SOUTH AFRICANMEDICALRESEARCH COUNCIL

SAGEPROJECT

SOUTH AFRICAN GUIDELINES EXCELLENCE

An innovative partnership for clinical guideline excellence

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WHAT IS PROJECT SAGE ABOUT?

There is an urgent need to make sure everyone in South Africa has access to the best quality primary health care (PHC).

Project SAGE is working with communities, clinicians, policy makers, service managers and researchers to improve primary health care by improving the quality, relevance and use of clinical guidelines used by community health services.

We are using evidence from around the world, and local skills and knowledge, to support the development, adaptation and implementation of the very best guidelines for South Africa.

KEY OUTPUTS FROM PROJECT SAGE

• IdentifythekeypeopleandgroupsinvolvedinclinicalguidelinesdevelopmentanduseinSouthAfrica(stakeholder mapping)• Bringtogetheralltheevidenceaboutbestpractice(systematicreview)• Developa‘Howtodoit’manualforSouthAfricaguidelinesdevelopment,adaptationanduse• Implementanonlinecoursetohelppeopleusethemanual–especiallywhereresourcesarelimited

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SOUTH AFRICANMEDICALRESEARCH COUNCIL

an innovative partnership for clinical guideline

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PROJECT

SOUTH AFRICAN GUIDELINES EXCELLENCE

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WHO IS INVOLVED IN PROJECT SAGE?Project SAGE has been made possible as a result of a three year (2014-2016) Flagship Grant from the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC).

The Project SAGE Partners:• SouthAfricanCochraneCentre(SACC)atSAMRC,whichismanagingtheproject• HealthSystemsResearchUnit,SAMRC• CentreforEvidence-BasedHealthCare(CEBHC)andDepartmentofPhysiotherapy,FacultyofMedicineandHealthSciences,

StellenboschUniversity(SU)• InternationalCentreforAlliedHealthEvidence(iCAHE),UniversityofSouthAustralia.

The Project SAGE Research Team:• DrTamaraKredo,ProjectCoordinator,SACC,SAMRC• MsShingaiMachingaidze,ProjectManager,SACC,SAMRC• MsAmberAbrams,Researcher,SACC,SAMRC• DrKarenDaniels,ProjectAdvisor,HSRU,SAMRC• ProfessorKarenGrimmer,ProjectMentor,iCAHE,UniSA,AdjunctProfessor,SU• ProfessorQuinetteLouw,ProjectPartner,DepartmentofPhysiotherapy,SU• ProfessorTarynYoung,ProjectPartner,CEBHC,SU• DrEleanorOchodo,Researcher,CEBHC,SU

GOVERNANCE• ProjectSAGEisgovernedbyaStrategicAdvisoryGroupwhichmeetstwiceayear,chairedbyProfessorKarenGrimmer.

• Wearealsoengagingabroadrangeofstakeholdersinguidelinedevelopmentandusetoensureongoing dialogue and relevance.

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PROJECT SAGE OUTLINE Project SAGE has 5 goals, which will be achieved in 3 stages:

Stage one: MappingGoal I South African guideline stakeholder and

agenda mapping: who is working in this area and why?

Goal 2 Primaryhealthcareguidelineidentificationand appraisal: what primary health care guidelines are available and are they useful for South Africa?

Goal 3 Guideline stakeholder requirement mapping: what help do South African guideline stakeholders need?

Stage two: Development Goal 4 Guideline writing and implementation

manual for South Africa: a comprehensive ‘howtodoit’guideline manual for South Africa

Stage three: CapacityGoal 5 Capacity building, dissemination, training

and development

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DEVELOPMENT PHASE

12 - 24 months

MAPPING PHASE

1 - 18 months

CAPACITY PHASE

24 - 36 months

GOAL 1SA Guideline Stakeholder &

Agenda Mapping

GOAL 4Guideline Writing &

Implementation Manual for South Africa

GOAL 5Capacity Building,

Dissemination, Training & Development

GOAL 2PHC Guideline Identification &

Appraisal

GOAL 3Guideline

Stakeholder Requirement

Mapping

Outcome 1: Who is playing, how

and why?

Outcome 3: What help do SA guide-line stakeholders need?

Outcome 2: What PHC guidelines are avaiable? Are they

useful for SA?

Outcome 4: A comprehensive

‘how to do it’ guideline manual for South Africa

Outcome 5: Capacity building and rolling out the findings

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WANT TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT PROJECT SAGE?VisittheProjectSAGEwebsite(http://www.mrc.ac.za/cochrane/sage.htm)

EmailtheProjectManager(sage@mrc.ac.za)ORcall0219380592

EmailthePrincipalInvestigator(sage@mrc.ac.za)ORcall0219380508

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