TY - JOUR
T1 - A Framework for Evidence Synthesis Programs to Respond to a Pandemic
AU - Murad, M. Hassan
AU - Nayfeh, Tarek
AU - Urtecho Suarez, Meritxell
AU - Seisa, Mohamed O.
AU - Abd-Rabu, Rami
AU - Farah, Magdoleen Hassan Eltayeb
AU - Firwana, Mohammed
AU - Hasan, Bashar
AU - Jawaid, Tabinda
AU - Shah, Sahrish
AU - Torres Roldan, Victor
AU - Prokop, Larry
AU - Wang, Zhen
AU - Saadi, Samer Mohir
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
PY - 2020/7
Y1 - 2020/7
N2 - The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic requires making rapid decisions based on sparse and rapidly changing evidence. Evidence synthesis programs conduct systematic reviews for guideline developers, health systems clinicians, and decision-makers that usually take an average 6 to 8 months to complete. We present a framework for evidence synthesis programs to respond to pandemics that has proven feasible and practical during the COVID-19 response in a large multistate health system employing more than 78,000 people. The framework includes four components: an approach for conducting rapid reviews, a repository of rapid reviews, a registry for all original studies about COVID-19, and twice-weekly prioritized update of new evidence sent to key stakeholders. As COVID-19 will not be our last pandemic, we share the details of this framework to allow replication in other institutions and re-implementation in future pandemics.
AB - The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic requires making rapid decisions based on sparse and rapidly changing evidence. Evidence synthesis programs conduct systematic reviews for guideline developers, health systems clinicians, and decision-makers that usually take an average 6 to 8 months to complete. We present a framework for evidence synthesis programs to respond to pandemics that has proven feasible and practical during the COVID-19 response in a large multistate health system employing more than 78,000 people. The framework includes four components: an approach for conducting rapid reviews, a repository of rapid reviews, a registry for all original studies about COVID-19, and twice-weekly prioritized update of new evidence sent to key stakeholders. As COVID-19 will not be our last pandemic, we share the details of this framework to allow replication in other institutions and re-implementation in future pandemics.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.05.009
DO - 10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.05.009
M3 - Article
C2 - 32561147
AN - SCOPUS:85086518322
SN - 0025-6196
VL - 95
SP - 1426
EP - 1429
JO - Mayo Clinic proceedings
JF - Mayo Clinic proceedings
IS - 7
ER -