Browsing by Author "Pantoja Calderón, Tomás"

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    Capturing lessons learned from evidence-to-policy initiatives through structured reflection
    (2014) Pantoja Calderón, Tomás; El-Jardali, Fadi; Lavis, John; Moat, Kaelan; Ataya, Nour
    Abstract Background Knowledge translation platforms (KTPs), which are partnerships between policymakers, stakeholders, and researchers, are being established in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to enhance evidence-informed health policymaking (EIHP). This study aims to gain a better understanding of the i) activities conducted by KTPs, ii) the way in which KTP leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders perceive these activities and their outputs, iii) facilitators that support KTP work and challenges, and the lessons learned for overcoming such challenges, and iv) factors that can help to ensure the sustainability of KTPs. Methods This paper triangulated qualitative data from: i) 17 semi-structured interviews with 47 key informants including KTP leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders from 10 KTPs; ii) document reviews, and iii) observation of deliberations at the International Forum on EIHP in LMICs held in Addis Ababa in August 2012. Purposive sampling was used and data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results Deliberative dialogues informed by evidence briefs were identified as the most commendable tools by interviewees for enhancing EIHP. KTPs reported that they have contributed to increased awareness of the importance of EIHP and strengthened relationships among policymakers, stakeholders, and researchers. Support from policymakers and international funders facilitated KTP activities, while the lack of skilled human resources to conduct EIHP activities impeded KTPs. Ensuring the sustainability of EIHP initiatives after the end of funding was a major challenge for KTPs. KTPs reported that institutionalization within the government has helped to retain human resources and secure funding, whereas KTPs hosted by universities highlighted the advantage of autonomy from political interests. Conclusions The establishment of KTPs is a promising development in supporting EIHP. Real-time lesson drawing from the experiences of KTPs can support improvements in the functioning of KTPs in the short term, while making the case for sustaining their work in the long term. Lessons learned can help to promote similar EIHP initiatives in other countries.Abstract Background Knowledge translation platforms (KTPs), which are partnerships between policymakers, stakeholders, and researchers, are being established in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to enhance evidence-informed health policymaking (EIHP). This study aims to gain a better understanding of the i) activities conducted by KTPs, ii) the way in which KTP leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders perceive these activities and their outputs, iii) facilitators that support KTP work and challenges, and the lessons learned for overcoming such challenges, and iv) factors that can help to ensure the sustainability of KTPs. Methods This paper triangulated qualitative data from: i) 17 semi-structured interviews with 47 key informants including KTP leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders from 10 KTPs; ii) document reviews, and iii) observation of deliberations at the International Forum on EIHP in LMICs held in Addis Ababa in August 2012. Purposive sampling was used and data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results Deliberative dialogues informed by evidence briefs were identified as the most commendable tools by interviewees for enhancing EIHP. KTPs reported that they have contributed to increased awareness of the importance of EIHP and strengthened relationships among policymakers, stakeholders, and researchers. Support from policymakers and international funders facilitated KTP activities, while the lack of skilled human resources to conduct EIHP activities impeded KTPs. Ensuring the sustainability of EIHP initiatives after the end of funding was a major challenge for KTPs. KTPs reported that institutionalization within the government has helped to retain human resources and secure funding, whereas KTPs hosted by universities highlighted the advantage of autonomy from political interests. Conclusions The establishment of KTPs is a promising development in supporting EIHP. Real-time lesson drawing from the experiences of KTPs can support improvements in the functioning of KTPs in the short term, while making the case for sustaining their work in the long term. Lessons learned can help to promote similar EIHP initiatives in other countries.
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    Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group guidance series - paper 1 : introduction
    (2018) Noyes, Jane; Booth, Andrew; Cargo, Margaret; Flemming, Kate; Garside, Ruth; Hannes, Karin; Harden, Angela; Harris, Janet; Lewin, Simon; Pantoja Calderón, Tomás; Thomas, James
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    Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group guidance series-paper 3: methods for assessing methodological limitations, data extraction and synthesis, and confidence in synthesized qualitative findings
    (2018) Noyes, Jane; Booth, Andrew; Flemming, Kate; Garside, Ruth; Harden, Angela; Lewin, Simon; Pantoja Calderón, Tomás; Hannes, Karin; Cargo, Margaret; Thomas, James
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    Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group guidance series-paper 5: methods for integrating qualitative and implementation evidence within intervention effectiveness reviews
    (2018) Harden, Angela; Thomas, James; Cargo, Margaret; Harris, Janet; Pantoja Calderón, Tomás; Flemming, Kate; Booth, Andrew; Garside, Ruth; Hannes, Karin; Noyes, Jane
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    El análisis crítico de la información publicada en la literatura médica
    (2004) Letelier Saavedra, Luz María; Pantoja Calderón, Tomás; Neumann Burotto, Gonzalo Ignacio
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    Extending the PRISMA. statement to equity-focused systematic reviews (PRISMA-E. 2012) : explanation and elaboration
    (2016) Welch, Vivian; Petticrew, Mark; Petkovic, Jennifer; Moher, David; Waters, Elizabeth; White, Howard; Tugwell, Peter; Pantoja Calderón, Tomás
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    Guías de práctica clínica : una introducción a su elaboración e implementación
    (2014) Pantoja Calderón, Tomás; Soto Subiabre, Mauricio Andrés
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    Hacia un nuevo modelo de atención primaria en salud. Evaluación del proyecto de salud familiar Ancora UC
    (2013) Puschel Illanes, Klaus; Tellez, Alvaro; Montero Labbé, Joaquín; Brunner, Astrid; Peñaloza Hidalgo, Blanca Elvira; Rojas Villar, María Paulina; Poblete A., Fernando; Pantoja Calderón, Tomás
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    Implementation research evidence uptake and use for policy-making
    (2012) Panisset, Ulysses; Pantoja Calderón, Tomás; Koehlmoos, Tracey P.; Alkhatib, Ahmad H.; Singh, Prabal; Kengey-Kayondo, Jane; McCutchen, Ben; Miguel, González B. Á.
    Abstract A major obstacle to the progress of the Millennium Development Goals has been the inability of health systems in many low- and middle-income countries to effectively implement evidence-informed interventions. This article discusses the relationships between implementation research and knowledge translation and identifies the role of implementation research in the design and execution of evidence-informed policy. After a discussion of the benefits and synergies needed to translate implementation research into action, the article discusses how implementation research can be used along the entire continuum of the use of evidence to inform policy. It provides specific examples of the use of implementation research in national level programmes by looking at the scale up of zinc for the treatment of childhood diarrhoea in Bangladesh and the scaling up of malaria treatment in Burkina Faso. A number of tested strategies to support the transfer of implementation research results into policy-making are provided to help meet the standards that are increasingly expected from evidence-informed policy-making practices.Abstract A major obstacle to the progress of the Millennium Development Goals has been the inability of health systems in many low- and middle-income countries to effectively implement evidence-informed interventions. This article discusses the relationships between implementation research and knowledge translation and identifies the role of implementation research in the design and execution of evidence-informed policy. After a discussion of the benefits and synergies needed to translate implementation research into action, the article discusses how implementation research can be used along the entire continuum of the use of evidence to inform policy. It provides specific examples of the use of implementation research in national level programmes by looking at the scale up of zinc for the treatment of childhood diarrhoea in Bangladesh and the scaling up of malaria treatment in Burkina Faso. A number of tested strategies to support the transfer of implementation research results into policy-making are provided to help meet the standards that are increasingly expected from evidence-informed policy-making practices.Abstract A major obstacle to the progress of the Millennium Development Goals has been the inability of health systems in many low- and middle-income countries to effectively implement evidence-informed interventions. This article discusses the relationships between implementation research and knowledge translation and identifies the role of implementation research in the design and execution of evidence-informed policy. After a discussion of the benefits and synergies needed to translate implementation research into action, the article discusses how implementation research can be used along the entire continuum of the use of evidence to inform policy. It provides specific examples of the use of implementation research in national level programmes by looking at the scale up of zinc for the treatment of childhood diarrhoea in Bangladesh and the scaling up of malaria treatment in Burkina Faso. A number of tested strategies to support the transfer of implementation research results into policy-making are provided to help meet the standards that are increasingly expected from evidence-informed policy-making practices.Abstract A major obstacle to the progress of the Millennium Development Goals has been the inability of health systems in many low- and middle-income countries to effectively implement evidence-informed interventions. This article discusses the relationships between implementation research and knowledge translation and identifies the role of implementation research in the design and execution of evidence-informed policy. After a discussion of the benefits and synergies needed to translate implementation research into action, the article discusses how implementation research can be used along the entire continuum of the use of evidence to inform policy. It provides specific examples of the use of implementation research in national level programmes by looking at the scale up of zinc for the treatment of childhood diarrhoea in Bangladesh and the scaling up of malaria treatment in Burkina Faso. A number of tested strategies to support the transfer of implementation research results into policy-making are provided to help meet the standards that are increasingly expected from evidence-informed policy-making practices.
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    Metodología de adaptación de una guía clínica para el manejo de pacientes adultos con neumonía adquirida en la comunidad en una red de salud privada
    (2011) Pantoja Calderón, Tomás; Ferdinand Olivares, Constanza; Saldías Peñafiel, Fernando; Rojas Orellana, Luis; Balcells Marty, María Elvira; Castro López, Ricardo; Poblete Umanzor, Rodrigo Eduardo
    Background: Clinical practice guidelines (CPG) are widely used as tools for improving quality of health care. Guidelines developed elsewhere, can be adapted using a valid and systematic process. Aim: To describe the methodology used in the process of adaptation of a guideline for the management of adults with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in a private health care organization. Material and Methods: We used the ADAPTE framework involving three main phases. At the set-up phase a guideline adaptation group integrated by medical specialists from different disciplines, a methodologist and a nurse coordinator was formed. At the adaptation phase, the specific clinical questions to be addressed by the guidelines were identified. Results: Twenty five guidelines were initially retrieved. After their assessment, the number was reduced to only three. Recommendations from these guidelines were 'mapped' and focused searches were carried out where 'evidence gaps' were identified. An initial draft was written and revised by the adaptation group. At the finalization phase, the external review of the guideline was carried out and a process for the regular review and update of the adapted guideline was defined. Conclusions: We developed a guideline for the management of adults with CAP, adapted to the local context of our health care system, using guidelines developed elsewhere. This guideline creation method can be an efficient means of saving professional resources.
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    Oxytocin for preventing postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) in non-facility birth settings
    (2015) Pantoja Calderón, Tomás; Abalos, E.; Chapman, E.; Vera Pérez-Gacitúa, Claudio Mauricio; Serrano Larrea, Valentina
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    Pharmaceutical policies : effects of sales and dispensing policies (Protocol)
    (2015) Peñaloza Hidalgo, Blanca Elvira; Pantoja Calderón, Tomás; Herrera, Cristián A.; Torres Robles, Romina; Cid Pedraza, Camilo
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    Synthesizing evidence on complex interventions: How meta-analytical, qualitative, and mixed-method approaches can contribute
    (2013) Petticrew, M.; Rehfuess, E.; Noyes, J.; Higgins, J.; Mayhew, A.; Pantoja Calderón, Tomás; Shemilt, I.; Snowden, A.
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    When is a randomised controlled trial health equity relevant? Development and validation of a conceptual framework
    (2017) Jull, J.; Whitehead, M.; Petticrew, M.; Kristjansson, E.; Gough, D.; Petkovic, J.; Volmink, J.; Weijer, C.; Taljaard, M.; Pantoja Calderón, Tomás