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Gregory Traversy, Lianne Barnieh, Elie A. Akl, G. Michael Allan, Melissa Brouwers, Isabelle Ganache, Quinn Grundy, Gordon H. Guyatt, Diane Kelsall, Gillian Leng, Ainsley Moore, Navindra Persaud, Holger J. Schünemann, Sharon Straus, Brett D. Thombs, Rachel Rodin and Marcello Tonelli
CMAJ January 11, 2021 193 (2) E49-E54; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.200651
Gregory Traversy
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Lianne Barnieh
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Elie A. Akl
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
G. Michael Allan
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Melissa Brouwers
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Isabelle Ganache
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Quinn Grundy
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Gordon H. Guyatt
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Diane Kelsall
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Gillian Leng
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Ainsley Moore
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Navindra Persaud
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Holger J. Schünemann
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Sharon Straus
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Brett D. Thombs
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Rachel Rodin
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Marcello Tonelli
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

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- Gregory Traversy, MSc,
- Lianne Barnieh, MSc PhD,
- Elie A. Akl, MD PhD,
- G. Michael Allan, MD,
- Melissa Brouwers, PhD,
- Isabelle Ganache, PhD,
- Quinn Grundy, RN PhD,
- Gordon H. Guyatt, MD MSc,
- Diane Kelsall, MD MEd,
- Gillian Leng, CBE,
- Ainsley Moore, MD MSc,
- Navindra Persaud, MD MSc,
- Holger J. Schünemann, MD PhD,
- Sharon Straus, MD MSc,
- Brett D. Thombs, PhD,
- Rachel Rodin, MD,
- Marcello Tonelli, MD SM
- Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Traversy, Rodin), Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Calgary (Barnieh, Tonelli), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Internal Medicine (Akl), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Family Medicine (Allan), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Brouwers), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (Ganache), Montréal, Que.; Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Grundy), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Guyatt, Schünemann), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ont.; CMAJ (Kelsall), Ottawa, Ont.; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (Leng), London, UK; Department of Family Medicine (Moore), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Persaud) and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Lady Davis Institute and Department of Psychiatry (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Institut für Evidence in Medicine (Schünemann), Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Correspondence to: Gregory Traversy, gregory.traversy{at}canada.ca
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