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Taking stock of the availability and functions of National Ethics Committees worldwide

BMC Medical Ethics, 2021
Background National Ethics Committees (NECs) offer important oversight and guidance functions and facilitate public debate on bioethical issues. In an increasingly globalized world where technological advances, multi-national research collaborations, and
Patrik Hummel, Taghreed Adam, Andreas Reis, Katherine Littler   +3 more
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Prioritising health research in KwaZulu-Natal: has the research conducted met the research needs?

Health Research Policy and Systems, 2020
Background The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Health Act of 2009 mandates the Provincial Health Research and Ethics Committee to develop health research priorities for the province.
G. Khumalo, R. Desai, X. Xaba, M. Moshabela, S. Essack, E. Lutge   +5 more
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Determining the gaps between Cochrane reviews and trials of effectiveness of interventions for acute respiratory infections: an audit

Systematic Reviews, 2017
Background Cochrane primarily aims to systematically review trials of effectiveness that are important to inform clinical decisions. Editorial groups support authors to achieve high-quality reviews and prioritise review proposals in their clinical domain
Jasmin Alloo, Sanya Vallath, Chris Del Mar, Matt Carter, Sarah Thorning, Justin Clark   +5 more
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Research Commentary: A Carer’s Roadmap for Research, Practice, and Policy on Suicide, Homicide, and Self-Harm

Behavioral Sciences, 2019
Academic researchers are increasingly asked to engage with the wider world, both in terms of creating impact from their work, and in telling the world what goes on in university research departments.
Anonymous Members of the Peninsula Public Involvement Group, Kristin Liabo, Siobhan O’Dwyer   +2 more
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Rapid prioritisation of topics for rapid evaluation: the case of innovations in adult social care and social work

Health Research Policy and Systems, 2021
Background Prioritisation processes are widely used in healthcare research and increasingly in social care research. Previous research has recommended using consensus development methods for inclusive research agenda setting.
Katherine Cowan, Naomi J. Fulop, Amelia Harshfield, Pei Li Ng, Antiopi Ntouva, Manbinder Sidhu, Jon Sussex, Sonila M. Tomini, Holly Walton   +8 more
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Prioritising research funding for cardiovascular disease and diabetes in Australia

Journal of Public Health Policy, 2023
AbstractThe Targeted Translation Research Accelerator program was created to address cardiovascular disease and diabetes in Australia. To maximise the impact of the considerable investment in this program, a structured prioritisation project was undertaken to determine the highest priority health and medical unmet needs in cardiovascular disease and ...
Emily A. C. Grundy, Lauren E. Kelly, Erica Kneipp, Lucy Clynes, Alexander K. Saeri, Peter Bragge   +5 more
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Approaches to prioritising primary health research: a scoping review

BMJ Global Health, 2022
ObjectiveTo systematically identify and describe approaches to prioritise primary research topics in any health-related area.MethodsWe searched Medline and CINAHL databases and Google Scholar. Teams of two reviewers screened studies and extracted data in duplicate and independently.
Luciane Cruz Lopes, Elie A Akl, Amena El-Harakeh, Fadi El-Jardali, Racha Fadlallah, Hneine Brax, Tamara Lotfi, Najla Daher, Rima Hammam, Lama Bou Karroum, Ghida Arnous, Inas Kassamany, Stephanie Baltayan, Aya Harb   +13 more
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Patient prioritisation methods to shorten waiting times for elective surgery: A systematic review of how to improve access to surgery.

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundConcern about long waiting times for elective surgeries is not a recent phenomenon, but it has been heightened by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated measures.
Dimuthu Rathnayake, Mike Clarke, Viraj Jayasinghe   +2 more
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A Qualitative Study on How Social Workers From Regional and Metropolitan Queensland, Australia Perceive the Impact of the National Prioritisation System on Hospital Discharge Planning: A Study Protocol

International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 2020
In 2012, the Australian Commonwealth Government introduced a series of reforms for the aged care sector including the implementation of the National Prioritisation System for a flexible, accessible and demand-driven approach to home care services for ...
Bernadette Dimla, Denise Wood, Lynne Parkinson   +2 more
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Wounds research for patient benefit: a 5-year programme of research

Programme Grants for Applied Research, 2016
Background: Complex wounds are those that heal by secondary intention and include lower-limb ulcers, pressure ulcers and some surgical wounds. The care of people with complex wounds is costly, with care mainly being delivered by community nurses.
Nicky Cullum, Hannah Buckley, Jo Dumville, Jill Hall, Karen Lamb, Mary Madden, Richard Morley, Susan O’Meara, Pedro Saramago Goncalves, Marta Soares, Nikki Stubbs   +10 more
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