After many years of success, EvidenceNetwork.ca is no longer in operation. We would like to thank everyone who has contributed to the organization over the past decade including our dedicated researchers, newspaper editors, readers and funders. However, now it is time to move onto new ways of looking at knowledge mobilization and policy. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Shannon Sampert at [email protected].
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What is EvidenceNetwork.ca?

Dr. Shannon Sampert, Director and Editor-in-Chief of EvidenceNetwork.ca describes the history and mandate of the project and how we work to raise the level of social and public policy evidence in the mainstream media.

The Changing Media Landscape

EvidenceNetwork.ca Media Symposium, Ottawa October 2017 (This video/podcast was extracted from a webinar). Dr. Shannon Sampert, Director of EvidenceNetwork.ca moderates a panel of media experts, including: Jennifer Ditchburn – Policy Options Bob Cox – News Media Canada André Picard – Globe & Mail Hosted by EvidenceNetwork.ca in partnership with the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement. EvidenceNetwork.ca […]

How EvidenceNetwork.ca Works with the Media

(This video/podcast was extracted from a webinar). Dr. Shannon Sampert, Director of EvidenceNetwork.ca on helping academics get their work published in the mainstream media. This was webcast live from the EvidenceNetwork.ca symposium in Ottawa, October 2017, in partnership with the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement. EvidenceNetwork.ca creates original media content on public policy topics for […]

How to write an op-ed: Webinar

with Jennifer Ditchburn (Policy Options) and Shannon Sampert (EvidenceNetwork.ca) You’ve poured energy and passion into your research – now you want to make sure your findings and your expertise make an impact outside of your immediate network. But how do you get policy-makers, potential collaborators and the wider public to take notice? One recent estimate […]

Evidence in the Media: How Academics can Get Their Research in the Mainstream Media

(This video/podcast was extracted from a webinar). Dr. Shannon Sampert, Director of EvidenceNetwork.ca moderates a panel with Dr. Colleen Flood and Dr. Ivy Bourgeault on how academics could, and should, work with the mainstream media to raise the level of evidence on important policy issues. Dr. Colleen Flood is Associate Vice-President, Research (interim) and Professor […]

See our 10 Most Popular Videos and Podcasts from our YouTube Channel

2015 saw us create a regular podcast series on health policy produced by our media intern and Radio Canada journalist, Melanie-Meloche Holubowski. It’s proven to be popular, along with our less frequently created video content.

Most popular health policy content on EvidenceNetwork.ca, 2011-2015

Since 2011, we’ve published well over 500 original op-eds, podcasts, videos and backgrounders on controversial and timely health policy issues in Canada and had them published widely in every major media outlet across the country.

Check out the most popular articles on the EvidenceNetwork.ca site from 2015

It was another great year for content produced by Evidence Network experts and authors. We created more than 150 original op-eds, podcasts, videos, posters and backgrounders on a wide range of health policy issues for publication in the mainstream media.

Mon rôle en tant que chercheur est non seulement de rapporter les faits, mais aussi d’élever la voix

“Mon rôle en tant que chercheur est non seulement de rapporter les faits, mais aussi d’élever la voix lorsque les décisions politiques ne tiennent pas compte des données probantes.” Marc-André Gagnon est professeur agrégé à la School of Public Policy and Administration de l’Université Carleton.   Lisez le commentaire: Des chercheurs canadiens sollicitent de leurs pairs […]

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