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- Repositories
  - The Registry of Methods and Tools for Evidence-Informed Decision Making
  - Methods and Tools for Organizational Change
  - Health Evidence™
  - Repository of Public Health Evidence Syntheses
- Training
  - Evidence-Informed Decision-Making Competence Measure
  - Learning Needs Assessment for Evidence-Informed Decision Making
  - Videos
  - Online Learning Modules
  - Webinars
  - Workshops
  - Knowledge Broker Virtual Office Hours
  - High-Impact Mentorship for Workforce Development
- Tools
  - Evidence-Informed Decision Making in Public Health
  - 6S Search Pyramid
  - Anatomy of a Systematic Review
  - Rapid Review Guidebook
  - EvSyS: The Evidence Synthesis Selection Tool for Decision Makers
  - Algorithm for Classifying the Study Design of Primary Studies
  - Quality Assessment of Community Evidence (QACE) Tools
  - Resource Planning and Assessment (RPA) Tool
  - Assessing Applicability and Transferability of Evidence Tool (A&T Tool)
  - Mental Health Resources for Healthcare Workers
- Rapid Evidence Service
- Impact
  - Evidence-Informed Decision Making Casebook
  - Impact of the Knowledge Broker Mentoring Program
  - Why It Matters
  - NCCMT Publications
  - User Stories
  - Outreach
  - KT Student Awards
- About Us
  - About the NCCMT
  - Our Funder
  - Our Host Institution
  - The National Collaborating Centres
  - Team Members
  - Advisory Board Members
  - Students
  - COVID-19 Evidence Network to support Decision-making (COVID-END)
  - Contact Us

Conceptualizing and Combining Evidence for Health System Guidance

Lomas, J., Culyer, T., McCutcheon, C., McAuley, L., & Law, S. (2005). Conceptualizing and Combining Evidence for Health System Guidance. Retrieved from the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement.

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Description

This tool uses a deliberative process to bring together three categories of evidence for decision-making at the health systems level: medical effectiveness research (context-free scientific evidence); social science-oriented research (context-sensitive scientific evidence); and the expertise, views and realities of stakeholders (colloquial evidence).

Steps for Using Method/Tool

The tool guides users through two sections, supplemented by examples, scenarios and additional resources:

Section 1: What counts as evidence?

Section 2: Deliberative process for combining forms of evidence

These summaries are written by the NCCMT to condense and to provide an overview of the resources listed in the Registry of Methods and Tools and to give suggestions for their use in a public health context. For more information on individual methods and tools included in the review, please consult the authors/developers of the original resources.

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