Systematic literature search, review and dissemination methodology for the COVID-19 pandemic

Autor: Harriet Ambroziak, Simon Carley, Patricia van den Berg, Anisa Jabeen Nasir Jafar, Charles Reynard, Mina Naguib, Gabrielle Prager, Daniel Darbyshire, Govind Oliver, Richard Body
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning
Reynard, C, Darbyshire, D, Prager, G, Jafar, A, Naguib, M P, Oliver, G, Van Den Berg, P, Body, R, Ambroziak, H & Carley, S 2021, ' Systematic literature search, review and dissemination methodology for the COVID-19 pandemic ', BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning, vol. 7, pp. 524-527 . https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjstel-2020-000817
Europe PubMed Central
ISSN: 2056-6697
Popis: Purpose of the studySARS-CoV-2 has caused healthcare systems globally to reorganise. A pandemic paradox emerged; while clinicians were desperate for information on a new disease, they had less time to find and evaluate the vast volume of publications at times of significant strain on healthcare systems.A multidisciplinary team undertook a weekly literature search capturing all COVID-19 publications. We also monitored free open access medical education (FOAMed) sources for emerging themes. Title and abstract screening pooled the most relevant papers for emergency medicine. Three summary types were created, a ‘Top 5 Flash Update’, a journal club and a rapid response to emerging FOAMed themes. From these summaries, three modes of dissemination were used: short written summaries, blogs and podcasts. These were amplified through social media.Study designA retrospective review was conducted assessing the impact of this knowledge dissemination strategy for the period of March to September 2020.ResultsIn total, 64 687 papers were identified and screened. Of the papers included in the ‘Top 5’, 28.3% were on epidemiology, 23.6% treatment, 16.7% diagnostics, 12% prognosis, 8.7% pathophysiology with the remaining 10.7% consisting of PPE, public health, well-being and ‘other’. We published 37 blogs, 17 podcasts and 18 Top 5 Flash Updates. The blogs were read 138 343 times, the Top 5 Flash Updates 68 610 times and the podcasts had 72 501 listens.ConclusionA combination of traditional academic and novel social media approaches can address the pandemic paradox clinicians are facing.
Databáze: OpenAIRE