The following document outlines the supporting tools that were discussed in the Spotlight on Methods and Tools: Rapid Review Guidebook: Synthesizing Evidence to Inform Public Health Practice webinar. These tools aid in the production of a rapid review and are specific to the first five stages of the Evidence-informed decision making (EIDM) process.

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Spotlight on Methods and Tools: Rapid Review Guidebook: Synthesizing Evidence to Inform Public
Health Practice
Links to Supporting Tools
Purpose:The followingdocument outlines the supportingtoolsthatwere discussed inthe Spotlighton
Methodsand Tools:RapidReviewGuidebook:SynthesizingEvidence toInformPublicHealthPractice
webinar.These toolsaidinthe productionof arapid review andare specificto the firstfive stagesof the
Evidence-informeddecisionmaking(EIDM) process.
Step 1 - Define
1. HealthEvidence™ tool fordevelopingaquestion
https://healthevidence.org/documents/practice-
tools/HETools_DevelopingEfficientSearchStrategyUsingPICO_January2018.doc
2. Usingan equityperspective
http://methods.cochrane.org/equity/projects/evidence-equity/progress-plus
Step 2 - Search and Relevance
1. 6S Pyramid
http://www.nccmt.ca/about/eiph/search
2. Levelsof Evidence Tool
https://healthevidence.org/documents/practice-
tools/HETools_Levels&SourcesPublicHealthEvidence_Jan2018.doc
3. TrackingSearch ResultsTool
https://www.healthevidence.org/documents/practice-
tools/HETools_ResourcesGuideTrackYourSearch_Jan2018.DOC
4. Flowchartof Search and Results
https://healthevidence.org/documents/practice-
tools/HETools_KeepingTrackSearchResultsFlowchart_Jan2018.ppt
5. Online LearningModule onSearching
www.nccmt.ca/learningcentre
Step 3 - Critical Appraisal
Practice Guidelines
1. AGREE II Tool:www.agreetrust.org/agree-ii
SystematicReviews
2. HealthEvidenceTM
Tool
www.healthevidence.org/documents/our-appraisal-tools/QA_Tool&Dictionary_10Nov16.pdf

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3. AMSTAR Tool
www.amstar.ca/Amstar_Checklist.php
4. CASPTool
http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/dded87_7e983a320087439e94533f4697aa109c.pdf
Single Studies
5. Collectionof CASPTools
www.casp-uk.net/casp-tools-checklists
Step 4 - Synthesis
1. To summarize results
https://healthevidence.org/documents/practice-tools/HETools_BriefingNote_Jan2018.doc
2. Incorporate an equityperspective
http://www.nccmt.ca/registry/view/eng/146
Step 5 - Applicabilityand Transferability
1. A&T Tool
http://www.nccmt.ca/impact/publications/9
2. From an equityperspective
http://stmichaelshospitalresearch.ca/research-programs/urban-health-solutions/resources-and-
reports/knowledge-translation-toolkit