlight on KT Methods and Tools webinar series!

The series (offered in collaboration with CHNET-Works!) highlights popular resources from NCCMT’s Registry of Methods and Tools.

• Learn about the resources in more depth
• Hear real-world stories from practitioners who have used the tools
• Connect with the developer to hear how the resource was created
• Share your experiences
• Ask questions, get answers!

Have you used one of these highly accessed resources from the Registry of Methods and Tools?

• Lavis framework for knowledge transfer
• Stetler model for evidence based practice
• Implementation guide: CIHR module
• AMSTAR tool
• RNAO Toolkit
• Sharing internal best practices (INFO Project, US, D’Adamo & Kols)
• Engaging stakeholder: a planning tool (USAID)
• Planning and assessment tool for chronic disease prevention and management (CPHA)
• Guidelines for selecting and using indicators (NHS)

Share your story!

We’re looking for stories about how these (and other!) Registry resources have been used.

Please contact us if you’ve got a story to share (nccmt@mcmaster.ca). Help strengthen public health in Canada by sharing your experiences with colleagues from across the country.

For more on the Spotlight on KT Methods and Tools webinars, check out our poster presentation that we shared at the Cochrane Colloquium:  Sharing tacit knowledge to build capacity for knowledge translation: Lessons learned from pan-Canadian public health webinars http://www.nccmt.ca/publications/61/view-eng.html

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