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Bruyère Health Research Institute

Bruyère Health’s Best Evidence Review Group

The Best Evidence Review Group (BERG) produces high-quality systematic reviews, guidelines, and meta-analyses that support evidence-based health care and decision-making.

Our expertise

Vivian Welch

Vivian Welch, PhD, is editor in chief of the Campbell Collaboration, Director of the Methods Centre at the Bruyère Research Institute, and Associate Professor at University of Ottawa School of Epidemiology and Public Health. She is a clinical epidemiology methodologist and population health researcher, with research interests in evidence synthesis on health equity and healthy aging.

 

She has led over 30 systematic reviews with Cochrane and Campbell, and led international teams in the development of reporting guidelines for how to assess health equity in systematic reviews (PRISMA-Equity 2012), randomized controlled trials (CONSORT-Equity 2017) and public health guidelines. Welch is co-convenor of the Cochrane Thematic Group where she leads methodological development on how to assess whether research applies to vulnerable populations.

 

Elizabeth Tanjong-Ghogomu

Elizabeth Ghogomu is a senior research associate at Bruyère Research Institute, and Editorial Support Officer at Campbell Collaboration. Prior to joining Campbell, she was assistant managing editor of the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group. She has over 15 years of experience in systematic review methods and evidence synthesis. She has co-authored high impact systematic reviews and coordinated the development of evidence-based rapid reviews by the Bruyère Evidence Review Group to support decision-making needs and improve quality of care at Bruyère Continuing Care.

Our services

 RAPID RESPONSE SERVICE OFFERING

 Type

 Timeline

 Source Studies

 Critical Appraisal

 Searching*

Contextualizing**  

Price  

BIBLIOGRAPHY

 3 days

 Top 10 articles

 No   

Request dependent (top guideline developer sites and MEDLINE)

 No

 $1,500

ABBREVIATED SUMMARY

 4 weeks

Systematic reviews and guidelines

Quality, as described by reviews and guidelines

3 sources
Last 10 years

 

 No  

$7,000

CONTEXTUALIZED OVERVIEW

6 weeks

Systematic reviews, guidelines, and recent studies

Quality assessment of reviews and guidelines and certainty of findings

3 sources
Last 10 years

 

Summary of studies in specific settings, if available, and other relevant factors (e.g. age)
 $10,000

*Searching – number of databases and sources accessed
**Contextualizing – contextualized to specialized area, such as subacute care, long-term care, complex continuing, etc., or other relevant factors

Contact

To connect with the Best Evidence Review Group about their services or to request a quote or commission, email berg@bruyere.org.

Bruyère Health Reports & Rapid Reviews

Bruyère Health Reports and Rapid Reviews were commissioned to support evidence-based practice that addresses safety and quality of care. All reports and rapid reviews are patient-centric, focused on solving clinical problems or knowledge gaps and improving clinical practice across Bruyère’s campuses.

 

See previously published Bruyère Health Reports and Rapid Reviews.

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