Evidence briefsevidence-brief

An evidence brief starts with a policy issue, for instance strengthening the provision of primary healthcare or the need for wider support across health systems to manage chronic pain. It identifies the available research evidence on these high-priority issues and is used to inform Stakeholder Dialogues or Citizen Panels. Elements of each brief include:

  • what is known about the problem
  • possible policy and program options to address the issue, including an outline of the known benefits, harms and costs of these options
  • a review of the barriers to implementation and strategies to address them.

Once evidence briefs have been used by dialogue or panel participants, the Forum distributes them widely and posts them on this website to encourage broader, informed dialogue and debate about a specific health issue.

Issue briefs

An issue brief is similar to the evidence brief in terms of mobilizing research evidence about a problem, possible options for addressing it, and key implementation considerations. Issue briefs are undertaken on policy issues where an evidence brief (or other form of evidence synthesis) has already been prepared, or a 'one-stop shop' for systematic reviews doesn't exist. An issue brief is typically not followed by a year-long evidence service as is the case for evidence briefs.

They are also posted on the Forum's website to ensure all those interested in or affected by the topic can be informed by the brief's findings.

Latest Evidence Briefs

    Event name: Expanding Uptake of Hospital-based Tobacco-use Cessation Supports Across Ontario
    Topic: Tobacco cessation
    Date: Jan 18, 2012
    Evidence brief: View PDF
    Event name: Organizing a Care System for Older Adults in Ontario
    Topic: Aging in Ontario
    Date: Nov 14, 2011
    Evidence brief: View PDF
    Event name: Enhancing Patient Transitions from Treatment in Regional Cancer Centres
    Topic: Cancer care delivery
    Date: Apr 05, 2011
    Evidence brief: View PDF
    Event name: Developing a Rural Health Strategy in Saskatchewan
    Topic: Rural health
    Date: Jun 17, 2010
    Evidence brief: View PDF
    Event name: Supporting Chronic Pain Management across Provincial and Territorial Health Systems in Canada
    Topic: Chronic pain management
    Date: Dec 09, 2009
    Evidence brief: View PDF

Latest Issue Briefs

    Event name: Supporting Neighbourhood-Based Approaches to Addressing Poverty Concentration and its Impacts on Health in Hamilton
    Topic: Poverty and health
    Date: Oct 06, 2011
    Issue brief: View PDF
    Event name: Addressing the Integration of Clinical Nurse Specialists and Nurse Practitioners in Acute Healthcare Settings in Canada
    Topic: Advanced practice nursing
    Date: Jul 07, 2011
    Issue brief: View PDF
    Event name: Addressing the Integration of Nurse Practitioners in Primary Healthcare Settings in Canada
    Topic: Advanced practice nursing
    Date: Jul 06, 2011
    Issue brief: View PDF
    Event name: Addressing Health and Emerging Global Issues in Canada
    Topic: Global Health
    Date: May 12, 2011
    Issue brief: View PDF
    Event name: Engaging Health Systems Decision-makers in Supporting Comprehensive Chronic Pain Management in Provincial and Territorial Healthcare Systems in Canada
    Topic: Chronic pain management
    Date: Apr 11, 2011
    Issue brief: View PDF
 

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