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A call to advance and translate research into policy on governance, ethics, and conflicts of interest in public health: the GECI-PH network

Nakkash, Rima T.; Mialon, Melissa; Makhoul, Jihad; Arora, Monika; Afifi, Rima A.; Al Halabi, Abeer; London, Leslie (BioMed Central Ltd, 2021)

Efforts to adopt public health policies that would limit the consumption of unhealthy commodities, such as tobacco, alcohol and ultra-processed food products, are often undermined by private sector actors whose profits ...
A common framework of steps and criteria for prioritizing topics for evidence syntheses: a systematic review

Fadlallah, Racha; El-Harakeh, Amena; Bou-Karroum, Lama; Lotfi, Tamara; El-Jardali, Fadi; Hishi, Lama; Akl, Elie A. (Elsevier USA, 2020)

Objective: The objective of the study was to systematically review the literature for proposed approaches and exercises conducted to prioritize topics or questions for systematic reviews and other types of evidence syntheses ...
A government policy on full-time nursing employment in Ontario, Canada: An evaluation

Baumann, Andrea O.; Hunsberger, Mabel; Crea-Arsenio, Mary; Akhtar-Danesh, Noori; Alameddine, Mohamad S. (Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2018)

Purpose: To evaluate the impact of a government full-time employment policy targeting new graduate nurses in the province of Ontario, Canada, by comparing participants with non-participants. Methods: The Policy Impact on ...
A Group-Based Modeling Approach to Identify Developmental Trajectories of Nicotine Dependence Among Lebanese Adolescents Waterpipe Smokers

Ebrahimi-Kalan, Mohammad; Bahelah, Raed; Bursac, Zoran; Ward, Kenneth D.; BenTaleb, Ziyad; Tleis, Malak; Jebai, Rime; Asfar, Taghrid; Eissenberg, Thomas E.; Maziak, Wasim (Oxford University Press, 2021)

Introduction: Adolescence represents a critical period in which nicotine dependence (ND) symptoms are developing. Little is known about waterpipe (WP) smoking and developmental trajectories of ND criteria across adolescence. ...
A national study on nurses' exposure to occupational violence in Lebanon: Prevalence, consequences and associated factors

Alameddine, Mohamad S.; Mourad, Yara; Dimassi, Hani I. (Public Library of Science, 2015)

Background: Healthcare institutions have commonly reported exposure of employees, particularly nurses, to high levels of occupational violence. Despite such evidence in the Middle East Region, there is a dearth of national ...
A national study on the resilience of community pharmacists in Lebanon: a cross-sectional survey

Alameddine, Mohamad S.; Bou-Karroum, Karen; Hijazi, Mohamad Ali (BioMed Central Ltd, 2022)

Background: Community pharmacists are among the most accessible healthcare professionals and are likely to experience the full brunt of public health crises. In Lebanon, the COVID-19 pandemic, added to a severe economic ...
A profession in danger: Stakeholders’ perspectives on supporting the pharmacy profession in Lebanon

Alameddine, Mohamad S.; Bou-Karroum, Karen; Kassas, Sara; Hijazi, Mohamad Ali (Public Library of Science, 2020)

Background Lebanon boosts one of the highest pharmacists to population ratios globally (20.3/10,000). Yet, workforce analysis elicited serious concerns with the distribution, practice environments and regulation of Lebanese ...
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 roadmap to parity in mental health financing: the case of Lebanon

Yehia, Farah; Nahas, Z. H.; Saleh, Shadi S. (2014)

BACKGROUND: Inadequate access to mental health (MH) services in Lebanon, where prevalence is noteworthy, is a concern. Although a multitude of factors affects access to services, lack of financial coverage of MH services ...
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 assessment of a performance-based management agreement initiative in Ghana's health service

Kanmiki, Edmund Wedam; Bempah, Ben Owusu Smith; Awoonor-Williams, John Koku; Bawah, Ayaga Agula; D'Almeida, Selassi Amah; Kassak, Kassem M. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2018)

Background: As part of its efforts to improve efficiency, accountability and overall performance, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) introduced annual Performance-based Management Agreements (PMAs) in the year 2013. However, ...
An effectiveness-implementation hybrid trial of phone-based tobacco cessation interventions in the Lebanese primary healthcare system: protocol for project PHOENICS

Salloum, Ramzi George; Romani, Maya H.; Bteddini, Dima S.; El-Jardali, Fadi; Lee, Ji Hyun; Theis, Ryan P.; LeLaurin, Jennifer H.; Hamadeh, Randa Sami; Osman, Mona H.; Abla, Ruba; Khaywa, Jihan; Ward, Kenneth D.; Shelley, Donna R.; Nakkash, Rima T. (BioMed Central Ltd, 2023)

Background: Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the world. Lebanon has an exceptionally high tobacco use burden. The World Health Organization endorses smoking cessation ...
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 ...
Application of the ehealth literacy model in digital health interventions: Scoping review

Benny, Mariam El; Kabakian-Khasholian, Tamar; El-Jardali, Fadi; Bardus, Marco (JMIR Publications Inc., 2021)

Background: Digital health interventions (DHIs) are increasingly being adopted globally to address various public health issues. DHIs can be categorized according to four main types of technology: mobile based, web based, ...
Applying knowledge translation tools to inform policy: The case of mental health in Lebanon

Yehia, Farah; El-Jardali, Fadi (BioMed Central Ltd., 2015)

Background: Many reform efforts in health systems fall short because the use of research evidence to inform policy remains scarce. In Lebanon, one in four adults suffers from a mental illness, yet access to mental healthcare ...
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 ...
Assessing health-care providers' readiness for reporting quality and patient safety indicators at primary health-care centres in Lebanon: A national cross-sectional survey

Alameddine, Mohamad S.; Saleh, Shadi S.; Natafgi, Nabil Maher (BioMed Central Ltd., 2015)

Background: Successful endorsement of quality indicators hinges on the readiness and acceptability of care providers for those measures. This paper aims to assess the readiness of care providers in the primary health-care ...
Assessment of the health needs of Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Syria's neighboring countries

El Arnaout, Nour; Rutherford, Spencer; Zreik, Thurayya; Nabulsi, Dana; Yassin, Nasser; Saleh, Shadi S. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2019)

Background: Health needs of displaced Syrians in refugee hosting countries have become increasingly complex in light of the protracted Syrian conflict. The primary aim of this study was to identify the primary health needs ...
Association between payer mix and costs, revenues and profitability: A cross-sectional study of lebanese hospitals

Saleh, Shadi S.; Ammar, Walid S.; Natafgi, Nabil Maher; Mourad, Yara; Dimassi, Hani I.; Harb, Hilda L. (World Health Organization, 2015)

This study aimed to examine the association between the payer mix and the financial performance of public and private hospitals in Lebanon. The sample comprised 24 hospitals, representing the variety of hospital characteristics ...

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