Nancy Santesso - McMaster Experts

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Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
Director, Michael G. DeGroote Cochrane Canada Centre at McMaster, Faculty of Health Sciences
Associate Professor, Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, Faculty of Health Sciences

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- Interpreting results and drawing conclusions. 403-431. 2019
- Summary of findings tables for communicating key findings of systematic reviews: Protocols. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2017
- Building Health‐Literate Societies. 184-195. 2011
- Knowledge Translation for Patients: Methods to Support Patients' Participation in Decision making about Preference‐Sensitive Treatment Options in Rheumatology. 41-62. 2003
- Spondyloarthropathies. 393-442. 2003
- Consumer-oriented interventions for evidence-based prescribing and medicine use: an overview of Cochrane reviews
conferences
- Patient engagement in clinical guidelines development: input from > 1000 members of the Canadian Osteoporosis Patient Network. Osteoporosis International. 867-874. 2020
- PATIENT ENGAGEMENT IN CLINICAL GUIDELINES DEVELOPMENT: INPUT FROM > 1000 MEMBERS OF THE CANADIAN OSTEOPOROSIS PATIENT NETWORK. Osteoporosis International. S171-S172. 2019
- GRADE-Based Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Canada. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 2017
- Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Canada. Journal of Rheumatology. 856-857. 2017
- Risk Factors for Osteonecrosis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Systematic Review. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 2016
- NHF-MCMASTER GUIDELINE ON CARE MODELS FOR HEMOPHILIA MANAGEMENT. American Journal of Hematology. E428-E429. 2016
- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OSTEOPOROSIS MANAGEMENT AND FRACTURE PREVENTION FOR THE FRAIL ELDERLY IN LONG-TERM CARE (LTC). Osteoporosis International. S231-S232. 2014
- Development of the effective musculoskeletal consumer scale.. Journal of Rheumatology. 1392-1400. 2007
journal articles
- Psychiatric and Cognitive Functioning After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.. Obesity Reviews. e13968. 2025
- Hypertension Canada guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension in adults in primary care.. Canadian Family Physician. cfp.20250616001. 2025
- [Not Available].. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 197:E656-E673. 2025
- Hypertension Canada guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension in adults in primary care.. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 197:E549-E564. 2025
- Rating certainty when the target threshold is the null and the point estimate is close to the null.. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine. 30:202-207. 2025
- BACK TO THE FUTURE: A NEW GUIDELINES PROCESS FOR HYPERTENSION CANADA AND HYPERTENSION AUSTRALIA. Journal of Hypertension. 43. 2025
- An international guideline training and certification programme.. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 103:281-284. 2025
- Global Practices and Preferences in the Use of Osteobiologics for Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Cross-Sectional Study.. Global Spine Journal. 21925682251322417. 2025
- Systematic reviews of the literature: an introduction to current methods. American Journal of Epidemiology. 194:536-542. 2025
- Factors influencing the adoption of innovation in spine surgery: An international survey of AO spine network.. Brain and Spine. 5:104206. 2025
- Hypertension Canada guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension in adults in primary care.. Canadian Pharmacists Journal. 158:188-205. 2025
- Ushering in a New Era of Hypertension Canada Guidelines: A Roadmap of What Lies Ahead.. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 41:159-162. 2025
- Clinical practice guideline-inconsistent chemotherapy-induced vomiting prophylaxis in pediatric cancer patients in community settings: A Children's Oncology Group study.. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 71:e31295. 2024
- Clinical Practice Guideline-Inconsistent Management of Fertility Preservation in Pediatric Cancer Patients in Community Settings: A Children’s Oncology Group Study. Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology. 13:776-784. 2024
- GRADE Guidance 39: Using GRADE-ADOLOPMENT to adopt, adapt or create contextualized recommendations from source guidelines and evidence syntheses. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 174:111494-111494. 2024
- Clinical practice guideline‐inconsistent management of fever and neutropenia in pediatric oncology: A Children's Oncology Group study. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 71:e30880. 2024
- A0846 Systematic review of the incidence of and risk factors for urothelial cancers and renal cell carcinoma among patients with haematuria. European Urology. 85:s1872-s1873. 2024
- A0858 The diagnostic accuracy of cystoscopy for detecting bladder cancer in adults presenting with haematuria: A systematic review from the European Association of Urology Guidelines Office. European Urology. 85:s1892. 2024
- AO Spine Guideline for the Use of Osteobiologics (AOGO) in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion for Spinal Degenerative Cases. Global Spine Journal. 14:6-13. 2024
- Development of an International AO Spine Guideline for the Use of Osteobiologics in Anterior Cervical Fusion and Decompression (AO-GO). Global Spine Journal. 14:14-23. 2024
- Acceptability, feasibility, equity and resource use for prenatal screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea: A systematic review.. Canada Communicable Disease Report. 50:250-258. 2024
- The Diagnostic Accuracy of Cystoscopy for Detecting Bladder Cancer in Adults Presenting with Haematuria: A Systematic Review from the European Association of Urology Guidelines Office. European Urology Focus. 10:115-122. 2024
- Benefits and harms of cervical screening, triage and treatment strategies in women living with HIV. Nature Medicine. 29:3059-3066. 2023
- Benefits, harms and cost-effectiveness of cervical screening, triage and treatment strategies for women in the general population. Nature Medicine. 29:3050-3058. 2023
- Actualisation 2023 des lignes directrices de pratique clinique pour la prise en charge de l’ostéoporose et la prévention des fractures au Canada. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 195:E1585-E1603. 2023
- Clinical practice guideline for management of osteoporosis and fracture prevention in Canada: 2023 update. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 195:E1333-E1348. 2023
- Heterogeneous methodology in the development of patient versions of clinical practice guidelines: a scoping review. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 161:53-64. 2023
- Patient Perspectives on the Ambulatory Glucose Profile Report for Type 1 Diabetes Management in Adults: A National Online Survey. Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 47:243-249.e2. 2023
- Clinical practice guideline recommendation summaries for pediatric oncology health care professionals: A qualitative study. PLoS ONE. 18:e0281890-e0281890. 2023
- Patient Perspectives on the Ambulatory Glucose Profile Report for Type 1 Diabetes Management: A National Online Survey. Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 46:s18. 2022
- GRADE guidance 35: update on rating imprecision for assessing contextualized certainty of evidence and making decisions. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 150:225-242. 2022
- A multistakeholder development process to prioritize and translate COVID-19 health recommendations for patients, caregivers and the public. A case study of the COVID-19 recommendation map. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 148:104-114. 2022
- Systematic Review of the Incidence of and Risk Factors for Urothelial Cancers and Renal Cell Carcinoma Among Patients with Haematuria. European Urology. 82:182-192. 2022
- Enhancing the Trustworthiness of the Endocrine Society’s Clinical Practice Guidelines. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM). 107:2129-2138. 2022
- Management of Hyperglycemia in Hospitalized Adult Patients in Non-Critical Care Settings: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM). 107:2101-2128. 2022
- An evaluation of the COVID-19 recommendation map identified diverging clinical and public health guidance. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 147:83-94. 2022
- Standardized wording to improve efficiency and clarity of GRADE EtD frameworks in health guidelines. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 146:106-122. 2022
- Wording of American Urological Association Guideline Recommendations Does Not Signal the Strength of Recommendation. Urology. 164:40-45. 2022
- Defining decision thresholds for judgments on health benefits and harms using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) Evidence to Decision (EtD) frameworks: a protocol for a randomised methodological study (GRADE-THRESHOLD). BMJ Open. 12:e053246-e053246. 2022
- Investigating the role and applicability of patient versions of guidelines in oncology and deriving recommendations for the development, dissemination and implementation of patient versions in Germany: protocol for multiphase study. BMJ Open. 12:e059040-e059040. 2022
- New methods facilitated the process of prioritizing questions and health outcomes in guideline development. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 143:91-104. 2022
- GRADE guidance 24 optimizing the integration of randomized and non-randomized studies of interventions in evidence syntheses and health guidelines. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 142:200-208. 2022
- A taxonomy and framework for identifying and developing actionable statements in guidelines suggests avoiding informal recommendations. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 141:161-171. 2022
- Comparing the usability of the World Health Organization’s conventional tuberculosis guidelines to the eTB recommendations map: A two-arm superiority randomised controlled trial. PLOS Global Public Health. 2:e0001166-e0001166. 2022
- Focus groups and interviews with the public led to the development of a template for a GRADE Plain Language Recommendation (PLR). Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 141:18-25. 2022
- A modeling approach to derive baseline risk estimates for GRADE recommendations: Concepts, development, and results of its application to the American Society of Hematology 2019 guidelines on prevention of venous thromboembolism in surgical hospitalized patients. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 140:69-78. 2021
- Facilitators and barriers to clinical practice guideline-consistent supportive care at pediatric oncology institutions: a Children’s Oncology Group study. Implementation Science Communications. 2:106. 2021
- How to write a guideline: a proposal for a manuscript template that supports the creation of trustworthy guidelines. Blood Advances. 5:4721-4726. 2021
- Development and application of health outcome descriptors facilitated decision-making in the production of practice guidelines. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 138:115-127. 2021
- GRADE guidelines 32: GRADE offers guidance on choosing targets of GRADE certainty of evidence ratings. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 137:163-175. 2021
- Consideration of antimicrobial resistance and contextual factors in infectious disease guidelines: a systematic survey. BMJ Open. 11:e046097-e046097. 2021
- Effects of dance on cognitive function in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Age and Ageing. 50:1084-1092. 2021
- Psychosocial interventions for responding to child sexual abuse: A systematic review. Child Abuse and Neglect. 116:104203-104203. 2021
- GRADE Concept Paper 1: Validating the “F.A.C.E” instrument using stakeholder perceptions of feasibility, acceptability, cost, and equity in guideline implement. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 131:133-140. 2021
- The Diagnostic Accuracy of Syndromic Management for Genital Ulcer Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Frontiers in Medicine. 8:806605. 2021
- A practical guide for using a survey about attitudes and behaviors to inform health care decisions. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 128:93-100. 2020
- Development and use of health outcome descriptors: a guideline development case study. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 18:167. 2020
- Dexamethasone dosing for prevention of acute chemotherapy‐induced vomiting in pediatric patients: A systematic review. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 67:e28716. 2020
- Identifying children exposed to maltreatment: a systematic review update. BMC Pediatrics. 20:113. 2020
- GRADE approach to drawing conclusions from a network meta-analysis using a minimally contextualised framework. The BMJ. 371:m3900-m3900. 2020
- GRADE approach to drawing conclusions from a network meta-analysis using a partially contextualised framework. The BMJ. 371:m3907-m3907. 2020
- Commentary: Quest for using sound evidence when making decisions about screening. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 127:220-222. 2020
- Using GRADE in situations of emergencies and urgencies: certainty in evidence and recommendations matters during the COVID-19 pandemic, now more than ever and no matter what. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 127:202-207. 2020
- Management of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Blood Advances. 4:5184-5193. 2020
- Assessing the process and outcome of the development of practice guidelines and recommendations: PANELVIEW instrument development. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 192:E1138-E1145. 2020
- Canadian Urological Association guideline on male urethral stricture. Journal of the Canadian Urological Association. 14:305-316. 2020
- Association Between Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and Celiac Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Gastroenterology. 159:884-903.e31. 2020
- Ventilation Techniques and Risk for Transmission of Coronavirus Disease, Including COVID-19. ACP journal club. 173:204-216. 2020
- Conclusions from surveys may not consider important biases: a systematic survey of surveys. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 122:108-114. 2020
- GRADE guidelines: 21 part 1. Study design, risk of bias, and indirectness in rating the certainty across a body of evidence for test accuracy. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 122:129-141. 2020
- GRADE guidelines: 21 part 2. Test accuracy: inconsistency, imprecision, publication bias, and other domains for rating the certainty of evidence and presenting it in evidence profiles and summary of findings tables. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 122:142-152. 2020
- Methodology for the American Society of Hematology VTE guidelines: current best practice, innovations, and experiences. Blood Advances. 4:2351-2365. 2020
- Tu1006 THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE AND CELIAC DISEASE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS. Gastroenterology. 158:s-1002-s-1003. 2020
- Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluations (GRADE) notes: extremely serious, GRADE's terminology for rating down by three levels. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 120:116-120. 2020
- GRADE guidelines 26: informative statements to communicate the findings of systematic reviews of interventions. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 119:126-135. 2020
- The eCOVID-19 living recommendations map and gateway to contextualisation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 54-57. 2020
- A meta-epidemiological study of subgroup analyses in cochrane systematic reviews of atrial fibrillation. Systematic Reviews. 8:241. 2019
- A summary of a Cochrane review: Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy. European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 32:100985-100985. 2019
- Strategies for eliciting and synthesizing evidence for guidelines in rare diseases. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 19:67. 2019
- The safety and efficacy of ferumoxytol in the treatment of iron deficiency: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Transfusion. 59:3646-3656. 2019
- Development of the summary of findings table for network meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 115:1-13. 2019
- A conceptual framework for patient-directed knowledge tools to support patient-centred care: Results from an evidence-informed consensus meeting. Patient Education and Counseling. 102:1898-1904. 2019
- Diagnosing sexually transmitted infections in resource‐constrained settings: challenges and ways forward. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 22:e25343. 2019
- A summary of a Cochrane review: Omega-3 fatty acid addition during pregnancy. European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 27:131-132. 2019
- Interactive Summary of Findings tables: the way to present and understand results of systematic reviews. The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports. 17:259-260. 2019
- A risk of bias instrument for non-randomized studies of exposures: A users’ guide to its application in the context of GRADE. Environment International. 122:168-184. 2019
- GRADE Guidelines: 22. The GRADE approach for tests and strategies-from test accuracy to patient important outcomes and recommendations. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 111:69-82. 2019
- Development of rapid guidelines: 1. Systematic survey of current practices and methods. Health Research Policy and Systems. 16:61. 2018
- Development of rapid guidelines: 2. A qualitative study with WHO guideline developers. Health Research Policy and Systems. 16:62. 2018
- Effects of dance on cognitive function among older adults: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews. 7:24. 2018
- American Society of Hematology 2018 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. Blood Advances. 2:3360-3392. 2018
- Evaluation of the risk of bias in non-randomized studies of interventions (ROBINS-I) and the ‘target experiment’ concept in studies of exposures: Rationale and preliminary instrument development. Environment International. 120:382-387. 2018
- Guidance was developed on how to write a plain language summary for diagnostic test accuracy reviews. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 103:112-119. 2018
- Canadian Rheumatology Association Recommendations for the Assessment and Monitoring of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Journal of Rheumatology. 45:1426-1439. 2018
- Monitoring of Osteonecrosis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Systematic Review and Metaanalysis. Journal of Rheumatology. 45:1462-1476. 2018
- Treatment of Neonatal Chlamydial Conjunctivitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 7:E107-E115. 2018
- Treatment of Neonatal Chlamydial Conjunctivitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 7:e107-e115. 2018
- A scoping review and survey provides the rationale, perceptions, and preferences for the integration of randomized and nonrandomized studies in evidence syntheses and GRADE assessments. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 98:33-40. 2018
- A summary of a Cochrane review: Acupuncture or acupressure for induction of labour. European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 17:141-142. 2018
- Decision making about healthcare-related tests and diagnostic test strategies. Paper 3: a systematic review shows limitations in most tools designed to assess quality and develop recommendations. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 92:29-37. 2017
- Decision making about healthcare-related tests and diagnostic test strategies. Paper 4: International guidelines show variability in their approaches. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 92:38-46. 2017
- Decision making about healthcare-related tests and diagnostic test strategies. Paper 5: a qualitative study with experts suggests that test accuracy data alone is rarely sufficient for decision making. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 92:47-57. 2017
- The effectiveness of physiologically based early warning or track and trigger systems after triage in adult patients presenting to emergency departments: a systematic review. BMC Emergency Medicine. 17:38. 2017
- Summary of a Cochrane review: Wendan decoction traditional Chinese medicine for schizophrenia. European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 15:81-82. 2017
- Cytology versus HPV testing for cervical cancer screening in the general population. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2018:CD008587. 2017
- A Summary of a Cochrane review: Music interventions for acquired brain injury. European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 13:47-48. 2017
- Rating the certainty in evidence in the absence of a single estimate of effect. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine. 22:85-87. 2017
- A Summary of a Cochrane Review: Yoga treatment for chronic non-specific low back pain. European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 11:39-40. 2017
- A methodological survey identified eight proposed frameworks for the adaptation of health related guidelines. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 86:3-10. 2017
- A summary of a Cochrane review: Music interventions for improving psychological and physical outcomes in cancer patients. European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 9:50-51. 2017
- GRADE Evidence to Decision (EtD) frameworks for adoption, adaptation, and de novo development of trustworthy recommendations: GRADE-ADOLOPMENT. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 81:101-110. 2017
- Living systematic review: 1. Introduction—the why, what, when, and how. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 91:23-30. 2017
- Living systematic reviews: 2. Combining human and machine effort. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 91:31-37. 2017
- Living systematic reviews: 3. Statistical methods for updating meta-analyses. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 91:38-46. 2017
- Living systematic reviews: 4. Living guideline recommendations. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 91:47-53. 2017
- Methods used in adaptation of health–related guidelines: A systematic survey. Journal of Global Health. 7:020412. 2017
- Using patient values and preferences to inform the importance of health outcomes in practice guideline development following the GRADE approach. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 15:52-52. 2017
- A summary of a Cochrane Review: Tai chi for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 8:894-895. 2016
- What do patients and the public know about clinical practice guidelines and what do they want from them? A qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research. 16:74. 2016
- A summary of a Cochrane review: Ganoderma lucidum (Reishi mushroom) for the treatment of cancer. European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 8:619-620. 2016
- Assessing the Usability of the Risk Of Bias in Non-randomized Studies – of Interventions (ROBINS-I) Tool for Studies of Exposure and Intervention in Environmental Health Research. ISEE Conference Abstracts. 2016. 2016
- A summary of a Cochrane review: Acupuncture for the prevention of tension-type headache. European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 8:324-325. 2016
- Dissemination of Clinical Practice Guidelines. Medical decision making. 36:692-702. 2016
- Care models in the management of haemophilia: a systematic review. Haemophilia. 22:31-40. 2016
- GRADE: Assessing the quality of evidence in environmental and occupational health. Environment International. 92-93:611-616. 2016
- Integrated multidisciplinary care for the management of chronic conditions in adults: an overview of reviews and an example of using indirect evidence to inform clinical practice recommendations in the field of rare diseases. Haemophilia. 22:41-50. 2016
- Methodology for the development of the NHF‐McMaster Guideline on Care Models for Haemophilia Management. Haemophilia. 22:17-22. 2016
- NHF‐McMaster Guideline on Care Models for Haemophilia Management. Haemophilia. 22:6-16. 2016
- A Summary of a Cochrane Review: Music for insomnia in adults. European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 8:165-166. 2016
- Improving GRADE evidence tables part 2: a systematic survey of explanatory notes shows more guidance is needed. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 74:19-27. 2016
- A Summary of a Cochrane Review: Supplementation with long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) to breastfeeding mothers for improving child growth and development. European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 8:113-114. 2016
- Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of benefits and harms of cryotherapy, LEEP, and cold knife conization to treat cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 132:266-271. 2016
- Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of the accuracy of HPV tests, visual inspection with acetic acid, cytology, and colposcopy. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 132:259-265. 2016
- World Health Organization Guidelines for treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2-3 and screen-and-treat strategies to prevent cervical cancer. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 132:252-258. 2016
- A summary of a Cochrane review: Midwife-led care for childbearing women. European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 8:19-20. 2016
- A guide for health professionals to interpret and use recommendations in guidelines developed with the GRADE approach. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 72:45-55. 2016
- GRADE Guidelines: 16. GRADE evidence to decision frameworks for tests in clinical practice and public health. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 76:89-98. 2016
- Improving GRADE evidence tables part 1: a randomized trial shows improved understanding of content in summary of findings tables with a new format. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 74:7-18. 2016
- Improving GRADE evidence tables part 3: detailed guidance for explanatory footnotes supports creating and understanding GRADE certainty in the evidence judgments. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 74:28-39. 2016
- Use of heparins in patients with cancer: individual participant data meta-analysis of randomised trials study protocol. BMJ Open. 6:e010569-e010569. 2016
- A summary of a Cochrane review: Yoga for epilepsy. European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 7:593-594. 2015
- A Summary of a Cochrane Review: Probiotics to Prevent Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections. Global Advances In Health and Medicine. 4:18-19. 2015
- Recommandations en vue de la prévention des fractures dans les établissements de soins de longue durée. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 187:E450-E461. 2015
- Recommendations for preventing fracture in long term care. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 187:E450-E461. 2015
- Recommendations for preventing fracture in long-term care. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 187:1135-1144. 2015
- A summary of a Cochrane review: Co-enzyme Q10 supplements to prevent cardiovascular disease. European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 7:467-468. 2015
- Summarizing the best evidence on CAM interventions for integrative medicine: A new Cochrane Summary of Findings initiative for EuJIM. European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 7:439-441. 2015
- The cost‐effectiveness of 10 antenatal syphilis screening and treatment approaches in Peru, Tanzania, and Zambia. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 130:S73-S80. 2015
- A summary to communicate evidence from systematic reviews to the public improved understanding and accessibility of information: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 68:182-190. 2015
- Comparison between the standard and a new alternative format of the Summary-of-Findings tables in Cochrane review users: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 16:164-164. 2015
- Decision-Making about Healthcare Related Tests and Diagnostic Strategies: User Testing of GRADE Evidence Tables. PLoS ONE. 10:e0134553-e0134553. 2015
- The GRADE evidence-to-decision framework: a report of its testing and application in 15 international guideline panels. Implementation Science. 11:93-93. 2015
- Fracture risk in long term care: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective observational studies. BMC Geriatrics. 14:130. 2014
- Patient and public attitudes to and awareness of clinical practice guidelines: a systematic review with thematic and narrative syntheses. BMC Health Services Research. 14:321. 2014
- Guidelines 2.0: Systematic development of a comprehensive checklist for a successful guideline enterprise△. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine. 14:1135-1149. 2014
- A Summary of a Cochrane Review: Acupuncture for Induction of Labor. Global Advances In Health and Medicine. 3:64-65. 2014
- Hip protectors for preventing hip fractures in older people. Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine. 7:149-149. 2014
- Interventions to improve safe and effective medicines use by consumers: an overview of systematic reviews. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2022:CD007768. 2014
- Hip protectors for preventing hip fractures in older people. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2014:CD001255. 2014
- A Summary of a Cochrane Review: Green and Black Tea for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. Global Advances In Health and Medicine. 3:66-67. 2014
- Update of Strategies to Translate Evidence from Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group Systematic Reviews for Use by Various Audiences. Journal of Rheumatology. 41:206-215. 2014
- Guidelines 2.0: systematic development of a comprehensive checklist for a successful guideline enterprise. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 186:E123-E142. 2014
- Methodological survey of designed uneven randomization trials (DU-RANDOM): a protocol. Trials. 15:33-33. 2014
- Editorial: can China master the guideline challenge?. Health Research Policy and Systems. 11:1. 2013
- 002 Public Attitudes to and Knowledge of Healthcare Guidelines, and Methods to Communicate Guideline Recommendations to Patients and the Public – A Systematic Review. BMJ Quality and Safety. 22:a12. 2013
- 032 Rapid Guidelines: A Systematic Review. BMJ Quality and Safety. 22:A22.1-A22. 2013
- 046 Guideline Development Tool (GDT) – Web-Based Solution for Guideline Developers and Authors of Systematic Reviews. BMJ Quality and Safety. 22:A26.2-A26. 2013
- 055 Use of Non-Randomised Studies In The Guideline Process: The GRADE Approach. BMJ Quality and Safety. 22:A29.3-A30. 2013
- 144WS How to Make Judgements About the Quality or Strength of Evidence Transparent. BMJ Quality and Safety. 22:A8.3-A9. 2013
- 258WS Evidence to recommendations frameworks: Diagnosis. BMJ Quality and Safety. 22:A10.3-A10. 2013
- Exploring the Utility of a Novel Knowledge Translation Tool for School-Based Occupational Therapists. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 76:194-199. 2013
- Surgery combined with intraoperative hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (IHIC) for gastric cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. International Journal of Hyperthermia. 29:156-167. 2013
- GRADE guidelines: 12. Preparing Summary of Findings tables—binary outcomes. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 66:158-172. 2013
- 059 Nonrandomised Studies as a Source of Complementary, Sequential or Replacement Evidence for Randomised Controlled Trials in Systematic Reviews and Guidelines. BMJ Quality and Safety. 22:A31-A31. 2013
- Antivirals for influenza: a summary of a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses. 7:76-81. 2013
- Non-randomized studies as a source of complementary, sequential or replacement evidence for randomized controlled trials in systematic reviews on the effects of interventions. Research Synthesis Methods. 4:49-62. 2013
- Non-randomized studies as a source of complementary, sequential or replacement evidence for randomized controlled trials in systematic reviews on the effects of interventions (vol 4, pg 49, 2013). Research Synthesis Methods. 4:289-289. 2013
- P307 guideline development tool (GDT)–web-based solution for guideline developers and authors of systematic reviews. BMJ Quality and Safety. 22:82-82. 2013
- The GRADE approach is reproducible in assessing the quality of evidence of quantitative evidence syntheses. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 66:736-742. 2013
- Vitamin D Supplementation and Breast Cancer Prevention: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials. PLoS ONE. 8:e69269-e69269. 2013
- Long-Acting β₂-Agonist Step-off in Patients With Controlled Asthma. JAMA Internal Medicine. 172:1365-1365. 2012
- Antivirals for Treatment of Influenza. ACP journal club. 157:386-386. 2012
- World Health Organization Guidelines: Use of cryotherapy for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 118:97-102. 2012
- Oral immunotherapy for IgE‐mediated cow's milk allergy: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Clinical and Experimental Allergy. 42:363-374. 2012
- Antivirals for treatment of influenza: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. ACP journal club. 156:512-524. 2012
- Effects of higher-versus lower-protein diets on health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 66:780-780. 2012
- Formatting modifications in GRADE evidence profiles improved guideline panelists comprehension and accessibility to information. A randomized trial. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 65:748-755. 2012
- Reply to higher-versus lower-protein diets. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 66:1375-1375. 2012
- Teaching critical appraisal skills in healthcare settings. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2011:CD001270. 2011
- Development of a taxonomy of interventions to organise the evidence on consumers’ medicines use. Patient Education and Counseling. 85:e101-e107. 2011
- Communication Accommodation and Managing Musculoskeletal Disorders: Doctors' and Patients' Perspectives. Health Communication. 26:379-388. 2011
- Consumer-oriented interventions for evidence-based prescribing and medicines use: an overview of systematic reviews. Clinical Respiratory Journal. 5:CD007768. 2011
- Presenting Evidence to Patients Online: What Do Web Users Think of Consumer Summaries of Cochrane Musculoskeletal Reviews?. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 13:e5-e5. 2011
- The Rx for Change database: a first-in-class tool for optimal prescribing and medicines use. Implementation Science. 5:89. 2010
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