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Systematic reviews are a major undertaking and should not be undertaken by lone, isolated researchers. You may wish to form an advisory / consultation groups or panel to give you guidance and support. Consider the potential users of your reviews – both practitioners and academics. Petticrew (2001, p.100) argues that, “...potential users of systematic reviews, such as consumers and policy makers, can be involved in the process. This can help to ensure that reviews are well focused, ask relevant questions, and are disseminated effectively to appropriate audiences”.Involving others in your review can also help you understand different implicit viewpoints held by your potential audience. As noted by the EPPI Centre:"Involving a range of users in a review is important as it enables reviewers to recognise and consider different users’ implicit viewpoints and thus to make a considered decision about the question that the review is attempting to answer…...different users may have different views about why a particular topic is important and interpret the issues within different ideological and theoretical perspectives.”Involving experts is particularly important when the literature is sparse or in newly emerging fields. In these circumstances, recommendations from experts and access to working papers is vital.You can consulted people individually or as a group at key points throughout the review. The group should include subject experts from academia and practice. An international perspective may also be useful. Where possible the review panel should be diverse and able to offer different perspectives and expertise. Consider involving:
List the people you intent to consult, their affiliations and their potential role in the review.
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