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Poster An evaluation of the EBM Guidelines database by French GPs

2017 Cape Town [Global Evidence Summit]
Rambaud, Letrilliart, Charbonnel, Fauquert, Vermandere, Vanneste, Bauwens, Gossens, Falcoff
Background: EBM Guidelines is a collection of about 1000 guidelines for primary care, produced by the Finnish Medical Society Duodecim and published online. EBMPracticeNet, a Belgian consortium of scientific and medical societies, supported by the Belgian national health insurance INAMI, translated…

Oral An evaluation of theoretical and operational fidelity of best-practice implementation studies conducted in low- and middle-income economies

2017 Cape Town [Global Evidence Summit]
Lockwood, Moola, McAurthur, Lizerondo
Background: Implementation programmes often rely on participant experiences to inform programme review and evaluation. While generating value-impact statements, they may lack objectivity and the conceptual basis to provide a robust, external evaluation of programme fidelity and integrity. The…

Poster An evidence-based novelty model for the incorporation of evidence in pharmaceutical policy

2017 Cape Town [Global Evidence Summit]
Torres, Nigenda, Vallejo
Background: The formulation of pharmaceutical national policies has increased the role of evidence over the years. However, a standardised mechanism for use of evidence in pharmaceutical policy that can be used as a guide for policy makers, does not exist Objectives: To present an evidence-based…

Poster An example of policy makers as consumers throughout the systematic-review cycle

2017 Cape Town [Global Evidence Summit]
Berg, Hernes
Background:There is increasing acceptance of the value of involving consumers, including policy makers, in prioritisation, production and dissemination of systematic reviews. Objectives:To describe a collaborative partnership model between a research team and policy makers, with particular…

Poster An exploratory analysis for identifying factors associated with the primary care physicians’ interpretation of the rigor of overstated abstract conclusions

2017 Cape Town [Global Evidence Summit]
Tsujimoto, Aoki, Shinohara, So, Suganuma, Kimachi, Yamamoto, Fukuhara, Furukawa
Background: Abstracts of clinical research often exaggerate the positive findings and emphasise the beneficial effects of intervention beyond the actual findings mentioned in the corresponding full texts. Boutron et al. suggested these overstatements had an impact on clinician’s interpretation.…

Workshop An introduction to rapid reviews: Developing timely evidence summaries for decision makers (A Cochrane Rapid Reviews Methods Group Workshop)

2017 Cape Town [Global Evidence Summit]
Garritty, King, Gartlehner, Nussbaumer-Streit, Stevens
Objectives: Rapid reviews (RRs) are increasingly employed as a research-synthesis tool to support timely evidence-informed decision making. This introductory workshop offered by the Cochrane RRMG aims: 1) to introduce the concept of RRs as differentiated from traditional systematic reviews (SRs); 2…

Poster An investigation into public opinion of embedded rooftop photovoltaic systems in Stellenbosch to interrogate policy effectiveness

2017 Cape Town [Global Evidence Summit]
Morar
Background: The Stellenbosch Municipality has released the Guidelines for Small Scale Embedded Generation in Stellenbosch Municipality 2015/2016 that embedded a Feed in Tariff for small (residential) scale solar PV system owners to connect their solar PV systems to the municipal grid network and…

Poster Analysing rank statistics: The Cochrane Kit Kat Trial

2017 Cape Town [Global Evidence Summit]
Le, Fusco, Lindsley, Chaimani, Cao, Chen, Li
Background: We illustrated an approach of teaching randomised-controlled trials through a 'Kit Kat' trial with participants at the 24th Cochrane Colloquium in Seoul, Korea. The trial ran in four cohorts of tasters where three out of four Kit Kats from the United States (US), United…

Poster Analysing the source of evidence from Chinese clinical practice guidelines based on Traditional Chinese Medicine interventions

2017 Cape Town [Global Evidence Summit]
Yao, Wei, Wang, Yang, Guo
Background: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) interventions were widely used by clinical doctors in China. However, it was unclear how TCM interventions were described and on what kind of evidence was based in current Chinese Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs). Objective: To review how TCM…

Poster Analysis of publication characteristics for Campbell systematic reviews

2017 Cape Town [Global Evidence Summit]
Shang, Li , Chen, Liu, Wei, Liu, Si, Zhang, Yang
Background: The purpose of the Campbell library is to maintain and promote systematic reviews on social sciences so that provide evidence-informed decision making. Objectives: In order to provide resources and guidance in the field of social sciences by analysing the publication characteristics…

Poster Analysis of quality assessment tools in Campbell systematic reviews

2017 Cape Town [Global Evidence Summit]
li, Chen, Liu, wei, Liu, Si, Zhang, Yang
Background: When producing systematic reviews (systematic review, SR) / Meta analysis (meta-analysis, MA) , assessing the internal validity, the risk of bias or methodological quality of included studies is an important part. With the development of evidence-based medicine, there are many…

Poster Anti-TNF pivotal studies: Psoriatic patients’ nebulous data

2017 Cape Town [Global Evidence Summit]
Azevedo, Rodrigues, Santos Júnior, Carvalho, Horta, Fernandes, Avelar, Kelles
Background:Health systems’ guidelines and dermatology associations advise that the systemic drug treatment for moderate to severe psoriasis should be initiated with synthetic immunosuppressive or immunomodulatory drugs such as methotrexate, cyclosporine and acitretin. The Brazilian Ministry of…

Poster Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Enterobacteriaceae isolated from Urine and Stool Samples of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Fako Division, Cameroon

2017 Cape Town [Global Evidence Summit]
Nsagha, Njunda, Assob, Kwenti, Tanue, Njiomegnie
Background: Bacterial infections and drug resistance are important causes of life threatening illnesses associated with HIV/AIDS patients particularly in resource-limited settings of Sub-Saharan Africa. Objectives: To determine the susceptibility pattern of Enterobacteriacea isolated from people…

Poster Antiphospholipid syndrome – Cochrane reviews in primary and secondary prevention vs. non-Cochrane reviews and practice guidelines on similar topics

2017 Cape Town [Global Evidence Summit]
Bala, Kaczmarczyk, Swierz, Celinska-Lowenhoff , Szot, Padjas, Paszek, Lesniak, Wloch-Kopec, Jasinska, Undas
Background: We have been working on 2 Cochrane reviews on primary and secondary prevention of thrombosis in patients with the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies and patients with diagnosed antiphospholipid syndrome, respectively. Objectives: To compare methods and outputs of our 2 Cochrane…

Poster Applying RIGHT to evaluate guidelines of Traditional Chinese Medicine

2017 Cape Town [Global Evidence Summit]
Zhou, Gao, Yang, Liu, Wang, Wang, Xiao, Ma, Luo, Chen
Background: Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) are critical documents guiding clinical practice to optimise the medical service. High quality of reporting of guidelines can help healthcare workers in clinical practice. Objectives: To evaluate the reporting…

Poster Applying best-worst scaling to identify health-outcome preferences among patients with diabetes or hypertension and multiple chronic conditions

2017 Cape Town [Global Evidence Summit]
Aschmann, Puhan, Armacost, Bayliss, Bennett, Chan, Glover, Leff, Maslow, Mintz, Mularski, Robbins, Sheehan, Wilson, Yu, Boyd
Background: Treatment decisions and guideline development need to consider patient values and preferences. There is little evidence in the literature on patient preferences for health outcomes in people with hypertension or diabetes and multiple chronic conditions. Objectives: To elicit patient…

Workshop Applying current philosophical insights on causality using Qualitative Comparative Analysis as an additional synthesis in systematic reviews to address complex interventions

2017 Cape Town [Global Evidence Summit]
Chandler, Thomas, Sutcliffe, Kahwati, Kneale, Noyes, Rycroft Malone
Objectives: • Introduce current philosophical perspectives on causality to facilitate understanding of complex causal relationships in data. • Introduce concepts of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA), a methodology assuming complex causality. • Demonstrate QCA synthesis in systematic…

Oral Applying the GRADE-CERQual approach: Experiences from the development of an EPOC qualitative-evidence synthesis

2017 Cape Town [Global Evidence Summit]
Munabi-Babigumira, Glenton, Lewin
Background: Qualitative-evidence syntheses published in the Cochrane Library provide evidence that can inform or complement effectiveness reviews. The GRADE-CERQual approach assesses confidence in the evidence generated from these syntheses, based on 4 key components: methodological limitations of…

Poster Applying the ROBINS-I tool to controlled before-and-after studies: An example from public health

2017 Cape Town [Global Evidence Summit]
Thomson, Craig, Hilton-Boon, Campbell, Katikireddi
Background: The Risk of Bias In Non-Randomised Studies of Interventions (ROBINS-I) tool, and its associated guidance, has a clinical orientation, and does not yet address issues in specific NRS designs such as controlled before- and-after (CBA). Moreover, previous versions of the tool raised issues…

Poster Approaches to the identification, synthesis and appraisal of frameworks, models and theories: A methodology review

2017 Cape Town [Global Evidence Summit]
Pfadenhauer, Booth, Noyes, Lorenc , Klingler, Marckmann, Stratil, Rehfuess
Background: The importance of theory is increasingly recognised in primary research and evidence synthesis. Indeed, an understanding of the theory underpinning interventions in disciplines such as health, social welfare and education can improve intervention design and implementation and may…