Communicating with the Public Mentorship Scheme 2022
Congratulations to the 2022 mentees for the Communication with the Public Mentorship scheme, Dr Paula Byrne, Dr Jenny McSharry and Ms. Sallyanne Duncan. Read more about the scheme, which will open again in 2023 here. Dr. Paula Byrne is a postdoctoral researcher with Evidence Synthesis Ireland & HRB-TMRN at NUI Galway. Her work focuses on evidence […]
€3.3 million funding to advance evidence-informed health and social care
New investment in Evidence Synthesis Ireland (ESI) will enable this innovative all-island initiative to advance evidence synthesis and consolidate its international reputation for excellence, as illustrated by its contribution to the global COVID response. With capacity building at all levels as its core remit, ESI is co-funded by the Health Research Board (HRB) and […]
Communicating with the public
Communicating clearly the findings of evidence syntheses to patients and the public can be challenging, yet possible. Increased health research literacy means a better informed public. Improved dissemination of systematic reviews and other evidence syntheses means the public, clinicians and policymakers can make better decisions based on an overall body of evidence. The Evidence Synthesis Ireland ‘Communication with the Public’ Mentorship […]
Congratulations to the latest cohort of ESI Fellows
Congratulations to the latest cohort of Evidence Synthesis Ireland Fellows who have been placed on a range of review types including prioritised Cochrane reviews, Campbell Collaboration reviews, and living rapid reviews to learn the methodology of Evidence Synthesis from national and international review teams, gain structured training in evidence synthesis from ESI and benefit from networking and collaboration […]
Time to take action, use evidence, and address societal challenges
The Health Research Board (HRB) has joined with the Evidence Commission to ensure that the best evidence is made available to address societal challenges now and in the future. A Report released today (27 January 2022) by the Global Commission on Evidence to Address Societal Challenges highlights the opportunity that policy and decision makers have […]
Work with us – Systematic Reviewer for Evidence Synthesis Ireland and Cochrane Ireland
Evidence Synthesis Ireland (ESI) and Cochrane Ireland are recruiting a Systematic Reviewer (Postdoctoral Researcher or Research Fellow). Contract: Four-year, full-time post starting in January 2022 until November 2025. Institution: National University of Ireland, Galway. About the role: The role is to plan, conduct and support ESI activity in relation to the co-ordination of prioritised national and international evidence syntheses […]
Mythbusting in a pandemic
This blog was written for World Evidence Based Healthcare Day The World Health Organization has defined an ‘infodemic’ as an ‘overabundance of information, both online and offline’. While this term is not new, the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted this phenomenon and its potential harm to public health. There are many positives to the internet and social […]
Evidence Ambassador for World Evidence Based Healthcare Day
Evidence Synthesis Ireland is proud to be an Evidence Ambassador for World Evidence Based Healthcare Day. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of developing rapid evidence-informed responses and ensuring the best available evidence is accessible, transparent and understood. The rapid response of the global evidence community has been important and necessary. However, it has […]
Webinar: Integrating stakeholder-informed evidence into Core Outcome Set development: a case analysis of methods.
Research trials in health and social care must be robust enough to be relevant and accessible by multiple stakeholders, including patients, practitioners, researchers, policy makers and funders. Core outcome sets (COS) allow the development of stakeholder-agreed key outcomes to use in future trials and further build an evidence base through inclusion in future meta-analyses. COS […]