The Health Research Podcast – Ep 4: Assessing Ireland’s ability to produce & act on evidence rapidly
Recorded at the HRB Conference 2025, the Health Research Podcast episode focuses on the HRB Rapid Evidence Support System Assessment (RESSA) for Ireland and its role in strengthening evidence-informed policymaking.
The discussion features Dr Barbara Whelan, co-author of the RESSA and Acting Programme Manager at Evidence Synthesis Ireland (ESI) and Cochrane Ireland, University of Galway. She is joined by Prof John Lavis (Department of Health Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Canada) and Dr Fergal Lynch, former Secretary General of the Department of Children and Deputy Secretary General at the Department of Health.
