Observational studies in the era of evidence based medicine: Short review on their relevance, taxonomy and designs

Autores: Bahia MT
Link: http://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/3975

In this review of the literature, we distinguish between experimental and observational studies, highlighting the importance that the later have gained in the era of evidence-based medicine. We further analyze the value of observational studies in light of experimental studies. We present a taxonomy for observational studies based on units of observation and measurement (cross-sectional or longitudinal). We distinguish between descriptive studies and analytical studies.
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Competitive funding and structures for public health research in European countries

Autores: Craveiro I
Link: http://eurpub.oxfordjournals.org/content/23/suppl_2/39

The European Union is giving increasing emphasis to research as a driver for innovation and economic development. The European collaborative study PHIRE (Public Health Innovation and Research in Europe) investigated the funding and structures of public health research at national level in European countries.
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Impact of innovations in national public health markets in Europe

Autores: Cravo P, Craveiro I, Cravo P
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24189792

Social innovations can contribute to health and wellbeing. PHIRE (Public Health Innovation and Research in Europe) investigated the impacts at national level of innovation projects funded by the European Union Public Health Programme.
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Analysis of the quality of hospital information systems audit trails

Autores: João Paulo Borges, João Dinis, João Pinto, João Pinto, Barbosa-Ferreira JM, Joao Perdigao, Joao Perdigao
Link: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6947/13/84

Audit Trails (AT) are fundamental to information security in order to guarantee access traceability but can also be used to improve Health information System’s (HIS) quality namely to assess how they are used or misused. This paper aims at analysing the existence and quality of AT, describing scenarios in hospitals and making some recommendations to improve the quality of information.
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Observational studies in the era of evidence based medicine: Short review on their relevance, taxonomy and designs

A United Nations Global Health Panel for Global Health Governance: A commentary on Mackey

Competitive funding and structures for public health research in European countries

Impact of innovations in national public health markets in Europe

Analysis of the quality of hospital information systems audit trails

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