Finding and Using Research Evidence to Inform Decision-making in Health Systems and Organizations
There is a growing international focus on evidence-informed policymaking, and a corresponding demand from policymakers, stakeholders and researchers who want to find and use the best available research evidence. By enrolling in this course, participants will be well-positioned to meet these growing demands.
Course objectives:
- to develop your knowledge about tools and resources available to help health- and social-system policymakers and stakeholders use research evidence
- to examine the attitudes that are supportive of using research evidence in health system decision-making
- to enhance your skills in acquiring, assessing, adapting and applying research evidence.
Online only
Online course
Participants are granted access to the online course for 30 days. Access to the course will be provided within 5 business days, following confirmation of payment.
Participants will engage with the full range of course material to meet the course objectives, but also to better understand the attitudes supportive of using research evidence in health system decision-making, and to enhance their skills in acquiring, assessing, adapting and applying research evidence. The online course is available in English and in French. Please email LearnHow@mcmaster.ca after registering if you'd like to be enrolled in the French course. By filling out the registration information, you're agreeing to our terms and conditions.
A 50% refund of the course fee will be provided if you cancel your registration before you access your online account. No refund is provided once you have accessed your online course account.
Online and in-class workshops
Custom workshops
Strengthen your team by hosting one of our customized training sessions on how to support the use of evidence, citizen values and stakeholder insights in policymaking. Our training programs build on the experience of Forum Director John Lavis in conducting more than 130 workshops in more than 30 countries. We’ve now trained health- and social-system policymakers, stakeholders, citizens, students and researchers from more than 60 countries.
Each session is tailored by experts at the McMaster Health Forum to meet your organization’s specific needs. For workshops with an in-person component, there is a full refund minus a $150 administration fee if cancellation is made four weeks in advance of the first workshop day. No refund is provided is cancelled with less than four weeks' notice.
Contact Kaelan Moat at LearnHow@mcmaster.ca to organize a session for your team.
Combination of online course and in-person interactive workshop
This format is suitable for organizations interested in offering in–person workshops for their constituents and sponsoring a group of 10 to 40 individuals. The online course is typically a pre-requisite for the in-person interactive workshop. Participants are granted advanced access to the online course for up to 30 days, and then enrolled in an in-person interactive workshop with one of the McMaster Health Forum’s expert staff to further support individuals in working through the material provided in the online course. Workshops can be scheduled for 1-1.5 hours, a half day, one day or two days or five days.
Prices vary depending on several factors inherent in the customization process with online/in-person combination cohorts, such as the length of the workshop, the number of participants, the number of facilitators required, and location and travel expenses. For workshops with an in-person component, there is a full refund minus a $150 administration fee if cancellation is made four weeks in advance of the first workshop day. No refund is provided is cancelled with less than four weeks' notice.
The date and venue of the workshop will be selected based on the organization’s needs and the course instructors’ availability. Please contact us at LearnHow@mcmaster.ca to discuss your interest.
In-person workshops can be conducted in English or French.