LibGuides: COVID-19 Research: Evidence Synthesis & Point-of-Care

Evidence Maps

COVID-19: a living systematic map of the evidence
EPPI-Centre
Living mapping and living systematic review of COVID-19 studies
Concluded August 2023

Evidence Synthesis

2019 Novel Coronavirus Research Compendium
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Curation and assessment of emerging research on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19. Regular updates ended in January 2022.
CADTH Evidence Bundle on Post-COVID-19 Condition
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)
CADTH COVID-19 Evidence Portal
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)
Portal has been archived and is no longer publicly available. For any questions about CADTH’s work on COVID-19, including past reports, you can email requests@cadth.ca
Cochrane COVID Reviews
Info for front-line medical staff, policy makers, and consumers about the priority reviews Cochrane has published or is actively pursuing
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Evidence Aid
Plain-language summaries of high-quality research in several languages
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
Rapid guidelines, rapid evidence summaries and clinical knowledge summaries.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Cochrane resources and news
Content relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the various related activities that Cochrane is undertaking in response
COVID-19 Evidence Alerts
McMaster University
Alerts users to current best evidence for clinical care
COVID-19 Evidence Synthesis
SPOR Evidence Alliance
Knowledge synthesis work being conducted by the Alliance researchers in response to decision-maker needs
COVID-19 Rapid Evidence Reviews
National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools (NCCMT)
Research questions for rapid evidence reviews currently in development
COVID-19 Research Briefs by Essential Evidence Plus
For eBook access please contact asklibrary@nshealth.ca for the username and password
COVID-19 Special Collection
Joanne Briggs Institute (JBI)
Evidence-based resources for health professionals and health organisation
COVID-END
COVID-19 Evidence Network to support Decision-Making
Resources to support decision-makers and researchers
Evidence Synthesis Briefing Notes
Evidence Synthesis Network
Oxford COVID-19 Evidence Service
Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM)
Rapid evidence reviews, data analysis and thought-provoking writing relating to the coronavirus pandemic.
Penn Medicine COVID-19 Rapid Guidance Summaries
Rapid guidance reports of recommendations from public health agencies, professional society organizations, and major medical systems
PROSPERO
International prospective register of systematic reviews
Rapid Reviews: COVID-19

Point-of-Care Tools

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
BMJ Best Practice
COVID-19 Search
ClinicalKey

Isabel This link opens in a new window
A support tool for diagnostic decision-making. Enter symptoms and clinical features for a rapid list of possible diagnoses, including COVID-19, as well as guidelines and protocols, and access to related information.
Micromedex Solutions This link opens in a new window
Reference database providing healthcare professionals with clinical decision support for informed treatment decisions in the areas of drug information, disease and condition management, toxicology and alternative medicine.
RxTx (see CPS) This link opens in a new window
Canadian drug monographs, Therapeutic Choices, drug interactions. Updated twice per month by the Canadian Pharmacists Association.