Research at the Ministry of Health

Evidence Synthesis

The Evidence Synthesis Unit produces evidence products in response to enquiries for information about health system topics from requesting areas within the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Long-Term Care. The Unit develops syntheses of research evidence as well as jurisdictional scans on health system and public policy questions, according to clients’ needs.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Unit is working on two initiatives that specifically aim to coordinate the synthesis and dissemination of high-quality and timely information on pandemic-related issues to health sector partners.

Please contact EvidenceSynthesis@ontario.ca with any questions about this work.

Evidence Synthesis Network

The Evidence Synthesis Network (ESN) comprises representatives of organizations in Ontario and Canada with expertise in evidence synthesis and knowledge translation. The Network provides their expertise to develop and spread high-quality, relevant, and timely synthesized research evidence about COVID-19 to inform decision makers as the pandemic continues, while reducing duplication of effort across the groups.

When a request for information is submitted, Network members are alerted, and asked to provide documents or support in response. Once responsive documents to a request are received, RAEB develops an Evidence Synthesis Briefing Note; these compile and summarize the information submitted by ESN members, and are shared with the network and on the ESN website, so that the information is made broadly available.

RAEB COVID-19 Evidence Updates

The COVID-19 Evidence Updates were developed in order to share trusted information about COVID-19 to a wide health system audience. The Evidence Updates provide summaries of products developed by both the Evidence Synthesis Unit and the Evidence Synthesis Network, links to trusted sources of information about COVID-19, and curated research and jurisdictional information.

RAEB COVID-19 Evidence Updates:

There have been 109 COVID-19 Evidence Updates produced to date.

Please note that the Evidence Synthesis Unit is placing a pause on the COVID-19 Evidence Update until Fall 2022. Have a great summer and you’ll hear from us soon!

2022

• Evidence Update #109 – May 30, 2022
• Evidence Update #108 – May 24, 2022
• Evidence Update #107 – May 16, 2022
• Evidence Update #106 – May 9, 2022
• Evidence Update #105 – May 2, 2022
• Evidence Update #104 – April 25, 2022
• Evidence Update #103 – April 19, 2022
• Evidence Update #102 – April 11, 2022
• Evidence Update #101 – April 4, 2022
• Evidence Update #100 – March 28, 2022
• Evidence Update #99 – March 21, 2022
• Evidence Update #98 – March 14, 2022
• Evidence Update #97 – March 7, 2022
• Evidence Update #96 – February 28, 2022
• Evidence Update #95 – February 22, 2022
• Evidence Update #94 – February 14, 2022
• Evidence Update #93 – February 7, 2022
• Evidence Update #92 – January 31, 2022
• Evidence Update #91– January 24, 2022
• Evidence Update #90– January 17, 2022
• Evidence Update #89– January 10, 2022

2021

• Evidence Update #88– December 29, 2021
• Evidence Update #87– December 6, 2021
• Evidence Update #86– November 29, 2021
• Evidence Update #85– November 22, 2021
• Evidence Update #84– November 15, 2021
• Evidence Update #83– November 8, 2021
• Evidence Update #82– November 1, 2021
• Evidence Update #81– October 25, 2021
• Evidence Update #80– October 18, 2021
• Evidence Update #79– October 12, 2021
• Evidence Update #78– October 4, 2021
• Evidence Update #77– September 27, 2021
• Evidence Update #76– September 20, 2021
• Evidence Update #75– September 13, 2021
• Evidence Update #74– September 7, 2021
• Evidence Update #73– August 30, 2021
• Evidence Update #72– August 24, 2021
• Evidence Update #71– August 16, 2021
• Evidence Update #70– August 9, 2021
• Evidence Update #69– August 3, 2021
• Evidence Update #68– July 26, 2021
• Evidence Update #67– July 19, 2021
• Evidence Update #66– July 12, 2021
• Evidence Update #65– July 5, 2021
• Evidence Update #64– June 28, 2021
• Evidence Update #63– June 21, 2021
• Evidence Update #62– June 14, 2021
• Evidence Update #61– June 7, 2021
• Evidence Update #60– May 31, 2021
• Evidence Update #59– May 25, 2021
• Evidence Update #58– May 17, 2021
• Evidence Update #57– May 10, 2021
• Evidence Update #56– May 3, 2021
• Evidence Update #55– April 26, 2021
• Evidence Update #54– April 19, 2021
• Evidence Update #53– April 12, 2021
• Evidence Update #52– April 6, 2021
• Evidence Update #51– March 29, 2021
• Evidence Update #50– March 22, 2021
• Evidence Update #49– March 15, 2021
• Evidence Update #48– March 8, 2021
• Evidence Update #47– March 1, 2021
• Evidence Update #46– February 22, 2021
• Evidence Update #45– February 16, 2021
• Evidence Update #44– February 8, 2021
• Evidence Update #43– February 1, 2021
• Evidence Update #42– January 25, 2021
• Evidence Update #41– January 18, 2021
• Evidence Update #40– January 11, 2021

2020

• Evidence Update #39– December 21, 2020
• Evidence Update #38– December 14, 2020
• Evidence Update #37– December 7, 2020
• Evidence Update #36– November 30, 2020
• Evidence Update #35– November 23, 2020
• Evidence Update #34– November 16, 2020
• Evidence Update #33– November 9, 2020
• Evidence Update #32– November 2, 2020
• Evidence Update #31– October 26, 2020
• Evidence Update #30– October 19, 2020
• Evidence Update #29– October 13, 2020
• Evidence Update #28– October 5, 2020
• Evidence Update #27– September 28, 2020
• Evidence Update #26– September 21, 2020
• Evidence Update #25– September 14, 2020
• Evidence Update #24– September 8, 2020
• Evidence Update #23– August 31, 2020
• Evidence Update #22– August 24, 2020
• Evidence Update #21– August 17, 2020
• Evidence Update #20– August 10, 2020
• Evidence Update #19– August 4, 2020
• Evidence Update #18– July 27, 2020
• Evidence Update #17– July 20, 2020
• Evidence Update #16– July 13, 2020
• Evidence Update #15– July 6, 2020
• Evidence Update #14– June 29, 2020
• Evidence Update #13– June 22, 2020
• Evidence Update #12– June 15, 2020
• Evidence Update #11– June 8, 2020
• Evidence Update #10– June 1, 2020
• Evidence Update #9– May 25, 2020
• Evidence Update #8– May 19, 2020
• Evidence Update #7– May 11, 2020
• Evidence Update #6– May 4, 2020
• Evidence Update #5– April 27, 2020
• Evidence Update #4– April 20, 2020
• Evidence Update #3– April 14, 2020
• Evidence Update #2– April 6, 2020
• Evidence Update #1– March 27, 2020