Table 3.

Example of advances in in evidence synthesis

Advances on evidence synthesis	Examples of projects incorporating these advances
Living searches	Epistemonikos, REcmap
Automation tools	COVID-END, Epistemonikos, COVID-NMA, PAHO Ongoing Living Review
Prioritization of topics	COVID-END, REcmap
Crowdsourcing	Cochrane, COVID-NMA,
Shared platforms	LIT-COVID, REcmap, COVID-NMA,
Collaboration and Partnership	LIT-COVID, Epistemonikos, REcmap, COVID-NMA, PAHO Ongoing Living Review
New methodologies for evidence synthesis	Rapid and living reviews