This study originated from discussions on how to translate research findings into conclusions regarding safety and effectiveness in systematic reviews responding to requests from a provincial mechanism for introducing and diffusing publicly funded healthcare technologies. Its objective is to identify prominent and reliable evidence grading systems used in health technology assessment…
Evidence of benefit from telemental health applications: a systematic review.
This review considers the evidence of benefit from use of telemental health (TMH) in studies that had clinical, economic, or administrative outcomes. The review also includes studies that provided information on the accuracy or feasibility of TMH.
Information Specialist: Janice Varney
The use of the automated auditory brainstem response and otoacoustic emissions tests for newborn hearing screening. Permanent congenital hearing impairment/loss (PCHI) is one of the most common congenital anomalies found at birth which can be expected to lead to delays and deficits in the development of speech, language, cognition and learning, as well as secondary effects on the…