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The Effective Public Health Practice Project and the McMaster Evidence-Based Practice Centre are combining their vast expertise in the conducting of systematic reviews to the establishment of the McMaster Evidence Review and Synthesis Centre (MERSC). The primary thrust of the MERSC will be knowledge synthesis, specifically to conduct between 8 and 10 ‘knowledge syntheses’ annually over the five year funding period. This work will be done to support the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC). Our teams are the successful co-applicants for a CIHR grant of 3.5 million over 5 years. Funding timelines are 2010-2015.
Risk Communication Review
EPHPP is conducting a systematic review to attempt to answer the following questions:
- What is the effectiveness of community-based methods and tools for risk communication with the public?
- What lessons can be learned from previous experiences in risk miscommunication, including errors, mistakes or misunderstandings?
Recent projects have included an expedited systematic review for the Region of Peel entitled “Interventions to improve the health and increase access to health care for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness: Expedited review” and a literature review for the National Collaborating Center for Aboriginal Health.