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GuidetoBeingaPEN®Reviewer

WhatPEN®KnowledgeObjectsGetReviewed

•  Knowledgepathways–allaspects•  PracAcequesAons–updatedornew•  Backgrounddocuments•  Toolsandresources•  Toolkits•  TrendingTopics

– ArAcleAnalysis– EvidenceClips

WhoCanReview

•  Expertinthetopicarea

•  PENusersofthecontent

•  Ideallywehaveavarietyofreviewers:academicandpracAAoners

•  Withthesupervisor’ssupport–masterordoctoratestudent

GeneralReviewingGuidelines

•  Focuson–  Currencyofevidence–  Completenessofevidence– Accuracyofsynthesis–  Clarityofcontent–  RelevancyforpracAce–  Relevancyforpartnercountry–  Toolsandresources

•  Donotfocuson–  Spelling(Canadiandatabase)–  grammar

ReviewingPracAceQuesAons

•  IstherightquesAonasked?•  Istheevidencesynthesissuccinct?•  IsthepracAceguidancepracAcalandrelevantforyourcountry?

•  Doevidencestatementscontainappropriatedetails?

•  IstheGradeofEvidenceappropriate?

ReviewingPracAceQuesAons

•  Areallkeyreferences/studies/guidelinesincluded?

•  DoestheRaAonale(ifapplicable)provideusefulinformaAon

•  DoestheCommentsecAon(ifapplicable)containusefulinformaAon?

GivingEvidenceaGradeGrade (A): The conclusion is supported by good evidence. Results are from good quality relevant RCTs with consistent findings or a systematic review of same

Grade (B): The conclusion is supported by fair evidence. Results are from studies with minor methodology concerns, or with weaker designs, or with differing results

Grade (C): The conclusion is supported by limited evidence or expert opinion. The results are from studies of weak design for answering the practice question or there is substantial uncertainty attached to the conclusion because of inconsistencies among the results from different studies

Grade (D): Aconclusioniseithernotpossibleorextremelylimitedbecauseevidenceisunavailableand/orofpoorqualityand/oriscontradictory.Theresultsarefromasinglestudywithmajordesignflawsorfromstudieswithsuchcontradictoryresultsthatconclusionscan’tbedrawn.AlternaAvely,evidenceislackingfromeitherauthoritaAvesourcesorresearchinvolvinghumans

EvidenceGradingChecklist

•  IfyouarenotfamiliarwiththePEN®gradingsystempleaserefertotheEvidenceGradingChecklistonthePEN®Author’sandReviewer’sGuidepageonthePEN®website:PEN®Author’sTrainingModulesEvidence-basedProcessmodule

EvidenceGradingChecklisthVp://www.pennutriAon.com/WriterGuide.aspx

ReviewingBackgroundDocuments•  TheseprovidegeneralknowledgeinformaAonaboutatopicthatwillbeusefultoanewpracAAonerorwillserveasarefresherformoreexperiencedprofessionals.

•  TheyusuallyareoneaspectofaknowledgepathwaybutsomeAmesitistheonlyaspectunAltherearepracAcequesAonsadded.

•  Reviewersshouldnoteiftherearekeycountry-specificprofessionaltoolsandresourcesthatshouldbeaddedorthatshouldberemoved?

ReviewingToolkits•  PracAceGuidanceToolkitsarebasedontheinformaAonfoundinthepracAcequesAonsandoccasionallytheBackgrounddocument

•  WriVenaYerthepracAcequesAonsandtheBackgroundhavebeenreviewed

•  AllaspectscanbereviewedbutinparAcular:– ThePESS(problem,eAology,signsandsymptoms)StatementsintheNutriAonDiagnosissecAon

–  thetoolsandresourcesforclientsandprofessionalsforcountryapplicability

ReviewingToolsandResources

Relatedtoolsandresourcescanbeforclientsand/orprofessionals:•  Arethetoolslistedcorrectforyourcountry?•  Arethereanymissing(country-specificorinternaAonal)?Ifyes,recommendonesthat:– matchthePENevidence– arenotcommercial

•  ReviewthePENguidelinesforapprovalhVp://www.pennutriAon.com/WriterGuide.aspx

ReviewingEvidenceClips

•  Doestheevidenceclipreadwell?•  AnykeypointsmissingfromthesupporAveevidence?

•  Isthe“boVomline”pracAcesecAonpracAcalenough?

•  Anyotheraspectsyouwouldliketoseeaddressed?

Howtogetinvolved-Reviewer

Reviewer’sProcess

•  IndicateinterestinbeingaPENreviewer:hVp://www.pennutriAon.com/BecomeAuthor.aspx

•  YouwillbesentaninvitefromourPENContentMonitoringSystem(PCMS).AccepttheassignmentbyclickingonthelinkintheemailinvitewhichtakesyoutothePCMStorespond.

•  TheWORDdocumentwithcontenttoreviewwillbeuploadedtotheassignmentyouhaveacceptedinthePCMS

•  UseTrackChangestoprovidefeedback•  UploadthedocumenttothePCMS.•  YouwillbeaskedtocompletePENReviewer’sFeedbackform

inthePCMS.•  AuthormayhavequesAonsforclarificaAon•  ReceiveacknowledgmentofyourcontribuAononcecontent

postedinPEN.

Reviewer’sFormsReviewer’sFeedbackForm

DeclaraAonofAffiliaAonandInterests

ConflictofInterest

•  AffiliaAonsandInterestsChecklist•  InreviewingyouracAviAes(andthoseofyourspouseandimmediatefamilymembers)

todeterminewhethertheyaffectyourimparAalityorcreateareal,potenAalorapparentconflictofinterest,amongotherthings,considerthefollowing:

•  Investmentsinabusinessenterprise(OtherthanmutualfundsorRegisteredSavingsPlans)•  ReArementSavingsPlansthatarenotself-directed);•  ParAcipaAonasinvesAgatorinclinicaltrialsofrelevancetotheknowledgepathway;•  Previous,presentandpotenAalContracts,Grantsand/orContribuAons;•  PendingnegoAaAonsregardingpotenAalcontracts;•  Honorariaandothersourcesofpersonalincome;•  GiYsandhospitalityofsignificantvalue;•  Travelsponsorship;•  PromoAonofaproduct(s)ofrelevancetotheknowledgepathway;•  PublicaAons;•  Publicstatements;•  LobbyingacAviAes;•  Membershipinspecialinterestgroups;•  ExperttesAmoniesincourt;•  AnyinterestoracAvity,whichmaycreateareasonableapprehensionofbias.

BenefitsofBeingaReviewer

•  BerecognizedandlistedasapathwaycontributorforyourcontribuAontoaninternaAonallyrecognizeddatabase

•  BepartofaninternaAonalreviewprocess•  AddtoyourprofessionalconAnuingeducaAondossier;youmayprintoutaleVerofcontribuAonfromyourProfileinthePCMS

Thankyouforreviewingthisguide.

IfyouhaveanyquesAonspleasecontact:DAA:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]

WanttobeaPEN®Reviewer?

•  IfyouhavebeeninvitedtobeaPEN®reviewerthenrespondtotheinvitaAonbyclickingonthelinkintheemailinvitaAonyourreceived.

•  IfyouwanttosubmityournameforconsideraAonasaPEN®reviewerpleasegotothePEN®website:BecomeandAuthororReviewer:hVp://www.pennutriAon.com/BecomeAuthor.aspx

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