The Health Research Podcast
The Health Research Podcast
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The Health Research Podcast series explores how research and evidence can shape better policy and practice in health and social care.
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The podcast focuses on critical themes such as health policy influence, behavioral science, and evidence-based practices in health and social care, with episodes like the inaugural discussion featuring experts like Pete Lunn and Prof Sara Burke that dive into the methods of shaping health behavior and policy.
The Health Research Podcast series explores how research and evidence can shape better policy and practice in health and social care.
Recorded at the HRB Conference 2025, this episode includes discussion on the HRB’s Rapid Evidence Support System Assessment (RESSA) for Ireland.
The podcast features co-author of the RESSA, Dr Barbara Whelan, Acting Programme Manager at Evidence Synthesis Ireland and Cochrane Ireland, based at the University of Galway. Also appearing are: Prof John Lavis, Department of Health Evidence and Impact at McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada; and Dr Fergal Lynch, former Secretary General of the Department of Children and Deputy Secretary General at the Department of Health.
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