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Nicola Divani, a senior research fellow at the Swiss Paraplegic Research (SPF) and a lecturer at the University of Lucerne, Switzerland, visited Armenian State Pedagogical University (ASPU) later this week within the framework of the “Using the “Learning Health System” Approach to Promote Healthy Ageing through Rehabilitation” project.
The project is implemented by ASPU in collaboration with the University of Lucerne. The third of the six two-day trainings kicked off on Friday, March 14.
The training courses are accompanied by interactive lectures and presentations, case study analysis, group discussions and activities, practical exercises. Representatives of various fields, including healthcare, social and education sectors are participating in the courses.
At ASPU, the specialist in the field of health communication and evidence-based policymaking delivered a lecture on "Development of Policy Briefs and Stakeholder Dialogue to Support Decision-Making in Rehabilitation.”
Nicola Divani noted that the lecture aims to present the purpose and structure of policy briefs, enabling the participants to define the purpose of policy briefs, identify key components, and evaluate effective and ineffective policy briefs by the end of the course.
Speaking about effective development of policy briefs, Nicola Divani said every policy brief should open with a summary and dwelt on the perception of the needs of the audience and stakeholders, effective problem formulation, and integration of evidence.
He then cited examples of customizable text messages, provided stakeholder engagement tips, spoke about interactive top stakeholder mapping methods, and concluded the presentation with a Q&A session.
When talking about the effective formulation of the problem Dr. Divani also spoke about its role in policy briefs, the development of preliminary versions of the problem formulation and review with colleagues, and presentation of issues according to their priority.
The lecturer of the University of Lucerne also underscored the inclusion of research findings in policy briefs, selection and presentation of results, the need to avoid vast data and simplify information, and then conducted exercises on combining evidence using experimental data.
The training within the framework of the course "Development of Policy Briefs and Stakeholder Dialogue to Support Decision-Making in Rehabilitation" will continue on Saturday, March 15.
The meeting will focus on stakeholder dialogue, techniques for promoting it, and dispute resolution. The participants will then work in groups and use in practice the concepts discussed during the course. At the end of the meeting, the attendees will summarize the main ideas of the course.
