This is a course on rapid reviews. A rapid review is similar to a systematic review, except that it uses shortcuts and other tools to speed up the process. Rapid review methods are often used when decision-makers need urgent information and just can’t wait a year or more for the results from a typical systematic review.
This course was created by the Brown University’s Center for Evidence Synthesis in Health (CESH) in partnership with the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute.
Although some examples of rapid reviews are from the Canadian healthcare and health policy context, the methods described are globally applicable.
For more background on what a systematic review is and how it might help you answer an important question, check out our intro course.
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What is a rapid review?
What this course will cover
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Not just a faster, cheaper systematic review
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There is no one definition of a “rapid review”
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Getting the research question right
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Speed up a systematic review
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Same resources, more volunteers
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Same resources, better technology
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Rapid review shortcuts + consequences
When a Systematic Review is still too slow
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Potential shortcut #1: Restrict your search
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Potential shortcut #2: Simplify your screening process
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Potential shortcut #3: Change the way you extract data
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Potential shortcut #4: Synthesize your evidence quickly
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Potential shortcut #5: Skip some reporting standards
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Typical rapid review formats
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Rapid reviews in action
Examples of rapid reviews
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Case study 2: Short Stay Units in the ER
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Case study 3: Maternal newborn metrics
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Summary
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