KEYSTONE Short Course on HPSR
Category: Methods for HPSR,Policy analysis,
Institution:Public Health Foundation of India/Health Governance Hub
Country: India
Region: Southeast Asia
Language: English
Audience: Practicing Researchers,
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Learning objectives
The KEYSTONE course aims to develop individual capacities and channelize latent capacities of Keystone Fellows, for investigating and addressing real-world problems of health systems and policy, through rigorous immersion in current health policy and systems research (HPSR) approaches, frameworks and methodologies
Major topics covered
Health Systems & Health Policy frameworks Social justice, equity and gender System complexity Health Policy & Systems Research frameworks Economic analysis Policy analysis Realist evaluation Systems Thinking Approaches Ethnography Implementation research Participatory action research Knowledge translation
Teaching formats
The course starts by introducing Keystone Fellows to current frameworks to understand health systems and complexity, and the spectrum of approaches that make up the field of HPSR. Keystone Fellows are also familiarised with different disciplinary approaches in HPSR through the use of case studies, engaged in critical analysis of HPSR literature, and guided through the development of a research protocol
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