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 nameTeam 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