Review Teams
According to Finding What Works in Health Care: Standards for Systematic Reviews, "The review team is composed of the individuals who will manage and conduct the review. The objective of organizing the review team is to pull together a group of researchers as well as key users and stakeholders who have the necessary skills and clinical content knowledge to produce a high-quality SR."
Assembling a Team
The Institute of Medicine Committee on Standards for Systematic Reviews of Comparative Effectiveness Research recommends, in Standard 2.1, that a team with appropriate expertise and experience be assembled to conduct the systematic review.1 Required elements of this standard:
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2.1.1 |
Include expertise in pertinent clinical contents areas |
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2.1.2 |
Include expertise in systematic review methods |
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2.1.3 |
Include expertise in searching for relevant evidence |
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2.1.4 |
Include expertise in quantitative methods |
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2.1.5 |
Include other expertise as appropriate |
References & Recommended Reading
1. Eden J, Levit L, Berg A. Finding What Works in Health Care : Standards for Systematic Reviews. National Academies Press; 2011. Accessed May 5, 2021. http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=13059
2. Uttley L, Montgomery P. The influence of the team in conducting a systematic review. Systematic reviews. 2017;6(1):149.