Penny wise, pound foolish

Making the best use of available knowledge and resources involves systematic assessment of research evidence, with a view to ensuring that we invest only in interventions that have been demonstrated to be effective. The task force has been a world leader in assessing and disseminating best practices...

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Published in:Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ) 2004-02, Vol.170 (4), p.445-445
Main Author: Mills, Christina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Canada
Health Care Rationing - organization & administration
Humans
Letters
Preventive Medicine - economics
Public Health - economics
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Summary:Making the best use of available knowledge and resources involves systematic assessment of research evidence, with a view to ensuring that we invest only in interventions that have been demonstrated to be effective. The task force has been a world leader in assessing and disseminating best practices in clinical prevention. Its current level of funding is actually rather puny, in relation to both the value of its work and the scale of the challenges it faces in keeping up with a constantly growing body of evidence.
ISSN:0820-3946
1488-2329