> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # COVID-19 Evidence Network to Support Decision-making - URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/covid-19-evidence-network-to-support-decision-making/ - Published: 1999-01-02T14:26:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-02-20T02:43:06.000Z - Author: Liam Sturgess - Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization, COVID-19, Organization The **COVID-19 Evidence Network to support Decision-making (COVID-END)** was a Canadian research network co-led by teams at the McMaster Health Forum and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI).[\[1\]](#fn1) COVID-END's work helped lead to the creation of the Global Commission on Evidence to Address Societal Challenges.[\[2\]](#fn2) ## Organization Government funding for COVID-END came from the [Canadian Institutes of Health Research](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Institutes-of-Health-Research) (CIHR), Rapid-Improvement Support and Exchange (RISE) and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NIHR), in addition to individual donations through the [Centre for Effective Altruism](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Centre-for-Effective-Altruism) and Fidelity Charitable.[\[3\]](#fn3) ### Personnel | Name | Position | Notes | | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Ahmed Abou-Setta | Co-investigator[\[4\]](#fn4) | University of Manitoba Department of Community Health Sciences | | Owen Adams | Knowledge user | [Canadian Medical Association](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Medical-Association) (CMA) | | Neill Adhikari | Knowledge user | Sunnybrook Research Institute | | Elie Akl | Sustaining Working Group Co-chair[\[5\]](#fn5) | Center for Systematic Reviews on Health Policy and Systems Research (SPARK) | | Safa Al-Khateeb | Secretariat[\[1:1\]](#fn1) | McMaster Health Forum | | Rick Audas | Co-investigator | Memorial University of Newfoundland Faculty of Medicine | | Simon Bacon | Co-investigator | Concordia University Department of Health, Kinesiology & Applied Physiology | | Richard Ballerand | Citizen Partner[\[6\]](#fn6) | United Kingdom | | Jorge Barreto | Prioritizing Working Group Co-chair | Oswaldo Cruz Foundation | | Tupper Bean | Knowledge user | Centre for Effective Practice (CEP) | | Mpho Begin | Citizen Partner | Manitoba | | Tamy Bell | Citizen Partner | Ontario | | Zulfiqar Bhutta | Co-investigator | SickKids Centre for Global Child Health | | Simona Bignami | Co-investigator | University of Montreal Department of Demographics | | Leah Boulos | Collaborator (search expertise) | Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit (MSSU) | | Linn Brandt | Digitizing Working Group Co-chair | MAGICapp | | Jodi Brennan | Co-investigator | Aurora College School of Health and Human Services | | Romina Brignardello-Petersen | Co-investigator | McMaster University Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact | | Melissa Brouwers | Co-investigator | University of Ottawa School of Epidemiology and Public Health (SEPH) | | Stirling Bryan | Knowledge user | UBC School of Population and Public Health | | Jenny Camaradou | Citizen Partner | United Kingdom | | Philip Chilibeck | Co-investigator | University of Saskatchewan College of Kinesiology | | Ileana Ciurea | Secretariat | McMaster Health Forum | | Fiona Clement | Co-investigator | Cumming School of Medicine | | Phil Collis | Citizen Partner | United Kingdom | | John Conly | Co-investigator | Cumming School of Medicine | | Trevor Corneil | Knowledge user | UBC School of Population and Public Health | | Janet Curran | Co-investigator | Dalhousie University School of Nursing | | Sylvia de Haan | Advocating Working Group Co-chair | [Cochrane](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Cochrane) | | David Diamond | Knowledge user | Eastern Health | | Maureen Dobbins | Co-investigator and Engaging Working Group Co-Chair | McMaster University School of Nursing, National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools (NCCMT) | | Amanda Doherty-Kirby | Citizen Partner | Prince Edward Island | | Abu Boakai Dukuly | Citizen Partner | Manitoba | | Vincent Dumez | Knowledge user | University of Montreal Department of Medicine | | Kerry Lynn Durnford | Co-investigator | Aurora College School of Health and Human Services | | Ivan Florez | Co-investigator and Recommending Working Group Co-Chair | University of Antioquia, AGREE Collaboration | | Robert Fowler | Knowledge user | Sunnybrook Research Institute | | Christine Friedenreich | Co-investigator | Cumming School of Medicine | | Alain Gagnon | Co-investigator | University of Montreal Department of Demographics | | Juanita Garcia | Citizen Partner | Manitoba | | Chantelle Garritty | Co-investigator | Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) | | Pierre-Gerlier Forest | Co-investigator | School of Public Policy | | William Ghali | Co-investigator | Cumming School of Medicine | | Christina Godfrey | Co-investigator | Queen's University School of Nursing | | David Gough | Sustaining Working Group Co-chair | Evidence for Policy and Practice Information Centre (EPPI) | | Margo Greenwood | Knowledge user | UNBC Department of First Nations Studies | | Annie-Danielle Grenier | Citizen Partner | Québec | | Jeremy Grimshaw | Secretariat,[\[1:2\]](#fn1) Principal Investigator[\[4:1\]](#fn4) and Scoping Working Group Chair | Centre for Implementation Research (CIR) | | Doris Grinspun | Knowledge user | Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) | | Janet Gunderson | Citizen Partner | Saskatchewan | | Gordon Guyatt | Co-investigator | McMaster University Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact | | Lisa Hartling | Co-investigator | University of Alberta Department of Pediatrics | | Blake Hawkins | Citizen Partner | British Columbia | | Jill Hayden | Knowledge user | Dalhousie University Department of Community Health and Epidemiology | | Anne Hayes | Knowledge user | [Ontario Ministry of Health](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Ontario-Ministry-of-Health-and-Long-Term-Care) | | Glen Hazlewood | Co-investigator | Cumming School of Medicine | | Ben Heaven-Taylor | Packaging Working Group Chair | Evidence Aid | | Paul Hebert | Knowledge user | Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal | | Brian Hutton | Co-investigator | Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) | | Alfonso Iorio | Co-investigator | McMaster University Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact | | Alison Irons | Citizen Partner | Ontario | | Jack Jedwab | Knowledge user | Association for Canadian Studies | | Brenda Allen Kawala | Equity Task Group Co-chair | Africa Centre for Systematic Reviews and Knowledge Translation | | Jim Kellner | Co-investigator | Cumming School of Medicine | | Shannon Kelly | Co-investigator | Cardiovascular Research Methods Centre | | Zoha Khawaja | Co-investigator | Cumming School of Medicine | | Marion Knutson | Citizen Partner | Ontario | | Lynn Laidlaw | Citizen Partner | Scotland | | Francois Lamontagne | Co-investigator | University of Sherbrooke Department of Medicine | | Therese Lane | Citizen Partner | Ontario | | Laurenz Langer | Engaging Working Group Co-chair | Africa Centre for Evidence (ACE) | | John Lavis | Secretariat[\[1:3\]](#fn1) and Principal Investigator[\[4:2\]](#fn4) | McMaster Health Forum, McMaster University Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact | | Susan Law | Collaborator | [CanCOVID](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/CanCOVID) | | Annie LeBlanc | Co-investigator | Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval | | Grigorios Leontiadis | Co-investigator | McMaster University Department of Medicine | | Wendy Levinson | Knowledge user | University of Toronto Department of Medicine | | Linda Li | Co-investigator | UBC Department of Physical Therapy | | Cynthia Lisée | Citizen Partner | Canada and Québec | | Julian Little | Co-investigator | University of Ottawa School of Epidemiology and Public Health (SEPH) | | [Braden Manns](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Braden-Manns) | Knowledge user | University of Calgary Department of Medicine | | Chris Mavergames | Digitizing Working Group Co-chair | [Cochrane](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Cochrane) | | Alies Maybee | Citizen Partner | Ontario | | Jessie McGowan | Collaborator (search expertise) | University of Ottawa School of Epidemiology and Public Health (SEPH) | | Ruth McQuillan | Prioritizing Working Group Co-chair | Usher Network for COVID-19 Evidence Reviews (UNCOVER) | | Jon Meddings | Co-investigator | Cumming School of Medicine | | Katrina Milaney | Co-investigator | Cumming School of Medicine | | Nicole Mittman | Co-investigator | University of Toronto Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME) | | Craig Mitton | Co-investigator | UBC School of Population and Public Health | | Kaelan Moat | Secretariat[\[1:4\]](#fn1) | McMaster Health Forum | | Paul Moayeddi | Co-investigator | McMaster University Department of Medicine | | Pertice Moffitt | Co-investigator | Aurora Research Institute | | David Moher | Co-investigator | University of Ottawa School of Epidemiology and Public Health (SEPH) | | Stephanie Montesanti | Co-investigator | University of Alberta Department of Health Policy and Management | | Sandra Moroz | Citizen Partner | New Brunswick | | Andrew Morris | Co-investigator and knowledge user | University of Toronto Department of Medicine, University Health Network (UHN), Sinai Health System | | Srinivas Murthy | Knowledge user | UBC Department of Pediatrics | | Euphrasia Ebai-Atuh Ndi | Citizen Partner | Cameroon | | Sarah Neil-Sztramko | Co-investigator | McMaster University Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact | | Johanne O'Malley | Citizen Partner | Québec | | Elizabeth Opondo | Citizen Partner | Kenya | | Judy Porter | Citizen Partner | Nova Scotia | | Kevin Pottie | Co-investigator | Bruyère Research Institute | | Laurie Proulx | Knowledge user and Citizen Partner | Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance (CAPA) | | Michelle Quinlan | Citizen Partner | Ontario | | Rob Reid | Knowledge user | Trillium Health Partners | | Juanna Ricketts | Citizen Partner | Nova Scotia | | Kendra Rieger | Co-investigator | Trinity Western University School of Nursing | | Amanda Ross-White | Co-investigator | Queen's University Library | | Denis Roy | Knowledge user | Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) | | Émilie Rufray | Citizen Partner | Québec | | Marina Salvadori | Co-investigator and knowledge user | [Public Health Agency of Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Public-Health-Agency-of-Canada) (PHAC) | | Nancy Santesso | Principal Investigator | McMaster University Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact | | Richard Sawatzky | Co-investigator | Trinity Western University School of Nursing | | Lynora Saxinger | Co-investigator and knowledge user | University of Alberta Department of Medicine | | Victoria Schuckel | Knowledge user | [British Columbia Ministry of Health](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/British-Columbia-Ministry-of-Health) | | Holger Schünemann | Co-investigator and Accessing Working Group Chair | McMaster University Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, [Cochrane Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Cochrane-Canada) | | Kim Sears | Co-investigator | Queen's University School of Nursing | | Nishan Sharma | Co-investigator | Cumming School of Medicine | | Sanjay Sharma | Co-investigator | Queen's University Department of Ophthalmology | | Susan Shaw | Knowledge user | University of Saskatchewan Department of Anesthesiology | | Bev Shea | Co-investigator | Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) | | Reed Siemieniuk | Co-investigator | McMaster University Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact | | Becky Skidmore | Collaborator (search expertise) | Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) | | Maureen Smith | Knowledge user, Citizen Partner and Citizen Partnership Task Group Chair | Cochrane Consumer Network | | Danielle Southern | Co-investigator | Centre of Health Informatics (CHI) | | Nora Spinks | Knowledge user | Vanier Institute of the Family | | Brian Stafford | Citizen Partner | Australia | | Tom Stelfox | Co-investigator | O'Brien Institute for Public Health | | Ruth Stewart | Accessing Working Group Co-chair | Africa Centre for Evidence (ACE) | | Toby Stewart | Citizen Partner | Canada and Ontario | | Kimberly Strain | Citizen Partner | British Columbia | | Sharon Straus | Co-investigator and knowledge user | Unity Health Toronto | | Brett Thombs | Knowledge user | Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research (LDI) | | Marcello Tonelli | Co-investigator | Cumming School of Medicine | | David Tovey | Secretariat - Senior Advisor[\[1:5\]](#fn1) and Synthesizing Working Group Co-Chair | Cochrane Library | | Natasha Trehan | Citizen Partner | Ontario | | Andrea Tricco | Principal Investigator | Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute | | Janice Tufte | Citizen Partner | United States | | Alexis Turgeon | Co-investigator | Laval University Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care | | Per-Olav Vandvik | Recommending Working Group Co-chair | MAGIC Evidence Ecosystem Foundation | | Eva Waldona | Citizen Partner | British Columbia | | Gaynor Watson-Creed | Knowledge user | Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine | | Vivian Welch | Co-investigator and Equity Task Group Co-Chair | Bruyère Research Institute, Campbell Collaboration | | George Wells | Co-investigator | University of Ottawa School of Epidemiology and Public Health (SEPH) | | Linda Wilhelm | Citizen Partner | New Brunswick | | Tyler Williamson | Co-investigator | Cumming School of Medicine | | Mike Wilson | Co-investigator | McMaster University Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact | | James Wright | Co-investigator | UBC Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics | | Taryn Young | Synthesizing Working Group Co-chair | Centre for Evidence Based Health Care (CEBHC) | ### Partners COVID-END's organizational partners included:[\[7\]](#fn7) - Africa Centre for Evidence (ACE) - Africa Centre for Systematic Reviews and Knowledge Translation - Africa Evidence Network - Aga Khan University - Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) - AGREE Enterprise - AHRQ evidence-based Care Transformation Support Initiative (ACTS) - American University of Beirut - Campbell Collaboration - Center for Rapid Evidence Synthesis (ACRES) - Centre for Evidence Based Health Care (CEBHC) - Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM) - Centre for Implementation Research (CIR) - Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD) - [Cochrane](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Cochrane) - Cochrane Australia - Cochrane France - Cochrane Germany - Cochrane Ireland - Cochrane Rehabilitation - Cochrane South Africa - Collaboration for Environmental Evidence - [COVID-NMA](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/COVID-NMA) - eBASE Africa - Epistemonikos Foundation - Evidence for Policy and Practice Information Centre (EPPI) - European Network for Health Technology Assessment (EUnetHTA) - Evidence Aid - Evidence Synthesis International - Evidence Synthesis Ireland - Evidence-Based Research Center of Social Science and Health - Global Evidence Synthesis Initiative - Guidelines International Network (G-I-N) - Health Information Research Unit (HIRU) - Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi) - Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) - International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) - Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) - Knowledge to Policy Center (K2P) - MAGIC Evidence Ecosystem Foundation - McMaster Health Forum - McMaster PLUS - Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) - Methods and Applications Group for Indirect Comparisons (MAGIC) - National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools (NCCMT) - National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) - Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) - Oswaldo Cruz Foundation - Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) - Pushpagiri Centre for Evidence Based Practice (PCEBP) - RIGHT Statement - South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) - SPOR Evidence Alliance - Trip Database - UNICEF Innocenti - Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) - University Medical Center Freiburg - Usher Network for COVID-19 Evidence Reviews (UNCOVER) - Veterans Affairs Evidence Synthesis Program (ESP) ## External links - [Campfire Wiki](https://www.campfire.wiki/doku.php?id=covid-end) - [Twitter](https://twitter.com/COVID%5FE%5FN%5FD) - [Website](https://www.mcmasterforum.org/networks/covid-end) --- 1. *COVID-END - Secretariat.* McMaster Health Forum. Retrieved April 13, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref1) [↩︎](#fnref1:1) [↩︎](#fnref1:2) [↩︎](#fnref1:3) [↩︎](#fnref1:4) [↩︎](#fnref1:5) 2. *COVID-END - Legacies.* McMaster Health Forum. Retrieved February 25, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref2) 3. *COVID-END - Funders.* McMaster Health Forum. Retrieved May 31, 2021, from [↩︎](#fnref3) 4. *COVID-END in Canada evidence synthesis teams.* McMaster Health Forum. Retrieved August 17, 2022, from [↩︎](#fnref4) [↩︎](#fnref4:1) [↩︎](#fnref4:2) 5. *COVID-END - Working group co-chairs.* McMaster Health Forum. Retrieved February 25, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref5) 6. *COVID-END - Citizen partners.* McMaster Health Forum. Retrieved April 13, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref6) 7. *COVID-END - Partners.* McMaster Health Forum. Retrieved August 9, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref7)