Doctor’s Search:
Doctor's Search

Priority-Setting Process

  • Questions: We identify areas of uncertainty (or practice variability) in surgical and perioperative care that are clinically impactful and patient-important.
  • Evidence appraisal: We systematically appraise the current evidence to identify opportunities for knowledge generation (i.e. clinical trials), synthesis, or translation.
  • Prioritization: We select key knowledge gaps to evaluate using a consensus-based framework with engagement from patient partners, clinicians, and policy-makers.

Innovative Clinical Trials

  • Innovation: We incorporate novel design elements to optimize efficiency in the conduct of high-quality pragmatic trials.
  • Efficient and sustainable infrastructure: We have a robust research infrastructure to support the conduct of multicentre clinical trials.
  • Collaboration: We encourage members of the surgical and perioperative community to contribute to our database, and invite them to collaborate with us on any trials or knowledge syntheses generated from their question(s).

Contribute to the IMPACTS database of uncertainty

Please help to contribute to our IMPACTS database! Submit any question(s) regarding areas of uncertainty in surgery and perioperative care and we will appraise the current literature to develop a high-quality, evidence based answer. When appropriate, missing links will be addressed through a systematic review or a clinical trial. This is a collaborative process and you will be invited to participate in any research generated from your submission.

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