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Battling the bunk: Strategies to mitigate health-related misinformation in diverse settings and populations
This session will share the latest updates and insights from a CIHR-funded LES on health-related misinformation, a new LES underway about strategies to address misinformation related to political inst¡ Read more -
Pushing past platitudes ¨C from co-design to holding leaders to account for achieving real system transformation felt by everyday people in everyday life
In this fourth session in the series, we will explore practical and applied ways to make evidence-based choices the default or easy option for everyday citizens. Read more -
Global Evidence Commission update 2024 (for advanced time zones)
The goal of this interactive launch and discussion is to go farther, faster together by exploring ways to continue to build momentum toward implementing the Global Evidence Commission¡¯s shared priorit¡ Read more -
Global Evidence Commission update 2024
The goal of this interactive launch and discussion is to go farther, faster together by exploring ways to continue to build momentum toward implementing the Global Evidence Commission¡¯s shared priorit¡ Read more -
Battling the bunk ¨C Bringing evidence and citizen engagement to bear in addressing misinformation
In this third session in the series, we will explore different strategies (e.g., fact-checking, educational approaches, technical approaches) along with different vehicles to address misinformation (e¡ Read more -
Global Commission on Evidence to Address Societal Challenges: Where are we now and how can we go farther, faster together?
Researchers, academics and policy professionals from the Sax Institute¡¯s Member organisations logged in to hear Professor Lavis talk about the Commission¡¯s most recent work. Read more -
Special session at Cochrane Colloquium 2023 - Going farther, faster together: Implementing the recommendations of the Evidence Commission report
Download the slides from this special session at the Cochrane Colloquium 2023 Read more -
Citizen-backed evidence ¨C Engaging citizens in providing evidence synthesis and support (including for evidence-informed policy-making)
In this second session of the series, we¡¯re diving into ways of engaging citizens in asking questions and answering them (with new research or with existing evidence). Read more -
The big picture ¨C Putting evidence at the centre of everyday life
In this first session of the series, we¡¯re diving deep into four ¡®what works¡¯ streams for putting evidence at the centre of everyday life. Read more -
White House Year of Evidence: Taking stock of the evidence ecosystem today and tomorrow
Jennifer Thornhill Verma, the Executive Director of the Evidence Commission, was invited to share insights from the Commission¡¯s work at the final Evidence Forum at the White House in late February. Read more -
Global Solutions Forum
The Evidence Commission¡¯s work on strengthening domestic evidence-support systems was nominated by SDSN Canada to be showcased at this event. Read more -
Evidence Commission update 2023 (for advanced time zones)
Join our webinar as we share our progress towards improving the use of evidence to address societal challenges. Read more -
Evidence Commission update 2023
Join our webinar as we share our progress towards improving the use of evidence to address societal challenges. Read more -
Putting evidence at the centre of everyday life
As a follow on to our June webinar and again in collaboration with the Canadian Association of Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR), we are hosting a webinar on November 28. Read more -
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What Works Global Summit ¨C Getting evidence into policy
The 2022 What Works Global Summit (WWGS) takes place from 18-20 October and is hosted by Campbell Collaboration and UK & Ireland Campbell Centre. The conference is held entirely online and is free to ¡ Read more -
Evidence Commission panel at the Guidelines International Network (GIN) conference
This session at the Guidelines International Network conference shared insights from the Evidence Commission report, with the objective to discuss how the guidelines community can, and why it must, en¡ Read more -
The Evidence Forums: How Inclusive Engagement Strengthens Evidence for Policy and Practice
The discussion will include approaches for, investments in, and experiences of inclusive engagement with and partnerships between researchers, policymakers, practitioners, community leaders, and other¡ Read more -
Evidence intermediary organizations. The future: What would better look like?
New evidence intermediaries are being constantly set up around the world. But many work in silos ¨C and don¡¯t learn from other sectors or countries. Is there more we can do to collaborate? Read more -
How to make change happen ¨C Bridging the gap between evidence and policy
Watch a recording from John Lavis' presentation on bridging the gap between evidence and policy at the Nordic Conference on Mental Health and the Early Years. Read more