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Special Session Advancing racial and ethnic health equity in systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines
2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Chang, Sathe, Siddique, Tipton, Viswanathan, Welch
Objectives
In the United States and other countries with multiracial/multiethnic populations, profound disparities in health outcomes persist. Despite awareness of the issue, systematic reviewers for health care decision-making and guidelines do not consistently address racial and ethnic health…
Special Session Advocating for greater evidence communication and use of evidence: new and upcoming GRADE guidance
2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Akl, Alonso, Beltrán, Cuello, Kantor, Petkovic, Pigott
Objectives
To share with participants an update of some of the most recent and upcoming GRADE guidance on different topics, as well as discuss what future guidance the GRADE should address.
Description
The topics will include a selection of themes, relevant for the field of evidence communication…
Special Session Building a truly global evidence ecosystem: achieving impactful collaboration by embracing equity, diversity, and inclusion
2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Jordan, Madonsela, Mildon, Moy, Soares-Weiser, Stewart, Volmink
Description
Many of us attending the Summit will no doubt be reminded of the scale of the global efforts to support evidence-informed policy and practice. A large proportion of us will also be involved in one initiative or another that seeks to be truly global, embracing equity and inclusion.…
Special Session Challenges, opportunities, and the future of publishing evidence synthesis products
2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Florez, Soares-Weiser, Aromataris, Lasserson, Welch, Brown, Laine
Objective: To discuss current challenges common to the scientific journals dealing with evidence synthesis products.
Description: This session will be a discussion of selected challenges, potential solutions, and further needs regarding key issues that journals and editors in the field of…
Special Session Climate change adaptation, mitigation, and health policy: toward an integrated field
2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Askie, Elliott, Fletcher, Haines, Scheelbeek, Sharma Waddington
Objectives
Climate change mitigation and adaptation to protect human health are the grand challenges of our time. Placing health and the opportunities to safeguard health through the co-benefits of climate action at the center of climate policy is key to advancing toward net-zero emissions. However…
Special Session Czech National Screening Centre: example of knowledge translation of cancer screening in the European and in the national context
2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Májek, Ngo, Hejcmanova, Dusek, Janusch Roi, Saz Parkinson
Objectives:
Cancer screening programs are evidence-based health interventions aimed at decreasing mortality or incidence of selected cancer diagnoses. Nevertheless, translating screening programs into real-world practice in a particular health care system is a complex undertaking that needs to…
Special Session Diving deep into evidence: the role of hyperbaric medicine within evidence-based medicine
2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Hájek, Klugar, Pudil, Rozložník
Objectives:
This session aims to explore the integration of hyperbaric medicine within the framework of evidence-based medicine (EBM), focusing on:
*Reviewing the latest evidence supporting the clinical applications of hyperbaric medicine, including wound healing, carbon monoxide poisoning, and…
Special Session Do we adequately consider conflicts of interest (COIs) in health care organizations?
2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Akl, Grohmann, Jordan, Nothacker, Qaseem, Schünemann, Welch
Chairs: Elie Akl (American University of Beirut, Lebanon), Monika Nothacker (Association of the Scientific Medical Societies, Berlin, Germany)
Speakers: Holger Schünemann (Chair, Guidelines International Network), Amir Qaseem (Vice President, Clinical Policy, American College of Physicians), Vivian…
Special Session Empowering engagement: integrating patients and the public in guideline and health policy development
2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Arellanesová , Hejzák, Klugar
Objectives:
This session is dedicated to exploring and enhancing the role of patient and public involvement (PPI) in the development of health guidelines and policies. It aims to:
*Illustrate the importance and impact of PPI in creating more responsive, patient-centered health policies and…
Special Session Establishing the impact of WHO’s normative and standard-setting functions: what is the future role of key evidence ecosystem players?
2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Askie, Lavis
Objectives
The World Health Organization (WHO) develops a wide range of normative products including guidelines, policy options, implementation guidance, evaluation methods, and research agendas as part of its core mandate of global normative leadership. Given major recent, current, and emerging…
Special Session Evidence-based education, synthesis, and guideline development in pedagogy
2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Du, KANTOR, Li, Sedláčková, Vrbová
This session will present selected findings from research studies conducted in cooperation of JBI, GRADE, and Campbell. The overall aim of the session is to introduce status of the field of evidence-based education (EBE) using data from 3 meta-reviews and 1 guideline project.
· A cross-sectional…
Special Session From synthesis to Implementation: shifting the needle for organizational impact during synthesis planning to health care policy and practice
2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Lockwood, Püschel, Zazu, Lizarondo, McArthur, Langdenham
Objectives: To shed light on the link between implementation planning within systematic reviews, rapid reviews, and clinical practice guidelines and theory-informed implementation strategies targeted to population and context, and to further develop strategies for fidelity of implementation…
Special Session International collaboration in Social Intervention Assessment – the establishment of INSIA
2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Berg, Bergström, Myles, Sirois, Werkö
Objectives:
1)Explain the meaning of Social Intervention Assessment (SIA), its use by other social care decision-makers, and potential to add value (including examples of where SIA has informed decision-making).
2)Present INSIA (the International Network for Social Intervention Assessment), its…
Special Session Living evidence: innovations and applications
2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Boeira, Farrar, Minx, Okwen, Stewart, Turner
Objectives
- To describe the benefits of collaborative living evidence
- To share the state of the art across sectors
- To identify how we move forward together
Description
Living evidence is arguably the most significant innovation in evidence synthesis in this generation with implications…
Special Session Making 2024 the year we make a step-change improvement in using evidence to address societal challenges
2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Boeira, Byrne, Castro, Elliott, Grimshaw, Lavis, Mercier, Nduku, Okwen, Ortega
Objectives
•Share signs of progress toward a step-change improvement in evidence to address societal challenges for 3 implementation priorities: formalizing and strengthening domestic evidence-support systems, enhancing and leveraging the global evidence architecture, and putting evidence at the…
Special Session National guideline and synthesis development within the National Institute for Quality and Excellence in Health (NIKEZ) in the Czech Republic
2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Černý, Dušek, Klugar, Klugarová, Tučková
Objectives:
This session delves into the processes and impacts of developing national guidelines and evidence syntheses at the Czech National Institute for Quality and Excellence in Health (NIKEZ). It aims to:
*Detail the methodology employed by NIKEZ in the development of national health…
Special Session Optimizing independent evaluation evidence for maximum utility
2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Grove
Aims and objectives of the session:
The session has the following 4 aims:
1. What tools are available to ensure existing evidence is considered before commissioning new data collection and analysis for evaluations?
2. How can evidence from independent evaluations be made more accessible to…
Special Session Recommendations for the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) in evidence synthesis
2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Thomas, Moy, Flemyng, Noel-Storr, Welch, Jordan
Background
With the recent and rapid advances of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, and the plethora of new tools being deployed, there is an urgent need for producers and publishers of high-quality systematic reviews to provide guidance on the appropriate use of these new tools to support…
Special Session Unlocking the potential of artificial intelligence in the systematic review process: a special session with Cochrane's Methods Executive
2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Arevalo-Rodriguez, Flemyng, Gartlehner, Hooft, Moons, Noel-Storr, Page, Richardson
Description: The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the steps of the systematic review process is increasingly becoming relevant for developers of evidence synthesis worldwide. The progress in the field of AI, including large language models (LLMs), offers huge opportunities but also challenges…
Special Session Using systematic reviews to make decisions about research: moving beyond health science
2024 Prague [Global Evidence Summit]
Lund, Minx, Robinson, Skivenes
Title: Using systematic reviews to make decisions about research: moving beyond health science
Aim: To discuss the use of systematic reviews in making decision about research (planning and interpreting results) across scientific disciplines.
Moderator: Hans Lund (chair of Evidence-Based…