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Lisa Hartling is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and has contributed extensively to research within the fields of Medicine and Health Professions. Their work spans multiple subfields, notably General Health Professions, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Clinical Psychology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Hartling's publications encompass a variety of topics focused on evidence synthesis, pediatric pain, health policy, and health literacy. Core topics addressed in their research include:

  • Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
  • Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
  • Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Delphi Technique in Research

Among their recent papers are works published predominantly in well-regarded medical journals. Notable publications include:

  • "Reporting guideline for overviews of reviews of healthcare interventions: development of the PRIOR statement" (2022) in BMJ
  • "Incidence, risk factors, natural history, and hypothesised mechanisms of myocarditis and pericarditis following covid-19 vaccination: living evidence syntheses and review" (2022) in BMJ
  • "Digital Technology Distraction for Acute Pain in Children: A Meta-analysis" (2020) in PEDIATRICS
  • "Guidance for overviews of reviews continues to accumulate, but important challenges remain: a scoping review" (2020) in Systematic Reviews
  • "Screening for Gestational Diabetes" (2021) in JAMA

Hartling frequently collaborates with a group of researchers, reflecting sustained partnerships in their scholarly work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Shannon D. Scott
  • Jennifer Pillay
  • Ben Vandermeer
  • Sarah A. Elliott
  • Samina Ali

Their research has appeared in a range of publication venues, with the highest number of contributions in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Systematic Reviews
  • Paediatrics & Child Health
  • PLoS ONE
  • JMIR Formative Research

Best Publications

  • PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation

    Andrea C Tricco;Erin Lillie;Wasifa Zarin;Kelly K O'Brien

  • Meta-Analysis: Secondary Prevention Programs for Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

    Alexander M. Clark;Lisa Hartling;Ben Vandermeer;Finlay A. McAlister

  • Efficacy and safety of exogenous melatonin for secondary sleep disorders and sleep disorders accompanying sleep restriction: meta-analysis

    Nina Buscemi;Ben Vandermeer;Nicola Hooton;Rena Pandya

  • Standard 6: Age Groups for Pediatric Trials

    Katrina Williams;Denise Thomson;Iva Seto;Despina G. Contopoulos-Ioannidis

  • Behavioural and developmental interventions for autism spectrum disorder: a clinical systematic review.

    Maria B. Ospina;Jennifer Krebs Seida;Brenda Clark;Mohammad Karkhaneh

  • Epinephrine for bronchiolitis.

    Lisa Hartling;Liza M Bialy;Ben Vandermeer;Lisa Tjosvold

  • Prevalence and Effect of Cyberbullying on Children and Young People: A Scoping Review of Social Media Studies

    Michele P. Hamm;Amanda S. Newton;Annabritt Chisholm;Jocelyn Shulhan

  • The efficacy and safety of exogenous melatonin for primary sleep disorders. A meta-analysis.

    Nina Buscemi;Ben Vandermeer;Nicola Hooton;Rena Pandya

  • Systematic Review: Cardiac Resynchronization in Patients with Symptomatic Heart Failure

    Finlay A. McAlister;Justin A. Ezekowitz;Natasha Wiebe;Brian Rowe

  • Music for pain and anxiety in children undergoing medical procedures: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

    J.A. Klassen;Y. Liang;L. Tjosvold;T.P. Klassen

  • Glucocorticoids for acute viral bronchiolitis in infants and young children.

    Ricardo M Fernandes;Liza M Bialy;Ben Vandermeer;Lisa Tjosvold

  • Single data extraction generated more errors than double data extraction in systematic reviews

    Nina Buscemi;Lisa Hartling;Ben Vandermeer;Lisa Tjosvold

  • Benefits and Harms of Treating Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and the National Institutes of Health Office of Medical Applications of Research

    Lisa Hartling;Donna M Dryden;Alyssa Guthrie;Melanie Muise

  • Risk of bias versus quality assessment of randomised controlled trials: cross sectional study.

    Lisa Hartling;Maria Ospina;Yuanyuan Liang;Donna M Dryden

  • Testing the Newcastle Ottawa Scale showed low reliability between individual reviewers

    Lisa Hartling;Andrea Milne;Michele P. Hamm;Ben Vandermeer

  • Systematic review of knowledge translation strategies in the allied health professions

    Shannon D Scott;Lauren Albrecht;Kathy O'Leary;Geoff D C Ball

  • Social media use among patients and caregivers: a scoping review

    Michele P Hamm;Annabritt Chisholm;Jocelyn Shulhan;Andrea Milne

  • The effectiveness of team-based learning on learning outcomes in health professions education: BEME Guide No. 30

    Mim Fatmi;Lisa Hartling;Tracey Hillier;Sandra Campbell

  • Assessing the Risk of Bias of Individual Studies in Systematic Reviews of Health Care Interventions

    Meera Viswanathan;Mohammed T Ansari;Nancy D Berkman;Stephanie Chang

  • Problem-based learning in pre-clinical medical education: 22 years of outcome research

    Lisa Hartling;Carol Spooner;Lisa Tjosvold;Anna Oswald

Frequent Co-Authors

Terry P. Klassen
Terry P. Klassen University of Manitoba
Katrina Williams
Katrina Williams University of Melbourne
Brian H. Rowe
Brian H. Rowe University of Alberta
Andrea C. Tricco
Andrea C. Tricco St. Michael's Hospital
Finlay A. McAlister
Finlay A. McAlister University of Alberta
Patrick J. McGrath
Patrick J. McGrath Columbia University
Lehana Thabane
Lehana Thabane McMaster University
Joan Robinson
Joan Robinson University of Alberta
William Pickett
William Pickett Brock University
Phillip I. Tarr
Phillip I. Tarr Washington University in St. Louis

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