1. health-evidence.ca A Canadian resourcefacilitating access and use ofreview-level evidence Heather HussonKara DeCorby Maureen DobbinsPaula Robeson Lori Greco

2. Disclosure InformationFunding for Health Evidence has been received from the following:Health Evidence (the organization) and its employees have no financial relationships with the providers of commercial services discussed in this presentationhealth-evidence.ca: A Canadian resource facilitating access and use of review-level evidence9th Annual Cochrane Canada Symposium, February 17, 2011 3. Kara DeCorby, Project Coordinator Heather Husson Project Manager Tel: (905) 525-9140 ext. 20461 Tel: (905) 525-9140 ext. 20462 E-mail: kdecorby@health-evidence.ca E-mail: hhusson@health-evidence.caMaureen DobbinsDirectorPaula RobesonLori GrecoDaiva TirilisLyndsey McRae Robyn TraynorKnowledge Broker Knowledge BrokerResearch Assistant Research AssistantResearch Assistant/ Coordinator 4. Who are we?PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTASSESSMENTS& EDUCATION CUSTOMIZED SUPPORT & CONSULTATION A SEARCHABLE ONLINE REGISTRY of quality-rated review literatureto support evidence-informed decision making in public health >2,100 reviews in 21 topic areas~5,000 registered users Electronic tailored messages sent to registered users quarterly www.health-evidence.cahealth-evidence.ca: A Canadian resource facilitating access and use of review-level evidence9th Annual Cochrane Canada Symposium, February 17, 2011 5. MethodsSeven bibliographic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE,CINAHL, PsycINFO, BIOSIS, SportDISCUS, SociologicalAbstracts)Handsearch 46 public health and health promotionjournalsReference lists of all relevant reviewshealth-evidence.ca: A Canadian resource facilitating access and use of review-level evidence9th Annual Cochrane Canada Symposium, February 17, 2011 6. Relevance Criteriahealth-evidence.ca: A Canadian resource facilitating access and use of review-level evidence9th Annual Cochrane Canada Symposium, February 17, 2011 7. Assessing Quality Help links to quality assessment dictionaryhealth-evidence.ca: A Canadian resource facilitating access and use of review-level evidence9th Annual Cochrane Canada Symposium, February 17, 2011 8. Topic Areashealth-evidence.ca: A Canadian resource facilitating access and use of review-level evidence9th Annual Cochrane Canada Symposium, February 17, 2011 9. Evidence & Implications in 2 pages! 10. Searching Remember Population Intervention Comparison/ Control Outcomeshealth-evidence.ca: A Canadian resource facilitating access and use of review-level evidence9th Annual Cochrane Canada Symposium, February 17, 2011 11. Free Text SearchesFree-textsearch boxhealth-evidence.ca: A Canadian resource facilitating access and use of review-level evidence9th Annual Cochrane Canada Symposium, February 17, 2011 12. Enhancing Free Text SearchesExpandsearches byincludingrelated termshealth-evidence.ca: A Canadian resource facilitating access and use of review-level evidence9th Annual Cochrane Canada Symposium, February 17, 2011 13. Keyword SearchesSubmit keywordsearches byselectingFocus of ReviewReview TypePopulationCharacteristicsInterventionLocationIntervention StrategiesFebruary 11, 2010Fireside Chat health-evidence.ca: A Canadian resource facilitating access and use of review-level evidence 9th Annual Cochrane Canada Symposium, February 17, 2011 14. AND, OR, NOTModify keywordsearch strategyby changingBooleanoperatorshealth-evidence.ca: A Canadian resource facilitating access and use of review-level evidence th 15. Limiting & Saving SearchesAccess yoursaved searches(save up to 50 searchesto a registered useraccount)Filterresults sets 16. Your resultsPrint results;Modify searchstrategySort results bycolumn headingsIdentify reviewswith summariesSearch tipshealth-evidence.ca: A Canadian resource facilitating access and use of review-level evidence9th Annual Cochrane Canada Symposium, February 17, 2011 17. Access full-text reviews Full text links available for: 352 Cochrane articles 647 free access journal articleshealth-evidence.ca: A Canadian resource facilitating access and use of review-level evidence9th Annual Cochrane Canada Symposium, February 17, 2011 18. Tailored Messages Quarterly distribution Match new reviews touser areas of interest 78% of registered userssubscribe to tailored messageshealth-evidence.ca: A Canadian resource facilitating access and use of review-level evidence9th Annual Cochrane Canada Symposium, February 17, 2011 19. Added Valuehealth-evidence.ca: A Canadian resource facilitating access and use of review-level evidence9th Annual Cochrane Canada Symposium, February 17, 2011 20. Glossaryhealth-evidence.ca: A Canadian resource facilitating access and use of review-level evidence9th Annual Cochrane Canada Symposium, February 17, 2011 21. 2010 Site Usage 40,166 visitors 65% Canadian, all provinces & territories represented 14.4% European, 156 countries represented globally 185,558 pageviews Average views per visit: 4.62 Average visit duration: 3 min 58 sechealth-evidence.ca: A Canadian resource facilitating access and use of review-level evidence9th Annual Cochrane Canada Symposium, February 17, 2011 22. Social Mediahealth-evidence.ca: A Canadian resource facilitating access and use of review-level evidence9th Annual Cochrane Canada Symposium, February 17, 2011 23. Social Media Metrics July 2009 265+ followers ~65% ReTweeted Relationship-building resulted in January 2011 Health Evidence blog post 13 presentations Viewed 638+ timesMay 2010 How to search Health3 user stories Evidence presentationViewed 451+ timesin Spanishhealth-evidence.ca: A Canadian resource facilitating access and use of review-level evidence9th Annual Cochrane Canada Symposium, February 17, 2011 24. User Feedback I think you are one of the best and most innovative services brokering evidence in the world. Very well done on the whole.Submitted by an Australian user working in public health Health-evidence has been extremely useful to me thanks to all who put it together. It is a real time saver.Submitted by a Canadian user in graduate school Thank you for this [electronic tailored message] update. Receiving notification and alist of new entries is a great service and a time saver. Helps me stay current. Thanks.Submitted by a Canadian user working in health policyhealth-evidence.ca: A Canadian resource facilitating access and use of review-level evidence9th Annual Cochrane Canada Symposium, February 17, 2011 25. Questions? Contact us!health-evidence.ca: A Canadian resource facilitating access and use of review-level evidence9th Annual Cochrane Canada Symposium, February 17, 2011 26. health-evidence.ca: A Canadian resource facilitating access and use of review-level evidence9th Annual Cochrane Canada Symposium, February 17, 2011