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John N. Lavis

John N. Lavis

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
81
Citations
28536
World Ranking
350
National Ranking
20

Overview

John N. Lavis is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada and has contributed extensively to the fields of health professions and medicine. Their research spans multiple subfields, including general health professions, economics and econometrics, public health, environmental and occupational health, management science and operations research, and organizational behavior and human resource management.

The primary focus of their work lies within health policy implementation science, health systems, economic evaluations, quality of life, and primary care and health outcomes. Additional topics explored include health sciences research and education, evaluation and performance assessment, healthcare cost, quality, and practices, as well as clinical practice guidelines implementation.

Some of the recent papers by John N. Lavis include:

  • How does integrated knowledge translation (IKT) compare to other collaborative research approaches to generating and translating knowledge? Learning from experts in the field (2020, Health Research Policy and Systems)
  • Understanding the implementation of evidence-informed policies and practices from a policy perspective: a critical interpretive synthesis (2021, Implementation Science)
  • International treaties have mostly failed to produce their intended effects (2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Institutional and behaviour-change interventions to support COVID-19 public health measures: a review by the Lancet Commission Task Force on public health measures to suppress the pandemic (2021, International Health)
  • What to do with all the AGREEs? The AGREE portfolio of tools to support the guideline enterprise (2020, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology)

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include:

  • Michael G. Wilson
  • Jeremy Grimshaw (13 publications)
  • Fadi El-Jardali (10 publications)
  • Kerry Waddell (8 publications)
  • Will Moy (7 publications)

John N. Lavis has published multiple papers in prominent academic venues such as:

  • Health Research Policy and Systems (17 publications)
  • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (6 publications)
  • International Journal of Health Policy and Management (4 publications)
  • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (4 publications)
  • Research Square (4 publications)

Best Publications

  • Knowledge translation of research findings

    Jeremy M Grimshaw;Martin P Eccles;John N Lavis;Sophie J Hill

  • How can research organizations more effectively transfer research knowledge to decision makers

    John N. Lavis;Dave Robertson;Jennifer M. Woodside;Christopher B. McLeod

  • Towards systematic reviews that inform health care management and policy-making.

    John Lavis;Huw Davies;Andy Oxman;Jean-Louis Denis

  • SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 15: Engaging the public in evidence-informed policymaking.

    Andrew D Oxman;Simon Lewin;John N Lavis;Atle Fretheim

  • Examining the Role of Health Services Research in Public Policymaking

    John N. Lavis;Suzanne E. Ross;Jeremiah E. Hurley

  • Assessing country-level efforts to link research to action

    John N Lavis;Jonathan Lomas;Maimunah Hamid;Nelson K Sewankambo

  • Quality of care in for-profit and not-for-profit nursing homes: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Vikram R Comondore;P J Devereaux;Qi Zhou;Samuel B Stone

  • SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 14: Organising and using policy dialogues to support evidence-informed policymaking

    John N Lavis;Jennifer A Boyko;Andrew D Oxman;Simon Lewin

  • Sustainability science: an integrated approach for health-programme planning

    Russell L Gruen;Julian H Elliott;Monica L Nolan;Paul D Lawton

  • SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP). 1: What is evidence-informed policymaking?

    Andrew D Oxman;John N Lavis;Simon Lewin;Atle Fretheim

  • Use of research to inform public policymaking.

    John N Lavis;Francisco Becerra Posada;Andy Haines;Eric Osei

  • Research, public policymaking, and knowledge-translation processes: Canadian efforts to build bridges.

    John N. Lavis

  • A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies comparing mortality rates of private for-profit and private not-for-profit hospitals

    P.J. Devereaux;Peter T.L. Choi;Christina Lacchetti;Bruce Weaver

  • What are the best methodologies for rapid reviews of the research evidence for evidence-informed decision making in health policy and practice: a rapid review.

    Michelle M. Haby;Michelle M. Haby;Evelina Chapman;Rachel Clark;Jorge Barreto

  • SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP)

    John N Lavis;Andrew D Oxman;Simon Lewin;Atle Fretheim

  • Effects of policy options for human resources for health: an analysis of systematic reviews

    Mickey Chopra;Salla Munro;John N Lavis;Gunn Vist

  • Use of evidence in WHO recommendations.

    Andrew D Oxman;John N Lavis;Atle Fretheim

  • Levers for addressing medical underuse and overuse: achieving high-value health care

    Adam G Elshaug;Meredith B Rosenthal;John N Lavis;John N Lavis;Shannon Brownlee

  • Measuring the impact of health research

    John Lavis;Suzanne Ross;Christopher McLeod;Alina Gildiner

  • How Can We Support the Use of Systematic Reviews in Policymaking

    John N. Lavis

  • Comparison of mortality between private for-profit and private not-for-profit hemodialysis centers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    P. J. Devereaux;Holger J. Schünemann;Nikila Ravindran;Mohit Bhandari

Frequent Co-Authors

Julia Abelson
Julia Abelson McMaster University
Atle Fretheim
Atle Fretheim Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Fadi El-Jardali
Fadi El-Jardali American University of Beirut
Simon Lewin
Simon Lewin South African Medical Research Council
John-Arne Røttingen
John-Arne Røttingen The Research Council of Norway
Andy Haines
Andy Haines London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Cameron A. Mustard
Cameron A. Mustard University of Manitoba
Till Bärnighausen
Till Bärnighausen Heidelberg University
Maureen Dobbins
Maureen Dobbins McMaster University
Sara Bennett
Sara Bennett Johns Hopkins University

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