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STANDARD 2.1
Establish a team with appropriate expertise and experience to conduct the systematic review
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| 2.1.1 |
Include expertise in the pertinent clinical content areas |
| 2.1.2 |
Include expertise in systematic review methods |
| 2.1.3 |
Include expertise in searching for relevant evidence |
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Include expertise in quantitative methods |
| 2.1.5 |
Include other expertise as appropriate |
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STANDARD 2.2
Manage bias and conflict of interest (COI) of the team conducting the systematic review
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| 2.2.1 |
Require each team member to disclose potential COI and professional or intellectual bias |
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Exclude individuals with a clear financial conflict |
| 2.2.3 |
Exclude individuals whose professional or intellectual bias would diminish the credibility of the review in the eyes of the intended users |
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STANDARD 2.3
Ensure user and stakeholder input as the review is designed and conducted
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| 2.3.1 |
Protect the independence of the review team to make the final decisions about the design, analysis, and reporting of the review |
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STANDARD 2.4
Manage bias and COI for individuals providing input into the systematic review
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| 2.4.1 |
Require individuals to disclose potential COI and professional or intellectual bias |
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Exclude input from individuals whose COI or bias would diminish the credibility of the review in the eyes of the intended users |
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STANDARD 2.5
Formulate the topic for the systematic review
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| 2.5.1 |
Confirm the need for a new review |
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Develop an analytic framework that clearly lays out the chain of logic that links the health intervention to the outcomes of interest and defines the key clinical questions to be addressed by the systematic
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Use a standard format to articulate each clinical question of interest |
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State the rationale for each clinical question |
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Refine each question based on user and stakeholder input |