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Founded in 1987, CHEPA is a world-class interdisciplinary health research centre that is home to the largest concentration of health economists and health policy analysts in Canada.
CHEPA researchers bring together a rich set of intellectual resources to tackle complex health and health care problems from a variety of perspectives such as economics, political science, ethics and sociology.
It has earned international and national recognition for its significant contributions to research, education and policy, and is known for its work in the fields of knowledge transfer, economic evaluation, health technology assessment, health human resources, and needs-based and primary care funding models.
Role of practice guidelines in policymaking subject of CHEPA February seminar
The role of practice guidelines in policymaking will be the subject of the CHEPA monthly seminar to be presented by Melissa Brouwers of McMaster University on Feb. 15.
Practice guidelines have a history of promoting evidence-informed decision-making by clinicians and patients. However, they have increasingly become a more common knowledge product used by policymakers. In this seminar entitled Practice Guidelines and Policy: Oil and Vinegar or Two Peas in a Pod?, Brouwers, an associate professor in the Department of Oncology, will discuss the pros and cons of using practice guidelines to guide policy, and some of the methodological challenges. The cancer control context will be used for illustrative purposes.
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International doctoral students joining Health Policy PhD program
The first of four students from Africa who are joining McMaster’s Health Policy PhD program (each for a one-year period) through the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) grant held by CHEPA Associate Director John Lavis has begun his studies here.
Pierre Ongolo-Zogo, from Cameroon, is a doctoral student at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, and holds both an MD and a master’s of science degree. Through an exchange agreement between Makerere University and McMaster, he is enrolled as a doctoral student in the Health Policy PhD program from January through December 2012.
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