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Canadian researchers awarded international prize for COVID-19 Evidence Network Canadian researchers awarded international prize for COVID-19 Evidence Network
March 3, 2022 - Dr. Jeremy Grimshaw and Dr. John Lavis recently accepted the international REWARD prize from Cochrane on behalf of the COVID-19 Evidence Network (COVID-END) for their efforts to get reliable and timely COVID-19 evidence summaries to decision makers,
Scientists call for "living evidence reviews" to combat COVID confusion Scientists call for "living evidence reviews" to combat COVID confusion
December 15, 2021 - Policy missteps will continue to overshadow the global response to Covid because policymakers are overwhelmed with rapidly shifting research evidence, according to scientists writing in the peer-reviewed journal Nature.
Ottawa researchers develop rapid review process to help WHO respond to global threats Ottawa researchers develop rapid review process to help WHO respond to global threats
December 22, 2016 - Ms. Chantelle Garritty and collaborators in the Knowledge Synthesis Group have developed a process to help the World Health Organization (WHO) quickly create guidelines during global emergencies. During an outbreak of a new disease, WHO needs to a
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Name Scientific appointment Diseases, conditions and populations of interest Research and clinical approaches
Hutton, Brian
MSc, PhD
Senior Scientist
(MIR) 		Addiction, Anxiety, Breast cancer, Depression, Health equity, Health in disadvantaged peoples, Maternal and fetal health, Mental health, Population health, Suicide, Cancer Clinical research, Cohort studies, Epidemiology, Health research methods, Health services research, Patient safety, Public health, Rapid reviews, Biostatistics, Clinical trials, Systematic reviews
Kwok, Edmund
MD MHA MSc FRCPC
Clinician Investigator
(ACR) 		Clinical research, Critical care, Emergency medicine, Health professional behaviour change, Health services research, Knowledge translation and implementation research, Patient safety, Pragmatic trials, Qualitative methods, Quality Improvement, Rapid reviews, Systematic reviews
Moher, David
PhD
Senior Scientist
(MIR) 		Journalology, Knowledge translation and implementation research, Patient engagement, Quality Improvement, Rapid reviews, Systematic reviews
Presseau, Justin
PhD
Senior Scientist
(MIR) 		Chronic pain, COVID-19, Diabetes, Health equity, Hepatitis C, Immigrant and refugee health, Inflammatory bowel syndrome, Retinal disease, Vision Artificial intelligence and data science, Health services research, Patient engagement, Psychometrics, Public health, Qualitative methods, Quality Improvement, Rapid reviews, Transfusions, Transplantation, Behaviour, Psychology, Health professional behaviour change, Knowledge translation and implementation research, Health promotion, Cluster randomized trials, Surveys
Walker, Mark
MD, FRCPC, MSc, MScHCM
Senior Scientist
(ACR) 		Global health, Health equity, Infertility, Maternal and fetal health, Newborn and child health, Population health, Pregnancy, Women's health Clinical research, Clinical trials, Cluster randomized trials, Cohort studies, Epidemiology, Health economics, Health promotion, Health research methods, Health services research, Knowledge translation and implementation research, Pragmatic trials, Prevention, Public health, Quality Improvement, Rapid reviews, Risk assessment, Surveys, Systematic reviews