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Supporting the use of evidence – new partnership between McMaster and the Caribbean Centre for Health Systems Research and Development
The McMaster Health Forum is pleased to announce a formal collaboration with the Caribbean Centre for Health Systems Research and Development (CCHSRD) at the University of the West Indies’ Augustine C... Read more -
Adapting policy-support mechanisms to help achieve the non-health SDGs
While evidence-informed policymaking approaches have helped drive progress in many health systems around the world, a new partnership among the Forum, its peers in 13 countries, the Hewlett Foundation... Read more -
Expanding the scope of Social Systems Evidence
With a growing international focus on evidence-informed policymaking to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we’re excited to announce that we’ll soon be expanding the scope of Socia... Read more -
Forum hosting in-person workshop for citizens on finding and using research evidence and understanding the Ontario health system
On December 1, the McMaster Health Forum will be hosting a workshop for citizens of Ontario who are interested in learning about how to find and use research evidence, how to navigate the Ontario heal... Read more -
2018-19 Forum Fellows in Strengthening Health and Social Systems
The McMaster Health Forum is pleased to announce that Chloe Gao, Kartik Sharma and Peter Belesiotis have been selected as Forum Fellows in Strengthening Health and Social Systems for the 2018-19 acade... Read more -
Webinar series provides a guide for citizens on how to navigate the health system
To learn more about navigating Ontario's health system, register for one of our upcoming webinars. Read more -
Supporting the use of evidence – new partnership between McMaster and Lanzhou universities
The McMaster Health Forum is pleased to announce a formal collaboration with Lanzhou University’s Evidence-Based Medicine Center. Read more -
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health and Social Systems
The McMaster Health Forum is pleased to announce the first recipients of our Queen Elizabeth Scholarships in Strengthening Health and Social Systems: Ahmad Firas Khalid and Tatiana Alexandra Montoya G... Read more -
Finding the best evidence: Social Systems Evidence now contains more than 1,000 documents
Social Systems Evidence, a free online repository of pre-appraised, synthesized research evidence for social-system policymakers and stakeholders, now contains over 1,000 documents. Read more -
Expanding the reach of our Queen Elizabeth Scholars into strengthening health and social systems
The McMaster Health Forum is proud to have been selected as one of 20 Canadian institutions to host the next round of scholars in the Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship program (2... Read more -
Forum welcomes international Queen Elizabeth Scholars
The McMaster Health Forum is pleased to welcome a new cohort of international Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems to Canada. Read more -
Forum programs well positioned to support new five-year strategic plan set by World Health Assembly
As the WHO Collaborating Centre for Evidence-Informed Policy, we're excited to support WHO member states' efforts to reach the 'triple billion' target by making available and supporting the use of the... Read more -
Forum's Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems: Summer 2018
The McMaster Health Forum is pleased to announce the latest set of recipients for the Queen Elizabeth Scholarships in Strengthening Health Systems. Read more -
Creating a rapid-learning health system in Ontario
The rapid synthesis provides an Ontario- (or Canada-) appropriate definition of, and set of characteristics for, a rapid-learning health system. Read more -
Call for proposals: African policy research institutions to advance government use of evidence
The recent call for proposals from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation is a great opportunity for our African partners who are leading the way in supporting evidence-informed policymaking about ... Read more -
Africa Centre for Evidence welcomes Forum Director as a Distinguished Visiting Professor
The McMaster Health Forum is proud to announce that John Lavis, our Director, has recently been appointed as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Africa Centre for Evidence (ACE) in the Faculty o... Read more -
Forum sends Queen Elizabeth Scholars to Australia and Malaysia
The McMaster Health Forum is pleased to announce the latest recipients of the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship in Strengthening Health Systems. The scholars travelling to Australia and Malaysia to expand o... Read more -
John Lavis appointed co-chair of RNAO's NQuIRE® International Advisory Council
Dr. John Lavis and Leslee Thompson have accepted the role of co-chairs for the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) and the Nursing Quality Indicators for Reporting and Evaluation® (NQuIRE... Read more -
Citizen and stakeholder insights on modernizing oversight of the health workforce and on taking a step towards achieving worry-free surgery in Ontario
The Forum has recently completed two stakeholder dialogues on priority health issues in Ontario: modernizing oversight of the health workforce and achieving worry-free surgery. Both dialogues were inf... Read more
