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Korea Preventive Service Task Force's rapid response program for evidence-based community health programs
- Date2019-05-02 20:12
- Update2019-11-19 19:17
- DivisionDivision of Strategic Planning for Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Tel043-719-7271
Korea Preventive Service Task Force's rapid response program for evidence-based community health programs
Kim Sooyoung
Department of family medicine, Hallym university medical college
Shin Seong-soo
Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Ajou University Medical Center
Seo Hyun-Ju
Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chosun University
Cha Youngju
Covance Korea
Song Geumju, Lee Jung-youl, Kim Young Taek
Division of Chronic Disease Prevention, Center for Disease Prevention, KCDC
The Korea Preventive Service Task Force (KPSTF) supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides evidence assessment for decision makers when planning community health programs. The KPSTF conducted a traditional systematic review for providing an exhaustive summary of current evidence; however, it is a time-consuming process which makes it difficult for decision-makers to obtain rapid access (e.g., 1 week to 2 months) and high-quality evidence. The purpose of this study was to find a solution to overcome the limitation of a traditional systematic review. Rapid response programs used in national and international level-organizations were thoroughly reviewed and analyzed. Based on the results, we prepared a manual for the KPSTF rapid response program and obtained the approval of the KPSTF on December 14, 2018. The KPSTF's rapid response program was thus established based on the analysis of programs including the McMaster Health Forum, Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, and Cochrane. The program provides a summary of existing systematic reviews and/or primary studies with a 1, 3, or 6-week timeline. The procedure of KPSTF's rapid response program comprises nine steps, (1) receiving a request, (2) discussion on the request, (3) preparing a review protocol, (4) searching existing literatures, (5) selecting literatures, (6) preparing a draft on the evidence, (7) experts and stakeholder’s review, (8) KPSTF's peer-review, and (9) finalizing the report. Timely delivery of evidence is key for a rapid response program, even though scientific rigor partially compromised. Therefore, it is important for the staff and the requester to agree on the limitations of the review.
Keywords: Evidence-based, Public health, Systematic review, Peer review, Rapid response program
Kim Sooyoung
Department of family medicine, Hallym university medical college
Shin Seong-soo
Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Ajou University Medical Center
Seo Hyun-Ju
Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chosun University
Cha Youngju
Covance Korea
Song Geumju, Lee Jung-youl, Kim Young Taek
Division of Chronic Disease Prevention, Center for Disease Prevention, KCDC
The Korea Preventive Service Task Force (KPSTF) supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides evidence assessment for decision makers when planning community health programs. The KPSTF conducted a traditional systematic review for providing an exhaustive summary of current evidence; however, it is a time-consuming process which makes it difficult for decision-makers to obtain rapid access (e.g., 1 week to 2 months) and high-quality evidence. The purpose of this study was to find a solution to overcome the limitation of a traditional systematic review. Rapid response programs used in national and international level-organizations were thoroughly reviewed and analyzed. Based on the results, we prepared a manual for the KPSTF rapid response program and obtained the approval of the KPSTF on December 14, 2018. The KPSTF's rapid response program was thus established based on the analysis of programs including the McMaster Health Forum, Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, and Cochrane. The program provides a summary of existing systematic reviews and/or primary studies with a 1, 3, or 6-week timeline. The procedure of KPSTF's rapid response program comprises nine steps, (1) receiving a request, (2) discussion on the request, (3) preparing a review protocol, (4) searching existing literatures, (5) selecting literatures, (6) preparing a draft on the evidence, (7) experts and stakeholder’s review, (8) KPSTF's peer-review, and (9) finalizing the report. Timely delivery of evidence is key for a rapid response program, even though scientific rigor partially compromised. Therefore, it is important for the staff and the requester to agree on the limitations of the review.
Keywords: Evidence-based, Public health, Systematic review, Peer review, Rapid response program
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