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Maureen Smith 🇨🇦 @maureenchats.bsky.social · 10d

Great to see this update has added perspectives « It builds up on a 2014 scoping review by our team and aims to enhance the usability, completeness, and transparency of NMA reporting for diverse audiences, including patients and the public. » @sporalliance.bsky.social

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology @jclinepi.bsky.social · 10d

Updating the PRISMA reporting guideline for network meta-analysis: a scoping review - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...

Updating the PRISMA reporting guideline for network meta-analysis: a scoping review

This scoping review is the first step in updating the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) extension for network meta-analysis (NMA). It builds up on a 2014 scop...

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Carolyn Thomas 🇨🇦 @heart-sisters.bsky.social · Aug 24

Patients are the actual end users of medical research. Patient partners improve researcher understanding of the real life priorities and impact of their work.
myheartsisters.org/2021/08/01/u...

Why patients don’t have admin assistants

Are patient partners in healthcare research and education appreciated as people with varied skills and life experiences? Dr. Dawn Richards says NO. @TO_dpr @tatterededge

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Maureen Smith 🇨🇦 @maureenchats.bsky.social · Jun 6

It’s never too late to join the fun! Ranking top 5 is up next.

The People's Review @thepeoplesreview.ie · Jun 6

📣 Stage 2 of #ThePeoplesReview is paused (for now)!

✅193 people voted in Round 1 🙌
🔜Next up: YOU’ll rank the top 5 questions to decide our final review question

🎥 Find out why we use two rounds: buff.ly/ApRsclN

Sign up to #ThePeoplesReview here:
👉 buff.ly/avtkBZ4

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Dawn Richards, PhD @dawnrichards.bsky.social · May 20

It's International #ClinicalTrials Day. Thanks to everyone who contributes to clinical trials 🙏.

And an article co-written with patients on the research ethics review in 🇨🇦 - our thoughts and hopes for the future - healthydebate.ca/2025/05/topi... @healthydebate.bsky.social

How do patients feel about research ethics review? - Healthy Debate

Research ethics reviews in Canada have come under the media spotlight, with claims the process is exploitative and calls for innovation or reform.

healthydebate.ca

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Maureen Smith 🇨🇦 @maureenchats.bsky.social · May 13

How about making it a family project? Kids doing The Kid’s Trial and adult family members doing thepeoplesreview.ir Great dinner table conversations!

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Maureen Smith 🇨🇦 @maureenchats.bsky.social · Apr 25

Did you ever wonder what goes into conducting and sharing a systematic review? Everyone is welcome to this one! Topic: to be determined by the people!

The People's Review @thepeoplesreview.ie · Apr 25

🌍 Want to help shape health research? Join #ThePeoplesReview – a systematic review, powered by the public

✅Open to people worldwide
✅Everything takes place online
✅Make a difference in health research
✅Learn about systematic reviews

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Maureen Smith 🇨🇦 @maureenchats.bsky.social · Apr 23

@sporalliance.bsky.social @mcmasterforum.bsky.social @evidencecomm.bsky.social

The People's Review @thepeoplesreview.ie · Apr 22

🚀 THE PEOPLE'S REVIEW IS OPEN NOW 🚀
We are excited to launch Stage 1 of #ThePeoplesReview

✅Open to people worldwide
✅Everything takes place online
✅Make a difference in health research
✅Learn about systematic reviews

Join now ➡️ buff.ly/WAnKUYa

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Maureen Smith 🇨🇦 @maureenchats.bsky.social · Apr 14

Please consider joining us - evidence synthesis is for everyone! We’d love to hear your perspectives. @sevenworldscollide.bsky.social

Global Commission on Evidence to Address Societal Challenges @evidencecomm.bsky.social · Apr 14

Register now for a webinar series hosted by ESIC for citizen-serving and citizen-led NGOs and for citizen leaders to share insights in how we can better learn from others around the world surveys.mcmaster.ca/limesurvey/i...

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · Apr 5

RFK Jr’s proposal to remove public commentary from US health policy is a threat to science & public health www.bmj.com/content/389/...

"The ability to participate in regulatory decision making is not a privilege: it’s a legal requirement and a fundamental right in a democratic society."

Robert F Kennedy Jr’s proposal to remove public commentary from US health policy is a threat to science and public health

With confidence and trust in science and public health already under pressure, we must double down on transparency and public participation in policy decisions, write Liz Salmi and colleagues Since ...

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Maureen Smith 🇨🇦 @maureenchats.bsky.social · Feb 10

All the credit goes to INFORM RARE’s amazing youth advisory group! We are so proud to collaborate with them. I’m the lucky adult who had the honour of submitting it. Available in English & French on informrare.ca

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SPORAlliance @sporalliance.bsky.social · Jan 28

New publication!

The SPOR Evidence Alliance published a paper describing the co-creation and evaluation of two capacity-building courses on knowledge synthesis for patient and public partners.

Read more: www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...

@andreatricco.bsky.social @ktprogram.bsky.social

Graphic promoting the publication, 'Cobuilding Patient and Public Capacity in Knowledge Synthesis: Designed and Delivered by Patient and Public Partners for Patient and Public Partners.'

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Maureen Smith 🇨🇦 @maureenchats.bsky.social · Dec 16

Thanks Laurie. I hope you’re feeling better now. Looking forward to connecting in 2025! Sorry it’s taken so long to respond .. trying to figure out LinkedIn and Bluesky has done me in.

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Maureen Smith 🇨🇦 @maureenchats.bsky.social · Dec 4

Happy news to share! I’m honoured. It’s wonderful to see people with lived experience at the governance table of our Canada Drug Agency.

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Maureen Smith 🇨🇦 @maureenchats.bsky.social · Dec 4

Thank you Stuart. I’m honoured. It’s great to see people with lived experience at the governance table.

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Family Engagement in Research Training Program @ferprogram.bsky.social · Nov 19

"When Life Happens: Being Vulnerable About Your Reality as a Research Partner" by Rae Martens explores the often-unspoken challenges faced by patients and caregivers engaged in research partnerships. Rae candidly reflects on the realities of living with illness or caring for others, including /1

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Lawrence (Larry) Mróz @drmroz.bsky.social · Nov 20

@stirlingbryan.bsky.social Stirling is on BlueSky! So far the only SPOR Unit on is @absporu.bsky.social - Alberta SPOR SUPPORT Unit. Let's get the rest on here!

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The People's Review @thepeoplesreview.ie · Nov 18

Hello Bluesky 👋 #ThePeoplesReview is a citizen science project inviting the public to get involved in a systematic review about health!

Check out this video for more info about what The People’s Review is all about - youtu.be/4OoIjJY0tbE

What is The People's Review?

YouTube video by The People's Review

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Rae Martens ♿️ @coffeeandresearch.bsky.social · Nov 16

We must tackle misinformation. Our youth’s health depends on it

healthydebate.ca/2024/11/topi...

We must tackle misinformation. Our youth’s health depends on it - Healthy Debate

It's time to treat misinformation as the public health crisis it truly is, particularly among youth in marginalized Black, Indigenous and People of Colour communities.

healthydebate.ca

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