Vancouver Coastal Health informed COVID-19 response by applying rapid review methodology: Reply to Tricco.

We read with great interest the commentary written by Tricco et al. (2020) [1] titled “Rapid review methods more challenging during COVID-19: commentary with a focus on 8 knowledge synthesis steps”. As members of a new research team deployed to support public health decision-making on COVID-19, we appreciated the succinct overview of challenges associated with employing rapid rev iew methodology in the context of COVID-19. In this article, we present our approach to handling these challenges from the perspective of applied researchers working within a healthcare organization.
Source: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology - Category: Epidemiology Authors: Source Type: research