Archive for October 2020

Time Matters: A Call To Prioritize Brain Health Brain diseases (‘neurodegenerative’ diseases) such as Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease pose an enormous socioeconomic and individual burden, and this will continue to grow. What should we do to avert a crisis?

Schizophrenia: Time to Commit to Policy Change An international group of patients, carers and experts in schizophrenia (psychiatrists, researchers, advanced practice nurses and advocacy groups) called for a more comprehensive, recovery-based approach towards the management and care of people with schizophrenia, so that they can be better integrated into their communities. Local and national policy…

Brain Health: Time Matters in Multiple Sclerosis Brain Health: Time Matters in Multiple Sclerosis presents consensus recommendations on diagnosis, therapeutic strategies and improving access to treatment in MS. Its core recommendation is that the goal of treating MS should be to preserve tissue in the central nervous system and maximize lifelong brain health by reducing…

Heart Failure: Preventing Disease and Death Worldwide Oxford Health Policy Forum collaborated with experts from six continents to produce a new white paper that addressed the burgeoning health and economic crisis imposed by heart failure. The evidence-based policy recommendations have the potential to drive improvements with the power to save lives.

Improving Care For Patients With Acute Heart Failure In collaboration with an international group of experts, Oxford Health Policy Forum delivered a policy initiative aimed at improving care for patients with acute heart failure. The report called for the needs of patients with acute heart failure to be addressed by means of clear policy initiatives…