Communicating health research (86) Global and local synthesis (5) Role of information professionals

27 September, 2022

May I please echo one of the important points Irina makes: when planning a systematic review it is always recommended to include library/information professionals while the search strategy is being developed. Asking for their advice or comments after the event is too late.

Best regards, Mark

HIFA profile: Mark Lodge is Director of Programme Development at the International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research, Oxford, UK. The INCTR is dedicated to helping to build capacity for cancer treatment and research in countries in which such capacity is presently limited, and thereby to create a foundation on which to build strategies designed to lessen the suffering, limit the number of lives lost, and promote the highest quality of life for children and adults with cancer in these countries, and to increase the quantity and quality of cancer research throughout the world. www.inctr.org mlodge AT canet.org