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The Development Track


Please note! The programme is subject to change.

Links to abstracts will be added in advance of the Colloquium. All authors are listed in the abstracts.
Links to
presentations will be added shortly after the Colloquium.
Abstracts and presentations will be found at the general programme pages.

SW = Social Welfare E = Education C = Crime and Justice H = Health M = Methods KN = Knowledge Utilization
Monday
Systematic reviews of epidemiologic data on the global burden of cardiovascular disease
Laurie M. Anderson; US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), USA
H paper
A systematic review of intervention strategies to promote childhood vaccination: Focus on education
Vivien L. Hendry; Institute for Effective Education, University of York, UK
H paper
Prioritising investment in public health: A review of the economic evidence
Kevin Marsh; The Matrix Evidence, London
H paper
The impact of water supply and sanitation interventions on child health: Evidence from DHS surveys
Ron Bose; International Institute for Impact Evaluation (3ie)
H paper
Water, sanitation and hygiene interventions to combat childhood diarrhea in developing countries
Hugh Waddington; International Institute for Impact Evaluation (3ie)
H paper
A synthetic review of household valuations of water quality improvements in developing countries
Robyn Meeks; Harvard University, USA
H paper
A tool for Campbell review authors: The equity checklist
Erin Ueffing; Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Canada
Panel: Peter Tugwell, Elizabeth Kristjansson; University of Ottawa, Mark Petticrew; London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
SW workshop
Official opening address
Jonas Gahr Støre; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway

Better evidence for a better world

Richard Horton; Editor-in-chief, The Lancet

Supporting policy and practice: Why systematic reviews matter
Julia Littell; Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research, Bryn Mawr College, USA
  Plenary
Tuesday
Communicating evidence about development policy
Howard White; Executive Director, International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie), Egypt

The case for mandatory impact evaluation
Andrew David Oxman; Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services & The Cochrane Collaboration
  Plenary
Methods for considering the social determinants of health: Recommendations for Campbell & Cochrane
Peter Tugwell; University of Ottawa, Canada
Authors: Michael P. Kelly, Vivian Welch, Josiane Bonnefoy, Mark Petticrew,  Antony Morgan, Elizabeth Kristjansson, Erin Ueffing, Marion Doull, Emma Stewart
H symposium
Synthetic review of the impact of microfinance
Jos Vaessen; Institute of Development Policy and Management, University of Antwerp & Maastricht University, Netherlands
M paper
Poverty and access to justice: A case for the well-being of the vulnerable
Josephine Alumanah; Department of Sociology/Anthropology, University of Nigeria
SW paper
How can urban planning help poverty reduction?
Carlos de la Espriella; Housing Development & Management, Lund University, Sweden
SW paper
Centres for the systematic reviews of health policy
Tracey Koehlmoos; World Health Organization (WHO)
H symposium
Wednesday
Some Hypotheses about Characteristics of High Quality Nonrandomized Experiments
William Shadish, University of California
   
Towards an evidence-based world view
Hans Rosling, Professor of Global Health, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
   
EVIPNet: Evidence-informed policies to improve health in low and middle income countries
Ulysses Panisset; World Health Organization (WHO)
H paper
Costs and cost-outcomes of school feeding programs in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC)
Elizabeth Kristjansson; University of Ottawa, Canada
H paper
When and how are effects on health equity assessed in systematic reviews of effectiveness
Vivian Welch; Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Canada
M paper
Tackling the wider social determinants of health and health inequalities: Systematic review evidence
Mark Petticrew; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London, UK
H paper
Education and children's wellbeing in North Africa: Socioeconomic inequalities and regional disparity
Abdesslam Boutayeb; Faculty of Sciences, Oujda, Morocco
H paper
The value of training the children's workforce: An example of the use of modelling techniques
Kevin Marsh; The Matrix Evidence, London
SW paper
Developing a systematic map on foster care: An Australian example
Belinda Mayfield
KN  
Poster Sessions ...................
Better evidence in south-south and triangular cooperation
Osvaldo Elissetche; Asociación Civil Estudios y Proyectos, Argentina
SW
Ageing and new forms of social life in the information society
Juan Herrero; University of Oviedo, Spain
SW
Gender preferences for children among Iranian Women
Mojgan Karbakhsh; Tehran University of medical Sciences, Iran
SW
Violence at school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Repercussions for mental health of adolescents
Virginia Schall; Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, MG, Brazil
SW
Equality of educational opportunities in Iran
Batol Mousavi; Janbazan Medical and Engineering Research Center (JMERC), Iran
E
Facing the health challenges of Indonesia's aging population
Mira Hidajat, Population Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University, USA
H
Incorporation of family intervention in schizophrenia
Ana Martins; Agencia Nacional de Saude Suplementar (ANS), Brazil
H
Effectiveness of health interventions in Zambia & the balance between good and harmful effects
Thabale Ngulube; Centre for Health, Science & Social Research (CHESSORE), Zambia
H
Economic and financing policies in Iran's health sector
Mariam Ramzanian; Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education
H
Strategies to develop an essential healthcare package: Evidence from international experience
Li Yang; Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Peking University,China
H