MacLachlan, Malcolm (2009) Rethinking global health research: towards integrative expertise. Globalization and Health, 5 (6). pp. 1-3. ISSN 1744-8603

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Abstract

The Bamako Call for Action on Research for Health stresses the importance of inter-disciplinary, inter-ministerial and inter-sectoral working. This challenges much of our current research and postgraduate research training in health, which mostly seeks to produce narrowly focused content specialists. We now need to compliment this type of research and research training, by offering alternative pathways that seek to create expertise, not only in specific narrow content areas, but also in the process and context of research, as well as in the interaction of these different facets of knowledge. Such an approach, developing 'integrative expertise', could greatly facilitate better research utilisation, helping policy makers and practitioners work through more evidence-based practice and across traditional research boundaries.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Rethinking; global health research; towards; integrative expertise;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology
Item ID:	16414
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1186/1744-8603-5-6
Depositing User:	Malcolm MacLachlan
Date Deposited:	15 Aug 2022 15:00
Journal or Publication Title:	Globalization and Health
Publisher:	BioMed Central
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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