This document provides a guidebook for conducting rapid reviews to synthesize evidence for public health practice, detailing tools applicable at each of the first five stages of the evidence-informed decision-making process. It includes links to various resources for defining health questions, searching for evidence, critical appraisal, synthesis, and examining applicability and transferability. The document aims to support public health professionals in effectively utilizing these tools.

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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