McMaster
Optimal Aging Portal
Maureen Dobbins1, John N. Lavis2, Parminder Raina3
1 Professor and Scientific Director, National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools, McMaster University
2 Professor and Director, McMaster Health Forum, McMaster University
3 Professor, Raymond and Margaret Labarge Chair in Research and Knowledge Application for Optimal Aging, and Canada Research Chair in GeroScience
CPHA
Toronto, ON, Canada
28 May 2014
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Contributors - Components
Evidence Rater
Navigator
Web Product Rater
McMaster Optimal Aging Portal
Reminder
Connector
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Contributors - Platforms
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Contributors - Researchers
Dr. Brian Haynes
Director, McMaster PLUS
Chief, Health Information Research Unit
Professor, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Dr. Maureen Dobbins
Director, Health Evidence
Scientific Director, National Collaborating Centre
for Methods and Tools
Professor, School of Nursing
Dr. John Lavis
Director, Health Systems Evidence
Director, McMaster Health Forum
Professor, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Dr. Anthony Levinson
Dr. Parminder Raina
Director, machealth
John R. Evans Chair, Health Sciences Educational
Research and Instructional Development
Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences
Labarge Chair in Optimal Aging
Canada Research Chair in GeroScience
Professor, Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics
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Evidence Rater
Contents
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McMaster PLUS for clinical evidence (‘my health’)
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Health Evidence for public health evidence (‘our health’)
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Health Systems Evidence for health systems evidence (‘our system’)
Each re-coded to identify evidence relevant to 60+, health promotion &
disease prevention, etc. and re-programmed to establish a common
platform
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Evidence Rater (2)
Functionality
Federated search optimized by role (citizen, clinician, public health
practitioner or policymaker)
Search results sorted by quality (expert driven) and relevance (citizen
and clinician driven) using a star or other visually appealing approach
User-friendly summaries prioritized (e.g., lay summaries)
Links provided to scientific abstracts and full text (when available)
Supplemented by PubMed Clinical Queries when no or limited results
Complemented by ‘integrated resources’ (e.g., Medline Plus) and by
prompts for other types of evidence and other roles
Supported by an evidence service for which users set the topics,
relevance and flow
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Web Product Rater
Contents:
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Information sheets
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Podcasts
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Videos
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Etc.
Each coded to identify ‘quality’ (evidence base, transparency and usability)
and to extract actionable messages
Search results segmented by evidence base and then sorted by ‘quality’
(expert driven) and relevance (citizen driven)
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Web Product Rater (2)
Prioritized topics for the short term:
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Chronic conditions & multimorbidity
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Cognitive impairment
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Social isolation
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Mobility
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Connector
Content:
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Email alerts
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Expert blogs (initially focusing on priority topics)
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Online forums
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Calendar of events
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Social sharing tools
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Commenting tools
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Twitter integration
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Facebook integration
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Other Considerations
Default to citizen interface (with option to change it)
Basic search functionality without registration; enhanced search
functionality with rapid registration
Pending partnership should allow full functionality in French
Exploring partnerships with senior’s groups to support relevance rating
Free to Canadians (and those in low- and middle-income countries)
Working with BHSc program to explore scaling/educational opportunities
Applied to CIHR for funds to support citizen feedback/relevance rating
Planning to use the portal as a platform for research
Open to exploring links to electronic health records
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Broader Engagement
Dialogue and debate about issues that are important to seniors and
caregivers
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Citizen panels
• Consultations, formats, REB approval, sampling options, topics
• Citizen briefs and panel summaries
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Public events (panels, talks, debates)
• E.g., Thinking Ahead symposium (2-4 April 2014)
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Student-led initiatives (panels, talks, debates)
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Broader Engagement (2)
Outreach through the media about issues that are important to seniors
and caregivers
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News service that profiles and places in context systematic reviews
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Support to journalists (modeled on Macleans partnership) and
outreach to media publications
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News monitoring (Factiva for newspapers & newswires) to support
• Twitter feed
• ‘Hitting the Headlines’ service
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Contact Information
Dr. Maureen Dobbins
dobbinsm@mcmaster.ca
905-525-9140 ext. 20455
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