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- Repositories
  - The Registry of Methods and Tools for Evidence-Informed Decision Making
  - Methods and Tools for Organizational Change
  - Health Evidence™
  - Repository of Public Health Evidence Syntheses
- Training
  - Videos
  - Evidence-Informed Decision-Making Competence Measure
  - Learning Needs Assessment for Evidence-Informed Decision Making
  - Online Learning Modules
  - University-Certified Learning Module Program
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  - Anatomy of a Systematic Review
  - Rapid Review Guidebook
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  - Algorithm for Classifying the Study Design of Primary Studies
  - Quality Assessment of Community Evidence (QACE) Tools
  - Resource Planning and Assessment (RPA) Tool
  - Assessing Applicability and Transferability of Evidence Tool (A&T Tool)
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  - Mental Health Resources for Healthcare Workers
- Rapid Evidence Service
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Changes to public health surveillance

Rapid Scoping Review: What is known about changes to public health surveillance programs, systems and strategies at the population level for governments globally due to the COVID-19 pandemic?

Literature on changes to public health surveillance during the COVID-19 pandemic is dominated by surveillance of COVID-19 infections; additional changes to public health surveillance has occurred in cancer screening, child health assessments, and sexually transmitted infections. Methods of surveillance include digital surveillance and wastewater surveillance.

Search Updated: Jan 25, 2022
Review Completed: Mar 7, 2022

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Infection during pregnancy

Rapid Review Update 1: Is there an increased risk of adverse maternal or fetal outcomes in women diagnosed with COVID-19 during pregnancy?

Available evidence shows a high rate of cesarean delivery and a low risk of negative maternal and neonatal outcomes among moms with COVID-19 infection.

Search Updated: Aug 17, 2020
Review Completed: Sep 3, 2020

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Wastewater surveillance

Rapid Review Update 1: What is known about using wastewater surveillance to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic in the community?

Retrospective analyses of wastewater showed that the presence of the virus could be detected before community transmission had been identified.

Search Updated: Jul 21, 2020
Review Completed: Jul 29, 2020

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Serological tests

Rapid Review: What serological tests are available, and what are their sensitivities and specificities?

Many serological tests for the detection of antibodies to the virus that causes COVID-19 are available from different manufacturers. The sensitivity of these tests is highly variable, with estimates ranging 18.4% - 100.0%.

Search Updated: May 26, 2020
Review Completed: May 29, 2020

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