Skip to main content Skip to search Skip to search

Medical Health Policy

Using Knowledge and Evidence in Health Care

Multidisciplinary Perspectives

edited by François Champagne & Louise Lemieux-Charles

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
May 2008
Category
Health Policy, General, Hospital Administration & Care
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780802096364
    Publish Date
    May 2008
    List Price
    $47.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780802089328
    Publish Date
    Nov 2004
    List Price
    $81.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442692213
    Publish Date
    May 2008
    List Price
    $35.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442682979
    Publish Date
    Oct 2005
    List Price
    $86

Classroom Resources

Where to buy it

Description

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 the authors

Fran�ois Champagne is a professor in the Department of Health Administration at l'Universit� de Montr�al.

François Champagne's profile page

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

Louise Lemieux-Charles' profile page