title: Olly Olly Oxen Free (or Ally Ally in Free): Playing Hide and Seek in Allocating Resources for Child and Youth Health.
abstract: There are powerful arguments for increased investment in child and youth health. But the extent to which these benefits can be realized is shaped by health institutions' priority setting processes. We asked, "What are the unique features of a pediatric care setting that should influence choice and implementation of a formal priority setting and resource allocation process?" Based on multiple sources of data, we created a "made-for-child-health" lens containing three foci reflective of the distinct features of pediatric care settings: the diversity of child and youth populations, the challenges in measuring outcomes and the complexity of patient and public engagement.
authors.affiliation: Vice-President of Quality and System Performance, at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
authors.forename: Mary-Ann
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hiltz
authors.affiliation: Craig Mitton, PhD is a Senior Scientist at the Centre for Clinical Epidemiology & Evaluation at the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, University of British Columbia and is also appointed as a Professor to the School of Population and Public Health. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia.
authors.forename: Craig
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mitton
authors.affiliation: Member of the Centre for Clinical Epidemiology & Evaluation, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia. He may be reached at: Ph: 1-604-875-4111 x 66712; Fax: 1-604-875-5179.
authors.forename: Neale
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Research Project Manager at the Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dowling
authors.affiliation: Works in Strategy and Organizational Performance at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.affiliation: Appointed in Pathology and Lab Medicine at the Saskatoon Health Region/Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
authors.forename: J Fergall
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Magee
authors.affiliation: Sun Life Financial Chair in Bioethics and Director of the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics, and Associate Professor in the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario.
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.affiliation: works in Strategy & Organizational Performance at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia and also holds an appointment within the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
authors.forename: Shashi Ashok
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Gujar
authors.affiliation: Appointed to the department of Community Health and Epidemiology in the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Levy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002170:Canada; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D006292:Health Priorities; D006801:Humans