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September 14, 2017 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Free
There are many examples of evidence-informed decision making (EIDM) among public health professionals and organizations in Canada. However, these stories aren’t always shared within the public health community. The National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools (NCCMT) seeks to address this gap with an interactive, peer-led webinar series featuring a collection of EIDM success stories in public health.
These success stories will illustrate what EIDM in public health practice, programs and policy looks like across the country.
Join to engage with public health practitioners across Canada as they share their success stories of using or implementing EIDM in the real world. Each free webinar will feature two presentations.
Webinar #1
September 14, 2017 – 10:00 – 11:30 Pacific Time
Click here to learn more, register, and connect to the webinar.
The Power of Data and Advocacy: Changing School Jurisdiction Policies for HPV Immunization
Deborah McNeil and Richard Musto, Alberta Health Services
Faced with an apparent health inequity, this team advocated for change in policy that made the HPV vaccine available in the Catholic school jurisdiction. Learn more about how evidence was used to successfully influence change of a school board’s policy.
To Wiki and Beyond: A Portal for EIDM at Ottawa Public Health
Victoria Cole, Ottawa Public Health
Facilitating knowledge exchange of research evidence across a large organization can be a challenge! Learn more about how a program planning management officer at the Ottawa Public Health unit developed a centralized platform to simplify knowledge sharing and encourage evidence use across the unit.