Hamel Candyce

Candyce Hamel defended her doctoral thesis at the TRIBE graduate program on July 28, 2021.

 Photo: Candyce and thesis committee members during her online thesis defense.

Thesis title: Rapid reviews: defining, evaluating methods, and reducing screening burden using artificial intelligence

Mentor: Dr. Beverley Shea, PhD
Full text of the Ph.D. thesis: (TRIBE repository: pdf)

The doctoral thesis is based on the following publications:
1) Hamel C, Michaud A, Thuku M, Skidmore B, Stevens A, Nussbaumer-Streit B, Garritty C. Defining Rapid Reviews: a systematic scoping review and thematic analysis of definitions and defining characteristics of rapid reviews. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2021 Jan; 129:74-85. (JIF 4.952), ePub: 2020 October 8. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.09.041.
2) Hamel C, Michaud A, Thuku M, Affengruber L, Skidmore B, Nussbaumer-Streit B, Stevens A, Garritty C. Few evaluative studies exist examining rapid review methodology across stages of conduct: a systematic scoping review. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2020 Oct; 126:131-140. (JIF 4.952), ePub: 2020 Jun 26. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.06.027.
3) Hamel C, Kelly SE, Thavorn K, Rice DB, Wells GA, Hutton B. An evaluation of DistillerSR’s machine learning-based prioritization tool for title/abstract screening – impact on reviewer-relevant outcomes. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2020; 20: 256. (JIF 3.031), ePub: 2020 Jun. doi: 10.1186/s12874-020-01129-1.

Enrollment year: 2018/2019 Print page