Originally published in PAHO.org On August 23, the Digital Innovations Webinar was held to facilitate the use of evidence and two new databases were launched: BIGG-REC and Therapeutics Covid-19. The initiative was promoted by the Department of Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health of the Pan American Health Organization (EIH/PAHO/WHO) and BIREME through the motivation to present…
Blog for the World EBHC Day World Evidence-Based Healthcare (EBHC) Day is held on 20 October each year. It is a global initiative that raises awareness of the need for better evidence to inform healthcare policy, practice and decision making in order to improve health outcomes globally. This year’s campaign, ‘Partnerships for purpose’, draws…
A framework to develop living practice guidelines in healthcare Clinical practice guidelines are the most important resource to assist-decision making in healthcare. Nevertheless, their applicability can decrease over time, as new evidence emerges, the sanitary context mutates or the preferences of patients change. An international multidisciplinary collaboration in which Epistemonikos took part produced a…
Antibiotic resistance is a significant threat to public health. Carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria are “priority pathogens” according to the World Health Organization. In this systematic review from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) [1] we found that the implementation of active surveillance strategies to detect these bacteria can induce a decline in infection or colonization rates.…
The first evidence map for acupunture identified promising therapies We combined evidence mapping and an overview approach to provide the first evidence map for acupuncture therapies across all therapeutic areas. An evidence map is considered to be a particularly useful tool for evidence-based decision-making and evidence-based policy development. Our Methodology Team assessed 120 systematic reviews…
The Cochrane Library in the health evidence ecosystem Day took place last June 7th in Madrid and Epistemonikos was part of a dozen of international exponents and collaborators. The event was organized by the Health Ministry of Spain and Centro Cochrane Iberoamericano. Our Chief Scientific Innovation Officer, Francisca Verdugo, was invited to present about the…
Epistemonikos COVID-19 L·OVE can be used as a single source for evidence synthesis COVID-19 is the topic on which the largest amount of scientific articles has been published in history. Therefore, the synthesis of relevant evidence to timely inform decision-making during the pandemic has become an unprecedented challenge. The L·OVE (Living OVerview of Evidence)…
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Apply to be part of our team of scientific researchers and contribute to our efforts of improving people’s health with evidence. We are looking for a new member to join our scientific methods department, where our researchers conduct evidence syntheses using thoroughly proven methodologies and technological tools, our L·OVE Platform and Epistemonikos Database. As part…
The Gabo Foundation created by Gabriel García Márquez gives this award to recognize the contribution of communicators in 4 different categories. Scientifically Proven ranks the most talked-about COVID-19 treatments using and summarizing the best available evidence. The dashboard was co-created by Fundación Epistemonikos and Salud con Lupa. How to navigate the flood of evidence…