Andrea Tricco

• Role : Scientist, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute
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Dr. Andrea C. Tricco (PhD, MSc) is a Scientist and Director of the Knowledge Synthesis Team in the Knowledge Translation Program of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital. She is an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health & Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation. She is also a Co-Director & Adjunct Associate Professor for the Queen’s Collaboration for Health Care Quality Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Centre of Excellence at Queen’s University.

Dr. Tricco is a knowledge synthesis methodologist with >325 publications in this area, including papers in high-impact journals (e.g., British Medical Journal, Journal of the American Medical Association, Lancet). She currently holds a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Synthesis. She has been commissioned by several agencies to conduct knowledge synthesis, such as the World Health Organization and Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care. Her research has been covered by major media outlets, such as CTV News, Global News, and Radio Canada International. She has presented at >218 local, national, and international meetings and led > 80 reports for decision-making agencies. She is a member of the Royal Society of Canada; and sits on the Editorial Board for BMC Medicine, Systematic Reviews. and JBI Evidence Synthesis. She developed and teaches an online knowledge synthesis course that >600 students have completed. She is the Co-Editor in Chief of the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.

A sample of Dr. Tricco’s publications can be found here.

More information on Dr. Tricco’s team can be found here.

Email: Andrea.Tricco@unityhealth.to

Twitter: @ATricco