Teams providing evidence synthesis and support
Twenty-four evidence-synthesis teams from six provinces with world-class expertise in rapid evidence synthesis are available to respond to questions based on their methods, content, and other expertise. The network maintains a “big tent” approach, welcoming additional teams committed to producing timely, high-quality evidence syntheses. If you’re interested in joining the network or in working with one of the teams listed below, please email us at forum@mcmaster.ca.
| Team name | Team lead(s) | Location |
| Alberta Research Centre for Health Evidence (University of Alberta) | Lisa Hartling | Alberta |
| Blueprint Translational Research Group (Ottawa Hospital Research Institute) | Manoj Lalu | Ontario |
| Bridge Research Consortium (Simon Fraser University) | Kelley Lee | British Columbia |
| Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation (University of British Columbia) | Craig Mitton | British Columbia |
| Centre for Effective Practice | Lena Salach | Ontario |
| Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses (University of Guelph) | Scott Weese | Ontario |
| Clarity (McMaster University) | Gordon Guyatt | Ontario |
| Collaborative Applied Research for Equity (CARE) in Health Policy and Systems Lab (University of Alberta) | Stephanie Montesanti | Alberta |
| Evidence and Deliberation for Decision-Making Unit | Ivan Florez | Colombia |
| Global Strategy Lab | Mathieu Poirier | Ontario |
| Health Information Research Unit (McMaster University) | Alfonso Iorio | Ontario |
| Health Technology Assessment Unit (University of Calgary) | Fiona Clement | Alberta |
| Implementation Science Team, Nova Scotia Health | Mark Embrett | Nova Scotia |
| Infection Control and Clinical Infectious Diseases (McMaster University) | Dominik Mertz | Ontario |
| Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux | Élisabeth Pagé | Quebec |
| JBI Centre of Excellence (Dalhousie University) | Janet Curran | Nova Scotia |
| McMaster Canadian Cochrane Centre | Robby Nieuwlaat | Ontario |
| McMaster Health Forum | Mike Wilson, John Lavis, Kerry Waddell, Marcela Vélez and Nana Wu | Ontario |
| Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre’s META Group | Simon Bacon | Quebec |
| National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools | Maureen Dobbins and Sarah Neil-Sztramko | Ontario |
| National Pain Centre (McMaster University) | Jason Busse and Andrea Darzi | Ontario |
| Ottawa Hospital Research Institute | Justin Presseau | Ontario |
| Saskatchewan Health Authority Rapid Evidence Synthesis Team (REST) (University of Saskatchewan) | Gary Groot | Saskatchewan |
| STREAM Lab (Supporting Transformation through Research, Evidence, and Action in Mental Health) (Waypoint Centre for Mental Health) | Nadiya Sunderji and Cara Evans | Ontario |