Project description
The fellow will be part of an overarching programme (which is detailed at Annex 2 available by contacting ltaylor.ihspr@mcgill.ca or szy@obs.euro.who.int) which aims to help governments, regulators, citizens and commentators better understand the comparative performance of their health systems, improve measurement and analysis, and help in the design, evaluation and choice of initiatives to strengthen health systems. The fellow will chose to work on one performance domain reflecting their background and the policy focus of Canadian policy-makers, from the following domains in comparative performance measurement;
- Efficiency
- Health system responsiveness
- Financial protection
- Equity of health and access to health services
The fellow’s core activities will also be shaped to reflect their strengths and the specific requirements of their policy focus. S/he will contribute to a mix of the following policy focused activities:
- Mapping and commenting on the validity and policy interpretation of the data sources that are being used to shape decisions at the national and subnational level
- Assessing for policy relevance existing measurement methodologies outlining their constraints as regards informing decision-making
- Working with the Observatory, its knowledge brokering methodologies and what is known about comparative attainment to bring evidence to decision-makers in forms that they can use to inform their own policy development
- Liaising with international agencies, European Member States, researchers and other stakeholders to help facilitate the alignment of data (specification, collection and interpretation) and its use in decision-making
Duration and links
The Science Policy Fellowship will last for six months and may be linked to a CIHR Health care Renewal Policy Analysis grant on the same theme. The intention is to integrate the work of the fellow with that of the Observatory and the research team partnering with the Observatory and holding the policy analysis grant. It is expected that links between the Observatory, CIHR and the Fellow will extend beyond the six month fellowship period.
