Research summary
To make informed decisions, doctors, patients and policy-makers need access to the most up-to-date research. But the sheer amount of complex research available today-and the fact that not all of it is consistent-makes it impossible to read everything quickly and still understand it. That is where knowledge synthesis can make all the difference.
Dr. Andrea Tricco, Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Synthesis, is advancing the science of knowledge synthesis to improve health care. She and her research team hope to uncover information that will help knowledge-synthesis groups in Canada and internationally provide relevant, timely and high-quality information to decision-makers.