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A retrospective health policy analysis of the development and implementation of the voluntary health insurance system in Lebanon: Learning from failure

El-Jardali, Fadi; Bou-Karroum, Lama; Ataya, Nour F.; el-Ghali, Hana Addam; Hammoud, Rawan A. (Elsevier Ltd, 2014)

Public policymaking is complex and suffers from limited uptake of research evidence, particularly in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). In-depth case studies examining health policymaking in the EMR are lacking. This ...
A scoping review of the uses and institutionalisation of knowledge for health policy in low- And middle-income countries

Koon, Adam D.; Windmeyer, Lauren; Bigdeli, Maryam; Charles, Jodi; El-Jardali, Fadi; Uneke, Jesse Chigozie; Bennett, Sara C. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2020)

There is growing interest in how different forms of knowledge can strengthen policy-making in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) health systems. Additionally, health policy and systems researchers are increasingly aware ...
Amplifying the role of knowledge translation platforms in the COVID-19 pandemic response

El-Jardali, Fadi; Bou-Karroum, Lama; Fadlallah, Racha; Fadlallah, Racha (BioMed Central Ltd, 2020)

The COVID-19 pandemic presents the worst public health crisis in recent history. The response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been challenged by many factors, including scientific uncertainties, scarcity of relevant research, ...
An institutional approach to support the conduct and use of health policy and systems research: The Nodal Institute in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

El-Jardali, Fadi; Saleh, Shadi S.; Khodor, Rawya; Al Rub, Raeda Abu; Arfa, Chokri; Ben Romdhane, Habiba; Hamadeh, Randah R. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2015)

Background: The use of health policy and systems research (HPSR) to support decision making in health systems is limited in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). This is partly due to the lack of effective initiatives ...
Approaches to prioritising primary health research: A scoping review

Fadlallah, Racha; Daher, Najla; El-Harakeh, Amena; Hammam, Rima; Brax, Hneiné; Bou-Karroum, Lama; Lopes, L. C.; Arnous, Ghida; Kassamany, Inas; Baltayan, Stephanie; Harb, Aya; Lotfi, Tamara; El-Jardali, Fadi; Akl, Elie A. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2022)

Objective To systematically identify and describe approaches to prioritise primary research topics in any health-related area. Methods We searched Medline and CINAHL databases and Google Scholar. Teams of two reviewers ...
Challenges to obtaining parental permission for child participation in a school-based waterpipe tobacco smoking prevention intervention in Qatar

Nakkash, Rima T.; Al-Mulla, Ahmad A.K.; Torossian, Lena; Karhily, Roubina; Shuayb, Lama; Mahfoud, Ziyad R.; Janahi, Ibrahim Ahmed; Al Ansari, Al Anoud; Afifi, Rima A. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2014)

Methods. A random sample of 40 schools in Doha, Qatar was selected for inclusion in the original intervention. Permission forms were distributed to parents for approval of their child's participation. The permission forms ...
Collaborative visual analytics: A health analytics approach to injury prevention

Al-Hajj, Samar; Fisher, Brian D.; Smith, Jen; Pike, Ian (MDPI, 2017)

Background: Accurate understanding of complex health data is critical in order to deal with wicked health problems and make timely decisions. Wicked problems refer to ill-structured and dynamic problems that combine ...
Companion of choice at birth: Factors affecting implementation

Kabakian-Khasholian, Tamar; Portela, Anayda Gerarda (BioMed Central Ltd., 2017)

Background: Two recent recommendations made by the World Health Organization confirm the benefits of companion of choice at birth on labour outcomes; however institutional practices and policies do not always support its ...
Evidence briefs and deliberative dialogues: Perceptions and intentions to act on what was learnt

Moat, Kaelan A.; Lavis, John Norman; Clancy, Sarah J.; El-Jardali, Fadi; Pantoja, Tomas (World Health Organization, 2014)

Objective: To develop and implement a method for the evaluation of evidence briefs and deliberative dialogues that could be applied to comparative studies of similar strategies used in the support of evidence-informed ...
Incorporating research evidence into decision-making processes: Researcher and decision-maker perceptions from five low- and middle-income countries

Shroff, Zubin Cyrus; Aulakh, Bhupinder Kaur; Gilson, Lucy; Agyepong, Irène Akua; El-Jardali, Fadi; Ghaffar, Abdul A. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2015)

Background: The 'Sponsoring National Processes for Evidence-Informed Policy Making in the Health Sector of Developing Countries' program was launched by the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, WHO, in July ...
Knowledge management tools and mechanisms for evidence-informed decision-making in the WHO European Region: a scoping review

El-Jardali, Fadi; Bou-Karroum, Lama; Hilal, Nadeen; Hammoud, Maya; Hemadi, Nour; Assal, Michelle; Kalach, Nour; Harb, Aya; Azzopardi-Muscat, Natasha; Sy, Tyrone Reden; Novillo-Ortiz, D. (BioMed Central Ltd, 2023)

Background: Knowledge management (KM) emerged as a strategy to promote evidence-informed decision-making. This scoping review aims to map existing KM tools and mechanisms used to promote evidence-informed health decision-making ...
Perspectives of displaced Syrian women and service providers on fertility behaviour and available services in west Bekaa, Lebanon

Kabakian-Khasholian, Tamar; Mourtada, Rima; Bashour, Hyam Nicola; El-Kak, Faysal H.; Zurayk, Huda C. (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2017)

Prior to the conflict, Syria had relatively high fertility rates. In 2010, it had the sixth highest total fertility rate in the Arab World, but it witnessed a fertility decline before the conflict in 2011. Displacement ...
Physician practice patterns in primary care: Do ownership and payment mechanism matter?

Kassak, Kassem M.; Abdallah, Ahmad; Saleh, Shadi S. (Aspen Publishers Inc., 2014)

Providing health services at affordable prices while balancing quality with cost has been a major challenge for health managers as well as policy makers particularly in the developing world in an era of major constraints ...
Physicians' perspective on shared decision-making in Dubai: A cross-sectional study

Alameddine, Mohamad S.; AlGurg, Reem; Otaki, Farah; Alsheikh-Ali, Alawi A. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2020)

Background: Shared decision-making (SDM) is an integral part of patient-centered delivery of care. Maximizing the opportunity of patients to participate in decisions related to their health is an expectation in care delivery ...
Stakeholders' experiences with the evidence aid website to support 'real-time' use of research evidence to inform decision-making in crisis zones: A user testing study

Khalid, Ahmad Firas; Lavis, John Norman; El-Jardali, Fadi; Vanstone, Meredith G. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2019)

Background: Humanitarian action in crisis zones is fraught with many challenges, including lack of timely and accessible research evidence to inform decision-making about humanitarian interventions. Evidence websites have ...
Supporting the use of research evidence in decision-making in crisis zones in low- And middle-income countries: A critical interpretive synthesis

Khalid, Ahmad Firas; Lavis, John Norman; El-Jardali, Fadi; Vanstone, Meredith G. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2020)

Background: Decision-makers in crisis zones are faced with the challenge of having to make health-related decisions under limited time and resource constraints and in light of the many factors that can influence their ...
The making of nursing practice Law in Lebanon: A policy analysis case study

El-Jardali, Fadi; Hammoud, Rawan A.; Younan, Lina Sabbagh; Nuwayhid, Helen S.; Abdallah, Nadine; Alameddine, Mohamad S.; Bou-Karroum, Lama; Salman, Lana (BioMed Central Ltd., 2014)

Background: Evidence-informed decisions can strengthen health systems, improve health, and reduce health inequities. Despite the Beijing, Montreux, and Bamako calls for action, literature shows that research evidence is ...
The paradox of falling job satisfaction with rising job stickiness in the German nursing workforce between 1990 and 2013

Alameddine, Mohamad S.; Bauer, Jan Michael; Richter, Martin; Sousa-Poza, Alfonso (BioMed Central Ltd., 2017)

Background: Literature reports a direct relation between nurses' job satisfaction and their job retention (stickiness). The proper planning and management of the nursing labor market necessitates the understanding of job ...
The Path Toward Universal Health Coverage: Stakeholder Acceptability of a Primary Care Health Benefits Package in Lebanon

Yassoub, Rami; Alameddine, Mohamad S.; Saleh, Shadi S. (SAGE Publications Inc., 2017)

Lebanon is a middle-income country with a market-maximized healthcare system that provides limited social protection for its citizens. Estimates reveal that half of the population lacks sufficient health coverage and resorts ...
The use of evidence in decision making by hospital managers in Lebanon: A cross-sectional study

Hilal, Nadeen; Harb, Sara; Jamal, Diana; El-Jardali, Fadi (John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2020)

Background: Knowledge synthesis products have emerged as support agents for decision making in clinical practice and policy. However, their use for evidence-informed decision making remains limited in health care management ...

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Browsing Health Management and Policy (HMPD) by Subject "Decision making"

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