Draft NONIE guidance March 2009

1. Draft NONIE guidanceMarch 2009 Discussant comments Patricia Rogers

2. RMIT University 2 STRENGTHS Guidance in terms of Locating IE within a robust system of monitoring and evaluation (p. 51) Strategic investment in IE (p. 51) Incorporating an intervention theory (p. 20) Attention to values in terms of impacts, processes and distribution of costs and benefits (p. 17) Diverse examples of IE

3. RMIT University 3 NEXT STEPS Consolidate and expand guidance on measurement Add guidance on evaluating distribution of costs and benefits, not just average effect Incorporate participatory approaches as an option for each task Address implications of simple, complicated, complex aspects Add guidance on supporting knowledge uptake � transfer and translation

4. RMIT University 4 Nature June 2008 Special issue on translational research

5. RMIT University 5 NEXT STEPS Consolidate and expand guidance on measurement Add guidance on evaluating distribution of costs and benefits, not just average effect Incorporate participatory approaches as an option for each task Address implications of simple, complicated, complex aspects Add guidance on supporting knowledge uptake � transfer and translation Address the attribution problem adequately

6. RMIT University 6 ATTRIBUTION Address acknowledged limited applicability of experimental and quasi-experimental designs by including details of other approaches � eg contribution analysis, Multiple Lines of Evidence, General Elimination Methodology, Qualitative Comparative Method Correct erroneneous statements about certainty provided by RCTs

7. RMIT University 7 NEXT STEPS Consolidate and expand guidance on measurement Add guidance on evaluating distribution of costs and benefits, not just average effect Incorporate participatory approaches as an option for each task Address implications of simple, complicated, complex aspects Add guidance on supporting knowledge uptake � transfer and translation Address the attribution problem adequately Edit for accessibility by intended users

8. RMIT University 8 NEXT STEPS Consolidate and expand guidance on measurement Add guidance on evaluating distribution of costs and benefits, not just average effect Incorporate participatory approaches as an option for each task Address implications of simple, complicated, complex aspects Add guidance on supporting knowledge uptake � transfer and translation Address the attribution problem adequately Edit for accessibility by intended users