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ArticleJMIR AI2026

From Static Outputs to Living Evidence: AI for Integrated Knowledge Translation in Canadian Health Research.

Zack van Allen, Jayne Beselt, Jerry M Maniate, Samuel Hickcox, Joshua A Rash, Kumanan Wilson, Douglas Archibald, Arun Radhakrishnan

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Article in JMIR AI, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Zack van AllenBruyere Health Research Institute, 85 Primrose Ave, Ottawa, ON, K1R 6M1, Canada, 1 (613) 562-6262.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5778-6441
Jayne BeseltBruyere Health Research Institute, 85 Primrose Ave, Ottawa, ON, K1R 6M1, Canada, 1 (613) 562-6262.
Jerry M ManiateBruyere Health Research Institute, 85 Primrose Ave, Ottawa, ON, K1R 6M1, Canada, 1 (613) 562-6262.
Samuel HickcoxOffice of Addictions and Mental Health, Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Joshua A RashDepartment of Psychology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0927-0712
Kumanan WilsonBruyere Health Research Institute, 85 Primrose Ave, Ottawa, ON, K1R 6M1, Canada, 1 (613) 562-6262.
Douglas ArchibaldBruyere Health Research Institute, 85 Primrose Ave, Ottawa, ON, K1R 6M1, Canada, 1 (613) 562-6262.
Arun RadhakrishnanBruyere Health Research Institute, 85 Primrose Ave, Ottawa, ON, K1R 6M1, Canada, 1 (613) 562-6262.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Unlabelled: Integrated knowledge translation still relies on static reports, presentations, and manuscripts that cannot adapt to decision-makers' evolving questions. Retrieval-augmented large language models can add a secure, auditable conversational layer over curated program outputs and selected research materials, enabling rapid, traceable synthesis between meetings and across portfolios. Treating these tools as governed infrastructure, with mandatory provenance, privacy protections, transparent documentation, and equity by design, could help reduce friction in evidence exchange and shorten the lag between knowledge creation and use. This viewpoint paper advances a conceptual design vision and the governance it requires, rather than reporting an evaluation of a deployed system.

Indexed as

data governanceevidence synthesishealth policyintegrated knowledge translationknowledge mobilizationlarge language modelsretrieval-augmented generation

Identifiers

PMID42536038
PMCPMC13426119

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