Objectives:
1. To inform the participants about different existing priority-setting exercises and also to introduce a framework for evaluating these exercises.
2. To illustrate the current priority-setting exercises undertaken by different Cochrane entities and their relationship to new funding for reviews and thus new reviews
3. To discuss how these different priority-setting exercises could be used for prioritizing topics for Cochrane reviews and to discuss the relevant benefits and limitations.
Description:
Different methods have been suggested for setting priorities for research. Methods should ensure a coordinated and efficient approach, including optimal allocation of existing resources, to address the objectives of an organization. Priority setting for health research should include the views and needs of different stakeholders and ideally considers the impact of healthcare interventions on different socioeconomic groups and the inequalities across them.
Defining and implementing an optimal priority-setting procedure for the Cochrane Collaboration as a whole is challenging The workshop will include a presentation and a group discussion.
The presentation will include:
1) An overview of the present methods for priority-setting in different settings (research institutes, hospitals, government departments
2) An overview of strategies that have been used for prioritizing Cochrane reviews throughout the Cochrane Collaboration.
The presentation will be used to stimulate discussion on:
1) the most appropriate strategies for prioritizing Cochrane reviews;
2) how these strategies could be integrated into the current roles of all entities within the Collaboration;
3) who are the stakeholders that should be involved in the priority setting procedure and how?
4) How to align priority setting with new strategic funding opportunities