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Poster A PRISMA assessment of the reporting quality of systematic reviews or meta-analysis of interventions on diabetic nephropathy
2013 Québec City
An, Ge, Liu, Xu, Liang, Ma, Wang, Shi, Tian
Background: Diabetes prevalence has increased worldwide. Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a common complication in diabetes and a crucial issue of public health. More and more Systematic Reviews (SRs) and Meta-analyses(MAs) on DN with different angles and opinions are emerging published these years.…
Poster A QQAQ assessment of the methodological quality of systematic reviews of China health policy
2013 Québec City
Zhao, He, Zhang, Tian
Background: More and more systematic reviews(SR) of China health policy have been published in Chinese and English journals recent years, which is very import for the health policy makers to make the right decision.
Objectives: To evaluate the methodological quality of SRs of China health…
Poster A case study on the reporting of effect size estimates in breast cancer trials
2013 Québec City
Wilson, Ghersi, Askie
Background: Guidance on trial reporting from the CONSORT statement outlines that primary and secondary outcomes should be presented with estimated effect sizes and range (item 17; [1]). In oncology trial reports, time-to-event outcomes are commonly reported in the form of survival curves. When…
Poster A crib sheet for Cochrane Review authors’ use of trial registries
2013 Québec City
Abrams, Pienaar, Kredo
Background: Clinical trial registries offer free, useful tools for identifying ongoing trials to be included in updates of reviews, assessing topics where reviews should be undertaken, and as a networking tool for review authors seeking further information or unpublished research. Prospective trial…
Poster A family of different dissemination products from one Cochrane Review
2013 Québec City
Rosenbaum, Glenton, Lewin
Background and Objectives: For several years, the Norwegian Cochrane branch and the Norwegian EPOC satellite have participated in the development of dissemination products derived from systematic reviews, aimed at audiences using evidence for different tasks. All products use the Summary of…
Poster A framework to identifying and characterise research gaps from systematic reviews
2013 Québec City
Robinson
Background: Research gaps prevent systematic reviewers from making conclusions and, ultimately, limit our ability to make informed health care decisions. Methods for conducting a systematic review are well-defined but there has been no explicit process for the identification of research gaps from…
Poster A hybrid approach for automating citation screening process
2013 Québec City
Zhang, Lei, Robinson
Background: Building a classificationmethod to facilitate screening of search results is an explicit way to enable more efficiency in systematic review process. We propose to use a hybrid approach to optimize the collection of features used to characterize the citations (feature space) by combining…
Poster A novel approach to presenting adverse effect Results: a case study
2013 Québec City
Dryden, Sumamo Schellenberg, Vandermeer, Rowe
Background: We conducted a systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the comparative effectiveness and safety of drugs for acute migraine headache in the emergency department. Safety is poorly reported and often the same adverse effects (AEs) are not reported for similar…
Poster A numbers of randomized controlled trials reported in Chinese literature are not covered in MEDLINE
2013 Québec City
Zhang, Wang, Lei, Yang
Background: More and more randomized controlled trials(RCTs) have been published in Chinese journals; However, Language restriction can be a problem for English-speaking countries collecting the relevant research data when they conduct systematic reviews.
Objectives: To the aim of this survey…
Poster A practical taxonomy proposal for systematic reviews of therapeutic interventions
2013 Québec City
Bender, Lerch
Background: No consistently used terminology is currently available to classify systematic reviews of therapeutic interventions according to their aim, their methodological rigor and the conclusiveness of their results. Some researchers consider systematic reviews to be merely observational studies…
Poster A review of online evidence-based practice point-of-care information summary providers: an update
2013 Québec City
Moja, Gonzalez Lorenzo, Tagliabue, Banzi
Background: Reliable information to solve clinical doubts at the point-of-care is a pillar of modern practice. In 2008, a previous study assessing online evidence-based practice (EBP) point-of-care summaries showed that most products were deficient in respect to at least one dimension in breadth,…
Poster A strategy to increase partnerships between health care professionals and Cochrane Canada: online peer review modules for dietitians
2013 Québec City
Santesso, Thirsk, Vilis, Arratoon, Grimshaw
Background: Cochrane Canada continues to work to create partnerships with health care professional groups to increase the awareness and use of Cochrane Reviews. Recently, Cochrane Canada and the Dietitians of Canada saw the opportunity to involve dietitians more actively in the systematic review…
Poster A study of evidence sources used in midwifery training and practice
2013 Québec City
Alderdice, McNeill, Lasserson, Clarke
Background: Reports across various settings show significant barriers still exist to the use of reliable evidence sources by health professionals in training and in practice.
Objectives: (1) To describe the attitudes of midwifery students to evidence based practice (EBP). (2) To identify the…
Poster A systematic assessment of the quality of systematic reviews/meta-analyses on radiofrequency ablation versus hepatic resection for small hepatocellular carcinoma
2013 Québec City
Wang, Luo, Li, Deng, Li, Wei, Yu
Background: The systematic reviews (SRs) of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) versus hepatic resection (HR) for early hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are increasing, however, qualities of them varies.
Objectives: This study was supported by Ministry of Science and Technology of China to evaluate the…
Poster A user-friendly alert service of high-impact, pre-filtered literature for obstetrics and gynaecology
2013 Québec City
Skidmore, Bell, LeBlanc, Paquette
Background: Medical specialty society members work and reside in geographically disparate and varied surroundings. Access to reliable, up-to-date, and publicly-accessible evidence-based information is variable.
Objectives: To provide a timely and credible resource of current literature…
Poster Accuracy of blood pressure data abstraction from graphs
2013 Québec City
Soufi, Zhang, Musini
Background: Assessing hourly blood pressure (BP) measurements from graphs presents a challenge in making reliable measurements. The Hypertension Review Group has undertaken a series of time-course reviews to assess the temporal BP lowering efficacy of various antihypertensive medications. The…
Poster Advancing quality in health policy decision-making in the face of uncertainty: an integrated review to characterize and address uncertainty
2013 Québec City
Brouwers, Driedger, Makarski, Craigie, Annable
Background: Evidence-based decision-making has become a cornerstone of effective health care in both clinical and policy contexts. Specific to the health policy setting, decision-makers must make decisions within the context of uncertainty, a phenomenon that has been poorly understood. Specifically…
Poster An analysis of randomized controlled trials of tuberculosis prophylaxis and treatment in Africa
2013 Québec City
Abrams, Kredo
Background: Africa is severely affected by tuberculosis (TB). In 2011 sub-Saharan Africa carried the greatest proportion of new cases with over 260 cases per 100 000 population. Completed, ongoing and planned trial information is needed by health workers, researchers, policy makers, consumers and…
Poster An approach to deal with the absence of cohort studies in prognosis systematic reviews: a meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies
2013 Québec City
El Dib, Branco, Kapoor
Background: Systematic reviews aim to provide an exhaustive summary of literature relevant to a certain topic through the organization of similar primary studies and, when possible, summarize them in a meta-analysis. This means that systematic reviews should offer clinicians, health professionals…
Poster An innovative tool for incorporating risk of bias ratings into the GRADE assessment
2013 Québec City
Marin, Furlan
Background: Assessing the risk of bias (RoB) of included studies and then incorporating this information into the GRADE assessment is one of the most complicated aspects of conducting a review. This is especially true for reviews of non-randomized studies (NRS).
Objectives: To develop a useful…