Developing a rapid evidence response to COVID-19: The collaborative approach of Saskatchewan, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 Evidence Support Team (CEST) was a provincial initiative that combined the support of policymakers, researchers, and clinical practitioners to initiate a new learning health cycle (LHS) in response to the pandemic. The primary aim of CEST was to produce and sustain the best available COVID-19 evidence to facilitate decision-making in Saskatchewan, Canada. To achieve this objective, four provincial organizations partnered to establish a single, data-driven system.

Methods

The CEST partnership was driven by COVID-19 questions from Emergency Operational Committee (EOC) of the Saskatchewan Health Authority. CEST included three processes: (a) clarifying the nature and priority of COVID-19 policy and clinical questions; (b) providing Rapid Reviews (RRR) a

SUBMITTER: Groot G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8420570 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature