ReviewJournal of clinical epidemiology2020
Rapid review methods more challenging during COVID-19: commentary with a focus on 8 knowledge synthesis steps.
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Review in Journal of clinical epidemiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
64 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Communication to promote and support physical distancing for COVID-19 prevention and control: a rapid reviewThe Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
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- Building capacity for clinical practice guideline development: Experiences from Malawi, Nigeria and South Africa.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2026Article
- The Use and Utility of Wearable Devices for Tracking Sleep and Activity in Inpatient Mental Health Settings: Protocol for a Rapid Review.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Conducting evidence synthesis and developing evidence-based advice in public health and beyond: A scoping review and map of methods guidance.Research synthesis methods · 2026Article
- Mapping Caregiver Needs' Assessment Tools for Family and Friend Caregivers: A Rapid Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Canadian healthcare workforce: a rapid evidence synthesis of key considerations, lessons learned, and promising practices to address the healthcare workforce crisis.Health research policy and systems · 2025Article
- Rapid reviews methods series: guidance on rapid scoping, mapping and evidence and gap map ('Big Picture Reviews').BMJ evidence-based medicine · 2025Article
- Building Resilient and Responsive Health Research Systems:Responses and the Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic.Health research policy and systems · 2025Review
- Addressing evidence needs during health crises in the province of Quebec (Canada): a proposed action plan for rapid evidence synthesis.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Can machine learning help accelerate article screening for systematic reviews? Yes, when article separability in embedding space is high.Research synthesis methods · 2025Article
- Defining and identifying the critical elements of operational readiness for public health emergency events: a rapid scoping review.BMJ global health · 2024Article
- Evaluating the impact of the global evidence, local adaptation (GELA) project for enhancing evidence-informed guideline recommendations for newborn and young child health in three African countries: a mixed-methods protocol.Health research policy and systems · 2024Article
- Guidelines and recommendations about virtual mental health services from high-income countries: a rapid review.BMJ open · 2024Review
- Production and use of rapid responses during the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec (Canada): perspectives from evidence synthesis producers and decision makers.Health research policy and systems · 2024Article
- Methods for conducting a living evidence profile on mpox: An evidence map of the literature.Cochrane evidence synthesis and methods · 2024Article
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- Ketamine as adjunctive or monotherapy for post-intubation sedation in patients with trauma on mechanical ventilation: A rapid review.African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence · 2023Review
- Identifying priority questions regarding rapid systematic reviews' methods: protocol for an eDelphi study.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Impact of COVID-19 on the lives of people with severe mental illness-front-line community psychiatry workers observation from a provincial survey of assertive community treatment teams in Ontario, Canada.International journal of mental health systems · 2023Article
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Authors and funding
22 authors.
Andrea C TriccoKnowledge Translation Program, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, 209 Victoria Street, East Building, Toronto, Ontario M5B 1T8, Canada; Epidemiology Division, Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Institute for Health, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, 6th Floor, 155 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5T 3M7, Canada; Queen's Collaboration for Health Care Quality Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence, School of Nursing, Queen's University, 92 Barrie Street, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada. Electronic address: Andrea.Tricco@unityhealth.to.
Chantelle M GarrittyKnowledge Synthesis Group, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Co-Convenor, Cochrane Rapid Reviews Methods Group, 1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4E9, Canada.
Leah BoulosMaritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit, 5790 University Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 1V7, Canada.
Craig LockwoodJBI, School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide, Level 3/55 King William Street, Adelaide, Australia; Queens University, School of Nursing, 99 University Avenue, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada.
Michael WilsonMcMaster Health Forum, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, MML-417, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L6, Canada; Department of Health Evidence and Impact, McMaster University Medical Centre, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada; Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis, McMaster University, CRL Building 282, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada.
Jessie McGowanSchool of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Alta Vista Campus, 101-600 Peter Morand Crescent, Ottawa, Ontario K1G5Z3, Canada.
Michael McCaulCentre for Evidence-based Health Care, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch Central, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Brian HuttonOttawa Hospital Research Institute; University of Ottawa School of Epidemiology and Public Health, 1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4E9, Canada.
Fiona ClementDepartment of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3rd Floor, TRW Building, 3280 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N6, Canada.
Nicole MittmannCanadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, 154 University Avenue, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario M5H 3Y9, Canada; Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, 155 College St 4th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5T 3M6, Canada.
Declan DevaneSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, National University of Ireland Galway, Evidence Synthesis Ireland, 26 Upper Newcastle, Galway, H91 E3YV Ireland.
Etienne V LangloisPartnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH), World Health Organization (WHO), 20 Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.
Ahmed M Abou-SettaGeorge & Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, 367-753 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0T6, Canada.
Catherine HoughtonSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, National University of Ireland Galway, 26 Upper Newcastle, Galway, H91 E3YV Ireland.
Claire GlentonCochrane EPOC, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, PO Box 4404, Nydalen, N-0403 Oslo, Norway.
Shannon E KellyCardiovascular Research Methods Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4W7, Canada; School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Alta Vista Campus, 101-600 Peter Morand Crescent, Ottawa, Ontario K1G5Z3, Canada.
Vivian A WelchBruyère Research Institute, 85 Primrose Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1R 6M1, Canada; School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, 75 Laurier Avenue E, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada.
Annie LeBlancVITAM Research Center in Sustainable Health, CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale, Department of Family and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Ferdinand Vandry Pavillon, 1050 Avenue de la Médecine, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada.
George A WellsCardiovascular Research Methods Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4W7, Canada; School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Alta Vista Campus, 101-600 Peter Morand Crescent, Ottawa, Ontario K1G5Z3, Canada.
Ba' PhamKnowledge Translation Program, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, 209 Victoria Street, East Building, Toronto, Ontario M5B 1T8, Canada.
Simon LewinCochrane EPOC, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway and Health Systems Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa.
Sharon E StrausKnowledge Translation Program, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, 209 Victoria Street, East Building, Toronto, Ontario M5B 1T8, Canada; Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Toronto, 27 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1, Canada.
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