PCN307 - APPLYING MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS (MCDA) AS AN EVIDENCE BASED HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT IN HEALTH CARE DECISION MAKING IN EGYPT

An Evaluation of Health Hazards Based on Multi Criteria Decision Making Process

Introduction: Health care workers are exposed to vast number of occupational hazards. According to the importance of protecting these valuable workforces, it is necessary to assess various deleterious factors in their career to make right decisions in dealing with these situations. Methods and Materials: In this study, first, all the hazards of different units of a treatment center were invest...

An AHP-Delphi Multi-Criteria Decision Making Model with Application to Environmental Decision-Making

Multiple criteria decision analysis for health technology assessment.

OBJECTIVES Multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) has been suggested by some researchers as a method to capture the benefits beyond quality adjusted life-years in a transparent and consistent manner. The objectives of this article were to analyze the possible application of MCDA approaches in health technology assessment and to describe their relative advantages and disadvantages. METHODS Thi...

Evidence-based decision making in public health.

A stronger focus on evidence-based decision making in day-to-day public health practice is needed. This article describes the rationale for this need, including (1) the inter-relationships between evidence-based medicine and evidence-based public health (EBPH); (2) commonly used analytic tools and processes; (3) keys to when public health action is warranted; (4) a strategic, six-step approach ...

Evidence-based decision making in occupational health.

Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is founded on the appealing paradigm of promoting the identification, appraisal and application of the best practices in health care, supporting doctors in the decision making process. The continuous development of health care presents a solid ground for more effective practices; however, research findings in the health services suggest that there is a gap between ...