Participants will enjoy:

Plenaries where you can…

• Understand how evidence can achieve a more equitable world. Hear from speakers such as Sipho Mthathi from Oxfam South Africa and John-Arne Røttingen, from the Research Council of Norway who will be sharing their real-life experiences of how international collaboration and innovation can solve humanitarian crises.
• Learn how a digital and trustworthy evidence ecosystem is leading the way for guideline development.
• Find out what key evidence tools are needed for emerging international health and social crises.
• And be inspired by how the evidence community, working together, can conquer the post-truth world.

Join further debate and discussion in post-plenary sessions, which will include… 

• How big and diverse data impact on the production of systematic reviews and guideline development.
• Learning about the integration between evidence-based health care and shared decision-making, and how to solve current global controversies.
• Improving our understanding of how living guideline recommendations are linked to living systematic reviews.
• Understanding challenges within the post-truth world, related to providing best current evidence and practice.

Find out more from oral and poster presentations on global themes such as…

• Real-world evidence
• Priority setting for evidence tools
• Guideline development
• Building capacity for dissemination and implementation

Enjoy South Africa’s cultural highlights…

• Meet colleagues and network at the Welcome Reception and Gala Dinner
• Join one of the many sightseeing tours of our country
• and leave us knowing how to gumboot dance!

We look forward to seeing you at the first-ever Global Evidence Summit!