Publications

Journal Articles

In all of our work, we aim to advance the science as well as the practice of KT. We understand the importance of disseminating research results and reducing research waste, and so we publish our work only in open-access journals. In 2024, we published more than 30 articles in high-impact journals, on topics ranging from advancing the methods of knowledge synthesis to the implementation of rapid HIV testing in Canadian emergency departments. 

Below, we provide a select overview of some of our most recent publications. 

Network meta-analysis: a powerful tool for clinicians, decision-makers, and methodologists. Florez ID, Juan E, Veroniki AA. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2024 Dec 1;176:111537.

Implementation of pharmacogenetic testing in pediatric oncology: barriers and facilitators assessment at eight Canadian academic health centres. Cooper J, Pratt J, Park J, Fahim C, Lovnicki JM, Groeneweg GS, Carleton B, Straus S. The Pharmacogenomics Journal. 2024 Dec;24(6):36. 

Effectiveness of geriatric rehabilitation in inpatient and day-hospital settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Wong EKC, Hoang P, Kouri A, Gill S, Huang YQ, Lee JC, Weiss SM, Daniel R, McGowan J, Amog K, Sale JEM, Isaranuwatchai W, Naimark DMJ, Tricco AC, Straus SE. BMC Medicine. 2024 Nov 22;22:551.

Extension of the PRISMA 2020 statement for living systematic reviews (PRISMA-LSR): checklist and explanation. Akl EA, Khabsa J, Iannizzi C, Piechotta V, Kahale LA, Barker JM, McKenzie JE, Page MJ, Skoetz N (includes Tricco AC). bmj. 2024 Nov 19;387.

Sociodemographic bias in clinical machine learning models: A scoping review of algorithmic bias instances and mechanisms. Colacci M, Huang YQ, Postill G, Zhelnov P, Fennelly O, Verma A, Straus S, Tricco AC. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2024 Nov 10:111606.

What advice can we offer to authors? Reflections from the statisticians’ bench. Hooper R, Tovey D, Tricco AC, Veroniki AA. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2024 Nov 1;175.

Barriers and facilitators to designing, maintaining, and utilizing rare disease patient registries: a scoping review protocol. Stratton C, Taylor A, Konstantinidis M, McNiven V, Kannu P, Gill P, Stedman I, Veroniki AA, Offringa M, Potter B, Wong-Rieger D, Adams J, Hodgkinson K, Elliott AM, Neville A, Faughnan M, Dyack S, Zhelnov P, Daly-Cyr J, McGowan J, Straus S, Smith M, Rosella L, Tricco AC. JBI Evidence Synthesis. 2024 Oct 21:10-1124.

The Addis Ababa Toxicology Curriculum Project: Educational Needs Assessment for the Toxicology Modules of an Emergency Medicine Training Program. Nowacki A, Kebede S, Thompson M, McKnight A, Azazh A, Puchalski Ritchie LM. International Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2024 Oct 2;17(131).

A brief note on the random-effects meta-analysis model and its relationship to other models. McKenzie JE, Veroniki AA. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2024 Oct 1;174:111492.

The Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health Canadian Clinical Practice Guidelines for Assessing and Managing Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia. Hatch S, Seitz DP, Bruneau M-A, Ewa V, Feldman S, Goldberg Y, Goodarzi Z, Herrmann N, Hewitt-Colborne D, Henri-Bhargava A, Ismail Z, Kirkham J, Kumar S, Lanctot KL, Thompson W, Porter J, Watt JA. Canadian Geriatrics Journal. 2024 Oct 1.

Royal Society of Canada working group on health research system recovery: strengthening Canada’s health research system after the COVID-19 pandemic. Straus SE, Beckett R, Fahim C, Pak N, Kasperavicius D, Clifford T, Holmes B. FACETS. 2024 Sep 6;9(1):1-44.

Two decades of network meta‐analysis: Roadmap to their applications and challenges. Veroniki AA, Florez I, Hutton B, Straus SE, Tricco AC. Research Synthesis Methods. 2024 Sep;15(5):741-6.

Implementation of the Comparison of Outcomes and Access to Care for Heart Failure (COACH) Trial. Fahim C, Hassan AT, Togo E, Ross H, Straus SE, Lee DS. CJC open. 2024 Jul 31.

Trivalent and quadrivalent seasonal influenza vaccine in adults aged 60 and older: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Veroniki AA, Thirugnanasampanthar SS, Konstantinidis M, Dourka J, Ghassemi M, Neupane D, Khan P, Nincic V, Corry M, Robson R, Parker A, Soobiah C, Sinilaite A, Doyon-Plourde P, Gil A, Siu W, Moqueet N, Stevens A, English K, Florez ID, Yepes-Nuñez JJ, Hutton B, Muller M, Moja L, Straus S, Tricco AC. BMJ Evid Based Med. 2024 Jul 23:29(4):239-254.

Exploring decision-makers’ challenges and strategies when selecting multiple systematic reviews: insights for AI decision support tools in healthcare. Lunny C, Whitelaw S, Reid EK, Chi Y, Ferri N, Zhang JHJ, Pieper D, Kanji S, Veroniki AA, Shea B, Dourka J, Ardern C, Pham B, Bagheri E, Tricco AC. BMJ Open. 2024 Jul 5;14(7):e084124.

Development and usability testing of an online support tool to identify models and frameworks to inform implementation. Strifler L, Fahim C, Hillmer MP, Barnsley JM, Straus SE. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 2024 Jun 27;24(1):182.

Tackling late-life homelessness in Canada. Alston J, Baral S, Orkin A, Straus SE. CMAJ. 2024 May 20;196(19):E662-E665.

Advancing the methodology of mapping reviews: A scoping review. Khalil H, Campbell F, Danial K, Pollock D, Munn Z, Welsh V, Saran A, Hoppe D, Tricco AC. Res Synth Methods. 2024 May;15(3):384-397.

Guideline recommendations on behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia: A systematic review. Watt JA, Porter J, Tavilsup P, Chowdhury M, Hatch S, Ismail Z, Kumar S, Kirkham J, Goodarzi Z, Seitz D. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2024 Apr 17.

Response to “A method was developed for correcting the bias in the usual study weights in meta-analyses” by Walter and Balakrishnan. Simmonds M, Chaimani A, McKenzie J, Tudur-Smith C, Veroniki AA, Group co-convenors CS. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2024 Apr 10:111357.

Interventions on gender equity in the workplace: a scoping review. Tricco AC, Parker A, Khan PA, Nincic V, Robson R, MacDonald H, Warren R, Cleary O, Zibrowski E, Baxter N, Burns KEA, Coyle D, Ndjaboue R, Clark JP, Langlois EV, Ahmed SB, Witteman HO, Graham ID, El-Adhami W, Skidmore B, Légaré F, Curran J, Hawker G, Watt J, Bourgeault IL, Leigh JP, Lawford K, Aiken A, McCabe C, Shepperd S, Pattani R, Leon N, Lundine J, Adisso ÉL, Ono S, Rabeneck L, Straus SE. BMC Med. 2024 Apr 5;22(1):149.

An international modified Delphi process supported updating the web-based “Right Review” tool. Clyne B, Sharp MK, O’ Neill M, Pollock D, Lynch R, Amog K, Ryan M, Smith SM, Mahtani K, Booth A, Godfrey C, Munn Z, Tricco AC. J Clin Epidemiol. 2024 Mar 24:111333.

Canadian Clinical Practice Guidelines for Assessing and Managing Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD). Watt JA, Henri-Bhargava A, Thompson W, Ewa V, Goodarzi Z, Kirkham J, Ismail Z, Hewitt-Colborne D, Feldman S, Herrmann N, Goldberg Y, Kumar S, Lanctot K, Bruneau M-A, Seitz D. (Canada): Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health; 2024 Mar 20.

Lifetime Gained With Cancer Screening. Watt JA, Veroniki AA, Straus SE. JAMA internal medicine. 2024 Feb 1;184(2):226-.

Médicaments modificateurs de la maladie d’Alzheimer: implications pour la population canadienne. Watt JA, Isaranuwatchai W, Grossman L, Straus SE. CMAJ. 2024 Jan 28;196(3):E110-E112.

Methodological review of NMA bias concepts provides groundwork for the development of a list of concepts for potential inclusion in a new risk of bias tool for network meta-analysis (RoB NMA Tool). Lunny C, Veroniki AA, Higgins JPT, Dias S, Hutton B, Wright JM, White IR, Whiting P, Tricco AC. Syst Rev. 2024 Jan 12;13(1):25.

Reports

Straus SE, Beckett R, Fahim C, Pak N, Kasperavicius D, Clifford T, Holmes B. Health Research System Recovery: Strengthening Canada’s Health Research System After the COVID-19 Pandemic. Royal Society of Canada: RSC Task Force on COVID-19. 2024 Apr 15. 

Dourka J, Lai Y, Pearson Sharpe J, Straus S, Tricco AC. Evidence Review for the Development of Recommendations on the Treatment of Uncomplicated Gonococcal Infection – Part 2. Submitted to CADTH Review on April, 2024.

Media

Amsen E. The patients bringing lived experience to research teams. bmj. 2024 Jul 3;386.

SPOR Evidence Alliance S2E3 (Guest Speaker) – As PER Usual: The Podcast for Practical Patient Engagement – Published Online S2E3 – Listen to SPOR Evidence Alliance (substack.com), February 19, 2024. Co-presenter: Wilhelm L.

Book Chapters

Watt JA, Tang-Wai D, Straus SE. Falls prevention and management in community-dwelling older adults. In: Martin, F; Tan, M-P, editor(s). Oxford Textbook of Geriatric Medicine. Fourth. (United Kingdom); 2024.

Watt JA, Straus SE. Knowledge into Clinical Practice. Evidence, guidance and challenges. In: Martin, F; Tan, M-P, editor(s). Oxford Textbook of Geriatric Medicine. Fourth. (United Kingdom); 2024.

Letters to Editor

Watt JA, Veroniki AA, Straus SE. Re: Estimated Lifetime Gained With Cancer Screening Tests. JAMA Internal Medicine. 2024 Jan 2.