Using Knowledge and Evidence in Health Care: Multidisciplinary Perspectives - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802096360 ISBN 13: 9780802096364

Publisher: University of Toronto Press, 2008

Synopsis

At the clinical, management, and policy levels, the use of knowledge and evidence in health care has become a worldwide priority. The contributors to Using Knowledge and Evidence in Health Care seek to broaden our understanding of the complexity involved in health care decision-making by integrating social science knowledge and exploring some of the challenges and limits of evidence in different health care contexts.

Louise Lemieux-Charles and François Champagne have brought together an esteemed group of scholars to provide a conceptual framework that illustrates the factors critical to analysing and optimizing the use of knowledge and evidence. Previous studies have focused primarily on the medical literature without acknowledging the social sciences tradition. With its integration of works from political science, public policy, informatics, and other disciplines, Using Knowledge and Evidence in Health Care provides a bridge between both worlds. By bringing together different views on the topic, the volume goes beyond strict disciplinary boundaries to provide the fullest exploration of knowledge and evidence in health care.

About this title

About the Authors

François Champagne is a professor in the Department of Health Administration at l'Université de Montréal.

Louise Lemieux-Charles is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation at the University of Toronto.

From the Back Cover

'"Using Knowledge and Evidence in Health Care" is a well-written and carefully edited collection of essays that should be required reading for students of Health Informatics or indeed anyone interested in influencing clinical practice behaviours and outcomes. Its scholarship is sound, diverse, and comprehensive.'-Tom Noseworthy, Centre for Health and Policy Studies, University of Calgary

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802096360
• ISBN 13: 9780802096364
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 290
• Editor: Champagne François, Lemieux-Charles Louise