Evidence Synthesis and Systematic Review Services Bern

Enhancing Decision-Making in Medicine and Health - Receive expert support for your evidence synthesis and systematic review project, from developing your research question to publishing your study.

Who for?

Researchers, doctors, and organizations.

Our services

Evidence synthesis and systematic review services
Service Description

Research question

 We work with you to find and define a precise research question suited to various research formats.

Scoping searches

 We explore your research topic in different tools, platforms and databases. This will help you better define inclusion and exclusion criteria for your study.

Decision on review type

 We support the selection of an appropriate review type based on your research question, considering the variety of available approaches.

Protocol development and registration

 We contribute to the development of your protocols by offering advice, templates, and guidance on where to register them – helping increase the visibility of your work to other researchers.

Data management

 We compile your research data in one central location.

Systematic literature searches

 We develop search strategies for bibliographic databases, meta platforms, and study registers. This is our specialty.

Data deduplication

 We remove duplicate records and clean them up, so you have less work to do.

Access to screening tools

 We can provide you with access to Covidence or suggest other excellent screening tools.

(AI) Tools support

 We are familiar with many tools for evidence synthesis, systematic reviews, and scientific working, and we would be happy to recommend a sensible selection for your project.

Consulting on data extraction

 We will show you which tools and templates support data extraction.

Consulting on quality and risk of bias assessment

 We provide decision-making aids and tools to help you evaluate the quality of studies for inclusion.

Meta-analysis

 We will help you find reliable partners for your meta-analysis.

Scientific writing

 We will connect you with our colleagues who are experts in scientific writing.

Journal selection

 We will refer you to the appropriate tools and colleagues to help you choose a journal in which to publish your review.

Courses and talks

 We would love to share our knowledge with you! You can book us for short presentations (Coffee Lectures on Demand) or entire courses.

Conditions

Plans and Conditions
Who Pricing
Employees of Inselspital Bern free of charge*
Members of University of Bern CHF 120.00/hour
Externals CHF 150.00/hour

* see our policy and price list for detailed information.

Co-authorship

The International Commitee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) defines who can be considered an author of a scientific paper. Information specialists' contributions usually qualify them as co-authors.
Defining the Role of Authors and Contributors

Funding

Research funding may include costs for project partners, including information specialists. It is therefore advisable to allocate a corresponding budget in your application.
Please note that we cannot guarantee our service will always be free of charge for Inselspital employees.

Flyer Evidence Synthesis Services Bern (PDF, 1.5 MB)


Would you like to collaborate with us? We look forward to your inquiry. Please use the request form to get in touch.

A systematic review step-by-step

About us

 

Research support services team: ✉️ support_med.ub@unibe.ch

Information Specialists Medicine and Pharmacy

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