Public Policy Advisory Committee Perspective

Advisory committee perspective.

There is no question that the world of children— and thus, that of Pediatrics—has changed in the 20 years since I graduated from medical school. Then, heading off to my internship and training in Pediatrics, medical (ie, scientific) issues still were paramount and costs were no object; we could admit a child for a fever of unknown origin and do a lengthy and thorough workup that provided an edu...

Health Policy Advisory Committee on Technology

Implementation of a Health Policy Advisory Committee as a Knowledge Translation Platform: The Nigeria Experience

Background In recent times, there has been a growing demand internationally for health policies to be based on reliable research evidence. Consequently, there is a need to strengthen institutions and mechanisms that can promote interactions among researchers, policy-makers and other stakeholders who can influence the uptake of research findings. The Health Policy Advisory Committee (HPAC) is on...

A global perspective on vaccine safety and public health: the Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety.

Established in 1999, the Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety advises the World Health Organization (WHO) on vaccine-related safety issues and enables WHO to respond promptly, efficiently, and with scientific rigor to issues of vaccine safety with potential global importance. The committee also assesses the implications of vaccine safety for practice worldwide and for WHO policies. We de...

Provost's Advisory Committee on

At its June,1996 meeting, Senate approved a new Instructor and Course Evaluation form (see Exhibit 1) for university-wide use beginning in the 1996-97 academic year. The distinctive features of the new teaching evaluation form include numerical ratings of a broad range of teacher and course characteristics, written comments from students on instructor and course, assessment of student character...