In this commentary, the idea of closing the gap between knowing and doing through closing the gap between academics and practitioners is explored. The two communities approach to knowledge production and use, has predominated within healthcare, resulting in a separation between the worlds of research and practice, and, therefore, between its producers and users. Meaningful collaborations betwee...

We argue that the field of Health Policy and Management (HPAM) ought to confront the gap between theory, policy, and practice. Although there are perennial efforts to reform healthcare systems, the conceptual barriers are considerable and reflect the theory-policy-practice gap. We highlight four dimensions of the gap: 1) the dominance of microeconomic thinking in health policy analysis and desi...

Many of the choices that designers and engineers make during a design process impact not only functionality, usability, or aesthetics technology, but also values might be supported undermined via technology design. Designers can actively for values, this awareness has led to development various ‘ethics by design' approaches. One such approach is capability sensitive (CSD). Thus far, CSD develop...

the purpose of establishing foreign reserves account in iran was mainly to secure iran's economy from the oil's price changes. it was to compensate for oil price reduction. but foreign reserves account withdrew excessively and did not allocate it optimally. that's why; it went for away from its practical purpose. this study focuses on the use of official assessment pattern to rev...

health systems across the world are concerned with the quality and safety of patient care. this includes investing in research and development to progress advances in the treatment and management of individuals and healthcare organisations. the concept of evidence- based healthcare has gained increasing currency over the last two decades; yet questions persist about the time it takes for new re...