Dear HIFA colleagues,
As we enter the final few days in our in-depth discussion on open access, I hope you can fill in some gaps.
In particular, we are missing actual real-life examples where open access to health research has helped you in your work. For example, can you think of an example where access to the full text of a research paper helped you to manage a patient?
We have yet to identify any examples where open access to research has helped to manage a patient or helped to save a life.
Looking forward to your inputs. Please email to: hifa@hifaforums.org
Best wishes, Neil
HIFA profile: Neil Pakenham-Walsh is coordinator of HIFA (Healthcare Information For All), a global health community that brings all stakeholders together around the shared goal of universal access to reliable healthcare information. HIFA has 20,000 members in 180 countries, interacting in four languages and representing all parts of the global evidence ecosystem. HIFA is administered by Global Healthcare Information Network, a UK-based nonprofit in official relations with the World Health Organization. Email: neil@hifa.org