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Future of evidence ecosystem series: 2. Current opportunities and need for better tools and methods

Cr�quit, Perrine; Boutron, Isabelle; Meerpohl, Joerg; Williams, Hywel; Craig, Jonathan; Ravaud, Philippe

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Authors

Perrine Cr�quit

Isabelle Boutron

Joerg Meerpohl

Jonathan Craig

Philippe Ravaud



Abstract

To become user-driven and more useful for decision-making, the current evidence synthesis ecosystem requires significant changes (Paper 1.Future of evidence ecosystem series). Reviewers have access to new sources of data (clinical trial registries, protocols, clinical study reports from regulatory agencies or pharmaceutical companies) for more information on randomized control trials. With all these new available data, the management of multiple and scattered trial reports is even more challenging. New types of data are also becoming available: individual patient data and routinely collected data. With the increasing number of diverse sources to be searched and the amount of data to be extracted, the process needs to be rethought. New approaches and tools, such as automation technologies and crowdsourcing, should help accelerate the process. The implementation of these new approaches and methods requires a substantial rethinking and redesign of the current evidence synthesis ecosystem. The concept of a “living” evidence synthesis enterprise, with living systematic review and living network meta-analysis, has recently emerged. Such an evidence synthesis ecosystem implies conceptualizing evidence synthesis as a continuous process built around a clinical question of interest and no longer as a small team independently answering a specific clinical question at a single point in time.

Citation

Créquit, P., Boutron, I., Meerpohl, J., Williams, H., Craig, J., & Ravaud, P. (2020). Future of evidence ecosystem series: 2. Current opportunities and need for better tools and methods. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 123, 143-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.01.023

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 7, 2020
Online Publication Date Mar 4, 2020
Publication Date 2020-07
Deposit Date Jan 14, 2020
Publicly Available Date Mar 5, 2021
Journal Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Print ISSN 0895-4356
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 123
Pages 143-152
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.01.023
Keywords Epidemiology
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3722770
Publisher URL https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0895435619305931

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