Core competencies of SWO-CEN include outcomes measurement, economic analyses, clinical guidelines development, implementation and evaluation expertise, data collection and analysis, partnership development with public and private sector and project management expertise. The project s purpose is to expand the level of awareness and skills in evidence-based health care. SWO-CEN, on behalf of LHSC, is providing educational and project management leadership to this important initiative. The project will result in a formalized infrastructure in the region set up to facilitate communication of ongoing initiatives and application of best practices in evidence-based health care.
Website is a growing repository of useful information regarding evidence-based health care.
Sponsored by the University of Western Ontario s Faculty of Medicine and its Academic Health Sciences Network, the Website was established to encourage the use of the Internet as a tool for communication and interactive learning for community hospital members of the AHSN and beyond.