Informing pandemic management in Germany with trustworthy living evidence syntheses and guideline development: lessons learned from the COVID-19 evidence ecosystem.
Angela M KunzlerClaire IannizziJacob BurnsMaria-Inti MetzendorfSebastian Voigt-RadloffVanessa PiechottaChristoph SchmadererChristopher Holzmann-LittigFelix BalzerCarina BenstoemHarald BinderMartin BoekerUlrich DirnaglFalk FichtnerMartin GolinskiHajo GrundmannHartmut HengelJonas JabsWinfried V KernIna KoppPeter KrankeNina KreuzbergerSven LaudiGregor LichtnerKlaus LiebAndy MaunOnnen MoererAnika MüllerNico T MuttersMonika NothackerLisa M PfadenhauerMaria PoppGeorg RüschemeyerChristine SchmuckerLukas SchwingshacklClaudia SpiesAnke SteckelbergMiriam StegemannDaniel StrechFalk von DincklageStephanie WeibelMaximilian Markus WunderlichDaniela ZöllerEva RehfuessNicole SkoetzJoerg J Meerpohlnull nullPublished in: Journal of clinical epidemiology (2024)
CEOsys provided a proof-of-concept for a functioning evidence ecosystem at the national level. Lessons learned include that similar networks should, among others, involve methodological and clinical key stakeholders early on, aim for (inter)national collaborations, and systematically evaluate their value. We particularly call for a sustainable network.