Medical Profession and Policy-Making

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This paper talks about how the medical profession decides, makes and implements a health policy for the government, country and work sites.

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"Not all examples of health knowledge utilization go through a policy-making stage, and in some cases the policy comes after partial translation of the findings into practice. For example, clinical guidelines are usually developed after the medical profession in the field have already adopted an evidence-based practice and then seek to encourage its wider diffusion throughout the profession. Nevertheless, often a policy-making stage in knowledge utilization is important if the final outcomes of health, health equity, and social and economic gain are to be achieved. The potential importance of a policy stage in the process of turning evidence into application is increasingly being accepted, even for clinical practice."

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