A common thread weaving through the current public participation debate is the need for new
approaches that emphasize two-way interaction between decision makers and the public …

SELECTING VACCINES: THE LONG TERM As we have already seen, there is a temptation
for governments to invest most of their available resources in the vaccines exhibiting the …

Applied research organizations invest a great deal of time, and research funders invest a
great deal of money generating and (one hopes) transferring research knowledge that could …

OBJECTIVE: While much literature has debated public engagement in health care decision-making,
there is no consensus on when public engagement should be sought and how it …

There are a number of impulses towards public participation in health care decision making
including instrumentalist, communitarian, educative and expressive impulses and the desire …

The degree of attention being given to expanding ordinary citizens’ roles in the policy process
underscores the need to consider what effects these processes might and will have on …

Those making health care coverage decisions rely on health technology assessment (HTA)
for crucial technical information. But coverage decision-making, and the HTA that informs it, …

Models that describe the key features and intended effects of specific knowledge translation
and exchange (KTE) interventions are much less prominent than models that provide a …

How to involve the public in setting health and health care priorities is a constant challenge
for health system decisions. Policy maker interest in involving the public in increasingly …

The development of Canadian primary care has been shaped by a series of policy legacies
that continue to affect the possibilities for change in primary care through their cumulative …