HP Lecture #10: Health Policy Research

Core Lecture #10: Health Policy Research

Faculty: William Fleishman, MD

http://findadoctor.umm.edu/details/35103/william-fleischman-emergency_medicine-baltimore

 

Objectives:

1. Describe key characteristics of health policy research

2. List challenges associated with evidence based health policy

3. Understand how research impacts current policy

 

Required Reading:  

1. Part One (Introduction to Health Policy and Systems Research) of “Health Policy and Systems Research A Methodology Reader” edited by Lucy Gilson http://www.who.int/alliance-hpsr/alliancehpsr_reader.pdf

 

Optional Reading:

1. Evidence based policy: proceed with care” by Nick Black https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1120888/

2. Evidence-based health policy: context and utilisation Mark J Dobrow, Vivek Goel, R.E.G Upshur http://www.sciencedirect.com.proxy-hs.researchport.umd.edu/science/article/pii/S0277953603001667

 

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Assessment: Create a health policy research question and describe one potential challenge with the study as it relates to the development of a health care policy. Click here to take assessment.