The publication of the original PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analysis) statement in 2009 ushered in a paradigm shift in the importance of transparent reporting in systematic reviews. The statement is endorsed by several hundred...
Vivian MacAdden
Webinar Recap: Streamlining Health Technology Assessments by Automating Literature Reviews
At our recent webinar, we were joined by Maria Arregui, Ph.D. Assistant Director, Evidence Generation and Communications at Xcenda; Chris Waters-Banker, Ph.D. Director of Consulting Operations at Maple Health Group; Rajshree Pandey, Ph.D. Associate Director, Evidence...
ICON Q&A: How Can Automation Support Literature Surveillance for Pharmacovigilance?
Andrew Purchase, Director of Pharmacovigilance & Patient Safety and UK QPPV at ICON sat down with Vivian MacAdden, Senior Manager, Industry Marketing at DistillerSR to discuss the critical role of literature surveillance in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology...
5 Ways We Use DistillerSR Filters to Streamline My SLR Processes
As the Director of Consulting Operations for Maple Health Group, I conduct both targeted and systematic literature reviews (TLRs and SLRs) in addition to working with consultants within my organization to improve the efficiency in which we conduct these reviews. Our...
Webinar Recap: How Literature Review Automation and Efficient Processes Streamline RWE HEOR Studies
At our recent webinar, we were joined by Dr. Shirley Sylvester, Therapeutic Area Medical Affairs Leader, Infectious Diseases and Vaccines at Johnson & Johnson, Vardhini Ganesh, Associate Bioinformatician, Immunology - Vaccine at Sanofi, Dr. Richa Goyal Rai,...
Webinar Recap: Johnson & Johnson and Philips On Their Journey to Streamline Post-Market Surveillance Literature Reviews for EU MDR/IVDR Submissions with DistillerSR
In a recent webinar, DistillerSR customers Christa Goode, Director of Clinical and Medical Affairs at Johnson & Johnson, and Sara Garbin, Senior Clinical Development Scientist at Philips, were joined by Dr. Bassil Akra, founder and CEO of AKRA Team GmbH, to...
Dual Screening in Your Systematic Review Process: Is it Worth the Time?
Dual independent screening in your systematic review process is undoubtedly considered a best practice. But for some research teams, a lack of resources precludes this from being a standard operating procedure. New evidence reinforces the value in dual screening, and...
MedTech Summit 2021 Recap: How Philips and Alcon achieved faster and more accurate literature reviews using DistillerSR
At our session at MedTech Summit 2021, we were joined by Sara Garbin, Senior Clinical Development Scientist at Philips and Alison Ramsey, Director/Head, Clinical Evaluations at Alcon for an insightful discussion about how leveraging automation can improve manual...
Your Readiness Checklist for Continuous IVDR Compliance
The introduction of new guidelines for the diagnostics industry, outlined by the In-Vitro Diagnostics Regulation (EU) 2017/746 (known as IVDR), imposes significant changes for many manufacturers, who need a robust strategy to adequately support diagnostic products and...
The Best of Both Worlds: Use EndNote and DistillerSR Together to Produce Better Systematic Reviews
A presentation at the Medical Librarian Association’s 2021 virtual conference brought together Jimmy McColery, Digital Education Specialist at Clarivate, and Jennifer Tetzlaff, DistillerSR’s Epidemiologist-in-Residence, to discuss how their respective solutions help...