October 4, 2022 1:00 – 2:30 PM EDT
Susan Snelling, Alyssa Kostopoulos, Sophie
Neumann, Karlene Stoby
Focus on Students: Resources to Prepare you for
your Public Health Career

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• Polling

After Today
After the webinar, access the recording (in English) at
www.youtube.com/nccmt and slides in English and French at
www.slideshare.net/NCCMT/presentations.

Agenda
1. Introduction to the NCCMT and the NCCs
2. What is evidence-informed decision making?
3. Student perspectives: Resources to support evidence-informed
practice
4. Q and A / Discussion

Learning Objectives
After attending this webinar, participants will:
• Be able to articulate the key features of a model for evidence-
informed decision making and a process for evidence-informed
public health.
• Know where to access tools and resources to support students (and
others) in public health to find and use best-available research
evidence in decision making.
• Appreciate the perspectives of current and recent public health
graduate students on the value of evidence-informed practice and
the tools that they have found helpful.

Pre-webinar Polling Questions
1.How many people are watching today’s session with you?
A) Just Me
B) 2-3
C) 4-5
D) 6-10
E) >10
2. Have you visited the National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools’ website or used its resources before?
A) Yes
B) No
3. If you stated YES on the previous question, how many times have you used the NCCMT’s resources?
A) Once
B) 2-3 times
C) 4-10 times
D) 10+ times

What is Evidence-Informed Public Health?
• The process of distilling and disseminating the
best available evidence from research, context
and experience, and using that evidence to inform
and improve public health practice and policy.
• Put simply, it means finding, using and sharing
what works in public health.

Stages in the process of
Evidence-Informed Public Health
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A Model for Evidence-Informed Decision-Making in Public Health
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We asked recent grads…
• How are evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM) skills
important in your studies and/or in your work in the public
health field?
• What’s an EIDM resource you have found useful?

Our Presenters Are…
Alyssa Kostopoulos,
MPH
Sophie Neumann,
MPH
Karlene Stoby, MA

How are EIDM skills important in your studies/work
in the public health field?

What’s an EIDM resource you have found useful?

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Online Learning
https://www.nccmt.ca/learning-modules

https://www.nccmt.ca/tools/6s-search-pyramid
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Quality appraisal tools
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https://www.nccmt.ca/tools/eiph/appraise

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Health Evidence™
www.healthevidence.org

Health Evidence Briefing Note Tool
https://www.healthevidence.org/practice-tools.aspx

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Understanding Research Evidence
https://www.nccmt.ca/training/videos#ure1

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Rapid Review Guidebook
https://www.nccmt.ca/tools/rapid-review-guidebook

NCCMT Rapid Reviews
https://www.nccmt.ca/rapid-evidence-service

Questions and Discussion

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NCCMT Registry of Methods and Tools
A free, searchable, online collection of resources to support
evidence-informed decision making in public health practice,
programs and policy. This curated, searchable resource
offers a selection of methods and tools for each step in the
evidence-informed decision-making process.
• Summary statements
• Web links to resources
• https://www.nccmt.ca/knowledge-repositories/search

Share your story!
• Are you using EIDM in your practice/studies? We want to hear about it!
• Email us: nccmt@mcmaster.ca
• Need support for EIDM? Contact us for help!
• Email us: nccmt@mcmaster.ca
• We typically respond within 24 business hours
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Webinar Feedback
Your responses will be kept anonymous.
Please indicate your level of agreement with the following:
1. Participating in the webinar increased my knowledge and understanding of evidence-informed decision
making.
2. I will use the information from today’s webinar in my own practice.
3. Which of the following statements apply to your experience with the webinar today (check all that
apply):
□ The webinar was relevant to me and my public health practice
□ The webinar was effectively facilitated
□ The webinar had opportunities to participate
□ The webinar was easy to follow along
□ The webinar met my expectations
Strongly agree Agree Undecided Disagree Strongly Disagree
Strongly agree Agree Undecided Disagree Strongly Disagree

Webinars from the NCCMT
Learn more about our webinars:
https://www.nccmt.ca/training/webinars
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For more information:
NCCMT website: www.nccmt.ca
Contact: nccmt@mcmaster.ca