Research and Evaluation
Collaborative Systematic Reviews: Digital Education for Cardiac Surgery Patients
Evidence synthesis is a valuable tool that helps learning health systems to leverage external research by gathering and synthesizing information—generating a big picture on a topic and identifying any gaps in understanding.
In this session, Leah Boulos and Rob Wells will share their experience working on a systematic review of digital education for cardiac surgery patients—and tips for how to successfully do a systematic review in collaboration with patient/public partners and knowledge users.
Meet our speakers
Leah Boulos
ED-Patch Program Manager
Leah is a health sciences librarian specializing in evidence synthesis. At the STIC Lab, Leah is the Program Manager for the ED-PATCH Study and helps manage the lab’s evidence synthesis projects. She received her MLIS from Dalhousie University (2016) and previously worked at the Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit as their Senior Evidence Synthesis Consultant. Leah also holds a Bachelor of Music in piano from Mount Allison University (2010). She spends most of her free time chasing after her two young children.
Rob Wells
Patient Partner
Robert Wells is a retired senior high education administrator with expertise in Information Technology and Educational Technology. Rob is a member of the SPOR Evidence Alliance, the NL SUPPORT Patient and Public Advisory Council, and the AI4PH Community Advisory Board. He also has an individual membership with Digital Health Canada. Rob brings lived experience to the project, having undergone two major surgical procedures in 2019. He currently lives with a chronic illness. Rob is committed to Canadian healthcare improvement and is particularly interested in the areas of Learning Health Systems, Patient education, and the transition from hospital to home.