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. 2006 Jan;1(2):59-63.

Moving forward on both systematic reviews and deliberative processes

John N Lavis  1
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Moving forward on both systematic reviews and deliberative processes

John N Lavis. Healthc Policy. 2006 Jan.

Abstract
in English, French

Systematic reviews are increasingly seen as helpful "knowledge support" for managers and policy makers, and deliberative processes are starting to be seen as promising, locally contextualized "decision support." Increases to the flow of systematic reviews should be complemented by efforts to facilitate the retrieval, and adapt the presentation, of the available stock of systematic reviews. Research and other evidence should be combined in transparent ways to facilitate cross-context learning. The challenge for managers and policy makers in moving forward will be to avoid the confusion that comes from the branding of both systematic reviews and deliberative processes.

De plus en plus, les examens systématiques sont considérés comme étant utiles au « soutien des connaissances » pour les gestionnaires et les décideurs, et les processus de délibération commencent à être perçus comme étant susceptibles de constituer un « soutien aux décisions » localement contextualisé. L’augmentation du nombre d’examens systématiques devrait être complétée par des mesures visant à faciliter l’extraction et à adapter la présentation du stock actuel d’examens systématiques. La recherche et les autres preuves devraient être combinées de manière transparente afin de faciliter l’apprentissage transcontextuel. Le défi pour les gestionnaires et les décideurs qui veulent aller de l’avant sera d’éviter la confusion découlant de la définition des examens systématiques et des processus de délibération.

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