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Background: Evidence-informed decision making (EIDM) involves finding, using, and sharing what works. In the dynamic world of public health, resources to guide the EIDM process must be developed to meet the evolving needs of decision makers. The National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools (NCCMT) is dedicated to meeting this need with new resources to guide decisions in this ever-changing field.
Objectives: New resources from the NCCMT align with the evolving field of public health, building the EIDM capacity of public health practitioners and promoting the adoption of evidence in decision making.
Methods: To determine resource needs, feedback is gathered from individuals at all levels of public health. Resource development often adapts or builds on existing frameworks, tools, and measures. Initial drafts are reviewed and tested by health community members for clarity, relevance, and usefulness, and revised accordingly. To align with the dynamic EIDM field, the resources are continuously evaluated and updated.
Results: The selected resources presented in this session are the latest to meet the evolving needs of public health and decision makers. The Evidence Synthesis Selection Tool helps review teams identify the type of review needed for a given EIDM question. The Rapid Evidence Service and Repository of Public Health Evidence Syntheses aid in searching for evidence by increasing access to unpublished rapid reviews relevant for public health. When conducting quality assessment of evidence, the Algorithm for Classifying the Study Design of Primary Studies tool can be used to identify individual study designs and select the appropriate quality assessment tool. Finally, the Quality Assessment of Community Evidence Tools are used to assess evidence from the community context, while the Resource Planning and Assessment tool supports the assessment of resource needs and availability.
Conclusions and Importance for Patients: The NCCMT’s newly created resources address new developments in the EIDM field, supporting decision makers through the EIDM process and promoting the widespread adoption of evidence in decisions. By achieving these goals, these new resources are important to patients as they promote the use of high-quality evidence in decisions that directly affect their health.
Objectives: New resources from the NCCMT align with the evolving field of public health, building the EIDM capacity of public health practitioners and promoting the adoption of evidence in decision making.
Methods: To determine resource needs, feedback is gathered from individuals at all levels of public health. Resource development often adapts or builds on existing frameworks, tools, and measures. Initial drafts are reviewed and tested by health community members for clarity, relevance, and usefulness, and revised accordingly. To align with the dynamic EIDM field, the resources are continuously evaluated and updated.
Results: The selected resources presented in this session are the latest to meet the evolving needs of public health and decision makers. The Evidence Synthesis Selection Tool helps review teams identify the type of review needed for a given EIDM question. The Rapid Evidence Service and Repository of Public Health Evidence Syntheses aid in searching for evidence by increasing access to unpublished rapid reviews relevant for public health. When conducting quality assessment of evidence, the Algorithm for Classifying the Study Design of Primary Studies tool can be used to identify individual study designs and select the appropriate quality assessment tool. Finally, the Quality Assessment of Community Evidence Tools are used to assess evidence from the community context, while the Resource Planning and Assessment tool supports the assessment of resource needs and availability.
Conclusions and Importance for Patients: The NCCMT’s newly created resources address new developments in the EIDM field, supporting decision makers through the EIDM process and promoting the widespread adoption of evidence in decisions. By achieving these goals, these new resources are important to patients as they promote the use of high-quality evidence in decisions that directly affect their health.