selected scholarly activity
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academic article
- 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
- Effects of dance on cognitive function among older adults: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.. Systematic Reviews. 7:24. 2018
- A Summary of a Cochrane Review: Acupuncture or acupressure for induction of labour.. European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 17:141-142. 2018
- 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
- 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
- Methods used in adaptation of health-related guidelines: A systematic survey.. Journal of Global Health. 7:020412. 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. 8:CD008587. 2017
- A Summary of a Cochrane Review: Music interventions for acquired brain injury.. European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 13:47-48. 2017
- A methodological survey identified eight proposed frameworks for the adaptation of health related guidelines.. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 86:3-10. 2017
- Rating the certainty in evidence in the absence of a single estimate of effect.. Evidence-Based Medicine. 22:85-87. 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. 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 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
- A summary of a Cochrane Review: Tai chi for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 8:894-895. 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
- 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: A Content Analysis of Patient Versions.. Medical Decision Making. 36:692-702. 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
- The GRADE evidence-to-decision framework: a report of its testing and application in 15 international guideline panels.. Implementation Science. 11:93. 2016
- Care models in the management of haemophilia: a systematic review.. Haemophilia. 22 Suppl 3:31-40. 2016
- GRADE: Assessing the quality of evidence in environmental and occupational health.. Environmental 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 Suppl 3:41-50. 2016
- Methodology for the development of the NHF-McMaster Guideline on Care Models for Haemophilia Management.. Haemophilia. 22 Suppl 3:17-22. 2016
- NHF-McMaster Guideline on Care Models for Haemophilia Management.. Haemophilia. 22 Suppl 3:6-16. 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 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 2: a systematic survey of explanatory notes shows more guidance is needed.. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 74:19-27. 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. 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
- 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
- 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 Journal of the International Federation of Gynaecology 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 Journal of the International Federation of Gynaecology 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 Journal of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics. 132:252-258. 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: Midwife-led care for childbearing women.. European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 8:19-20. 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.. Glob Adv Health Med. 4:18-19. 2015
- Recommendations for preventing fracture in long-term care.. CMAJ. 187:1135-E461. 2015
- Recommendations in view of the prevention of fractures in the establishments of long term care. CMAJ. 187:E450-E461. 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 Journal of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics. 130 Suppl 1:S73-S80. 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.. Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine Trials. 16:164. 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
- Decision-Making about Healthcare Related Tests and Diagnostic Strategies: User Testing of GRADE Evidence Tables.. PLoS ONE. 10:e0134553. 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
- A summary of a cochrane review: acupuncture for induction of labor.. Glob Adv Health Med. 3:64-65. 2014
- Interventions to improve safe and effective medicines use by consumers: an overview of systematic reviews.. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD007768. 2014
- Hip protectors for preventing hip fractures in older people.. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD001255. 2014
- A summary of a cochrane review: green and black tea for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.. Glob Adv Health Med. 3:66-67. 2014
- Guidelines 2.0: systematic development of a comprehensive checklist for a successful guideline enterprise.. CMAJ. 186:E123-E142. 2014
- Methodological survey of designed uneven randomization trials (DU-RANDOM): a protocol.. Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine Trials. 15:33. 2014
- Antivirals for influenza: a summary of a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.. Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses. 7 Suppl 2:76-81. 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 (vol 4, pg 49, 2013). Research Synthesis Methods. 4:289-289. 2013
- The GRADE approach is reproducible in assessing the quality of evidence of quantitative evidence syntheses.. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 66:736-742. 2013
- Exploring the utility of a novel knowledge translation tool for school-based occupational therapists. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 76:194-199. 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
- GRADE guidelines: 12. Preparing summary of findings tables-binary outcomes.. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 66:158-172. 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
- Vitamin D supplementation and breast cancer prevention: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.. PLoS ONE. 8:e69269. 2013
- Reply to higher- versus lower-protein diets. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 66:1375-1375. 2012
- Long-acting β2-agonist step-off in patients with controlled asthma.. Archives of Internal Medicine A.M.A. archives of internal medicine Archives of internal medicine (Chicago, Ill. : 1908). 172:1365-1375. 2012
- Antivirals for Treatment of Influenza Response. Annals of Internal Medicine. 157:386-387. 2012
- World Health Organization Guidelines: Use of cryotherapy for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics Journal of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics. 118:97-102. 2012
- Effects of higher- versus lower-protein diets on health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 66:780-788. 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
- Antivirals for treatment of influenza: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.. Annals of Internal Medicine. 156:512-524. 2012
- Oral immunotherapy for IgE-mediated cow's milk allergy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.. Clinical and Experimental Allergy. 42:363-374. 2012
- Teaching critical appraisal skills in healthcare settings.. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 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.. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 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. 2011
- The Rx for Change database: a first-in-class tool for optimal prescribing and medicines use.. Implementation Science. 5:89. 2010
- Presenting the results of Cochrane Systematic Reviews to a consumer audience: a qualitative study.. Medical Decision Making. 30:566-577. 2010
- An instrument to assess quality of life in relation to nutrition: item generation, item reduction and initial validation.. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 8:26. 2010
- Procedures and methods of benefit assessments for medicines in Germany: give the child a name.. European Journal of Health Economics HEPAC Health Economics in Prevention and Care. 10:237-238. 2009
- Method guidelines for Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group systematic reviews.. Journal of Rheumatology. 33:2304-2311. 2006
- Finding common ground in team-based qualitative research using the convergent interviewing method.. Qualitative Health Research. 16:1145-1157. 2006
- Systematic reviews and knowledge translation.. BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. 84:643-651. 2006
- Knowledge for knowledge translation: the role of the Cochrane Collaboration.. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. 26:55-62. 2006
- Consumer-driven health care: building partnerships in research.. Health Expectations. 8:352-359. 2005
- Attributes and skills of an effective musculoskeletal consumer.. Journal of Rheumatology. 32:2257-2261. 2005
- Emphasis on the need for guidelines for documentation of search strategy and results was needed, criticism of a Cochrane review was not.. Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA Bulletin of the Medical Library Association. 92:393-394. 2004
- Commentary: Patient's view. British Medical Journal BMJ (Clinical research ed.). 329:40-40. 2004
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conference paper
- GRADE-Based Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Canada. Arthritis and 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 and 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