
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Gerald Gartlehner, MPH
Head of Department - Department for Evidence-based Medicine and Evaluation
- gerald.gartlehner@donau-uni.ac.at
- +43 2732 893-2910
- +43 2732 893-4910 (Fax)
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- Campus Krems, Tract X, 1st Floor, 009
- Donau-Universität Krems
- Department for Evidence-based Medicine and Evaluation
- Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Straße 30
- 3500 Krems
- Austria
Projects (Extract Research Database)
Rapid Reviews - Single Screening RCT classifier
Systematischer Review Point of Care Ultrasound
Surgery or embolization for varicoceles in subfertile men
Drug Effectiveness Review Project/Cooperation RTI
Erstellung einer systematischen Literatursuche für das österreichische Hebammengremium
Publications (Extract Research Database)
Akl, E.A.; Morgan, R.L.; Rooney, A.A.; Beverly, B.; Katikireddi, S.V.; Agarwal, A.; Alper, B.S.; Alva-Diaz, C.; Amato, L.; Ansari, M.T.; Brozek, J.; Chu, D.K.; Dahm, P.; Darzi, A.J.; Falavigna, M.; Gartlehner, G.; Pardo-Hernandez, H.; King, V.; Klugarova, J.; Langendam, M.W.M.; Lockwood, C. (2021). Developing trustworthy recommendations as part of an urgent response (1e2 weeks): a GRADE concept paper. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 129: 1-11
Garritty, C.; Gartlehner, G.; Nussbaumer-Streit, B.; King, V.J.; Hamel, C.; Kamel, C.; Affengruber, L.; Stevens, A. (2021). Cochrane Rapid Reviews Methods Group offers evidence-informed guidance to conduct rapid reviews. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 130: 13-22
Noel-Storr, A.; Dooley, G.; Affengruber, L.; Gartlehner, G. (2021). Citation screening using crowdsourcing and machine learning produced accurate results: Evaluation of Cochrane’s modified Screen4Me service. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 130: 23-31
Nußbaumer-Streit, B.; Thaler, K.; Chapman, A.; Probst, T.; Winkler, D.; Sönnichsen, A.; Gaynes, B.N.; Gartlehner, G. (2021). Second-generation antidepressants for treatment of seasonal affective disorder. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD008591.: DOI: 10.1002/14651858
Sommer, I.; Titscher, V.; Szelag, M.; Gartlehner, G. (2021). What are the Relevant Outcomes of the Periodic Health Examination? A Comparison of Citizens' and Experts' Ratings. Patient Prefer Adherence, 15: 57-68
Stamm, T.A.; Andrews, M.R.; Mosor, E.; Ritschl, V.; Li, L.C.;; Ma, J.K.; Campo-Arias, A.; Baker, S.; Burton, N.W. Eghbali, M.; Fernandez, N.; Ferreira, R.J.O.; Gäbler, G.; Makri, S.; Mintz, S.; Moe, R.H.; Morasso, E.; Murphy, S.L.; Ntuli, S.; Omara, M.; Simancas-Pallares, M.A.; Horonieff, J.; Gartlehner, G. (2021). The methodological quality is insufficient in clinical practice guidelines in the context of COVID-19: systematic review. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 135: 125-135
Van den Nest, M.; Wagner, G.; Riesenhuber, M.; Dolle, C.; Presterl, E.; Gartlehner, G.; Moertl, D.; Willinger, B. (2021). Filamentous Fungal Infections in a Tertiary Care Setting: Epidemiology and Clinical Outcome. Journal of Fungi, 7: 40
Wagner, G.; Moertl, D.; Glechner, A.; Mayr, V.; Klerings, I.; Zachariah, C.; Van den Nest, M.; Gartlehner, G.; Willinger, B. (2021). Paracoccidioidomycosis Diagnosed in Europe—A Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Fungi, 7(2), 157: https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7020157
Glechner, A.; Stratil, J.M.; Bombana, M.; Griebler, U.; Zeeb, H.; Gartlehner, G. (2021). COVID-19-Pandemie: Sind harte Lockdowns unwirksam? Warum die Studie von Bendavid et al. dafür kein Beweis ist. Zeitschrift für Allgemeinmedizin, 97 (3): 103-107, Deutscher Ärzteverlag
Affengruber, L.; Wagner, G.; Waffenschmidt, S.; Lhachimi S.K.; Nussbaumer-Streit, B.; Thaler, K.; Griebler, U.; Klerings, I.; Gartlehner, G. (2020). Combining abbreviated literature searches with single-reviewer screening: three case studies of rapid reviews. Systematic Reviews, 9(1):162.: doi:10.1186/s13643-020-01413-7
Chevance, A.; Ravaud, P.; Tomlinson, A.; Le Berre C.; Teufer, B.; Touboul, S.; Fried, E.I.; Gartlehner, G.; Cipriani, A.; Thi Tran, V.; (2020). Identifying outcomes for depression that matter to patients, informal caregivers, and health-care professionals: qualitative content analysis of a large international online survey. The Lancet Psychiatry, Volume 7, Issue 8: 692-702
Christof, C.; Nußbaumer-Streit, B.; Gartlehner, G. (2020). WHO-Leitlinie: Prävention und Kontrolle von Tuberkulose-Infektionen. Das Gesundheitswesen, online publiziert 2020: DOI: 10.1055/a-1241-4321
Ewald, H., Klerings, I.; Wagner, G.; Heise, T.L.; Dobrescu, A.I.; Armijo-Olivo, S.; Stratil, J.M.; Lhachimi, S.K.; Mittermayr, T.; Gartlehner, G.; Nussbaumer-Streit, B.; Hemkens, L.G. (2020). Abbreviated and comprehensive literature searches led to identical or very similar effect estimates: a meta-epidemiological study. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 128: 1-12
Garritty, C.;Gartlehner, G.; Nussbaumer-Streit, B.;King, V.J.; Kamel, C.; Stevens, A.; Devane, D.; Hamel, C.; Affengruber, L. (2020). Rapid review methods guidance aids in Cochrane’s quick response to the COVID-19 crisis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (12 Suppl 1): 28-29
Gartlehner, G.; Affengruber, L.; Titscher, V.; Noel-Storr, A.; Dooley, G.; Ballarini, N.; König, F. (2020). Single-reviewer abstract screening missed 13 percent of relevant studies:a crowd-based, randomized controlled trial. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 121: 20-28
Gartlehner, G.; Nussbaumer-Streit, B. (2020). Learning from emergency trauma teams: an organizational approach for conducting (very) rapid reviews. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (12 Suppl 1): 41-42
Gartlehner, G.; Vander Schaaf, E.; Orr, C.; Kennedy, S.M.; Clark, R.; Viswanathan, M. (2020). Screening for Hypertension in Children and Adolescents Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force. JAMA, 324(18): 1884–1895
Gaynes, B.N.; Lux, L.; Gartlehner, G.; Asher, G.; Forman-Hoffman; V.; Green, J.; Boland, E.; Weber, R.P.; Randolph, C.; Bann, C.; Coker-Schwimmer, E.; Viswanathan, M.; Lohr, K.N. (2020). Defining treatment-resistant depression. Depression and Anxiety, Volume 37, Issue 2: 134-145
Lhachimi, S.K.; Pega, F.; Heise, T.L.; Fenton, C.; Gartlehner, G.; Griebler, U.; Sommer, I.; Bombana, M.; Katikireddi, S.V. (2020). Taxation of the fat content of foods for reducing their consumption and preventing obesity or other adverse health outcomes (Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 9.: Art. No.: CD012415.
Mayr, V.; Nussbaumer-Streit, B.; Gartlehner, G. (2020). Quarantäne alleine oder in Kombination mit weiteren Public-Health-Maßnahmen zur Eindämmung der COVID-19 Pandemie: Ein Cochrane Rapid Review. Gesundheitswesen, https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1164-6611: https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1164-6611
Lectures (Extract Research Database)
Evidenz und Pandemie
Treffen der Subkommende Wien und Niederösterreich des Johanniterordens, 09/03/2021
Live Talk COVID-19 - "Lessons learned"
22. Jahrestagung EbM Netzwerk 2021, 01/03/2021
Aktuelle COVID-19 Lage
Lagebesprechnung "NÖ testet, NÖ impft", 19/02/2021
Adverse Effects of Vaccines - Scientific Evidence versus Conspiracy Beliefs
Rotary Club Österreich, 18/01/2021
Unerwünschte Impfwirkungen, Impfschäden, falsche Fakten und Verschwörungstheorien.
Österreichische Apothekerkammer, 07/11/2020
Quarantänemaßnahmen und universelles Screening bei COVID-19
ÖGEpi Web-Meeting "COVID-19: ein Stresstest für die Epidemiologie?", 21/10/2020
Identifying predictors of missed studies in the abstract screening process and methods to find missed studies
Cochrane Colloquium (cancelled), 04/10/2020
Targeted Immune Modulators for Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis.
Online Präsentation für das Washington State P&T Committee Meeting, 17/06/2020
Cochrane Rapid Reviews - a response to COVID-19
AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center Spring Meeting, 04/06/2020
The accuracy of single- vs. dual-reviewer abstract screening: a crowd-based randomized controlled trial.
21. Jahrestagung EbM-Netzwerk 2020, 14/02/2020
Point-of-care Ultrasonography for Acute Dyspnea. A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Meeting of the American College of Physicians Guideline Panel, Philadelphia, USA, 29/01/2020
"Evidence-based Medicine can harm your health" - Cochrane Austria's battle against fake health news.
Herbstseminar d. Wiener Biometrischen Sektion: "Update in Evidence Synthesis Methods - Current Topics in Meta-analysis", Medical University Vienna, Ö., 13/11/2019
Screening for hypertension in children and adolescents.
Meeting of the United States Preventive Services Task Force, Bethesda, USA, 30/10/2019
VU 2020 Empfehlungen des ExpertInnengremiums
Hauptverband der österreichischen Sozialversicherungsträger, Sitzung der leitenden ÄrztInnen, Wien, Österreich, 25/07/2019
Does the pill against lovesickness work? Responding to inquiries from the general public with existing evidence
Evidence Live, Oxford, UK, 15/07/2019
Evidence-based Decision Making
Workshop beim 5th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, Oslo, Norway, 28/06/2019
Assessing the accuracy of machine-assisted abstract screening with DistillerAI.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality EPC V Panel Meeting, Rockville, MD, USA, 07/06/2019
Evidence-based Medicine - ein kritischer Diskurs
Jahrestagung der Österreichischen Akademie für Dermatologische Fortbildung, Graz, Österreich, 30/05/2019
Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 Inhibitors
Webpräsentation; Idaho P&T Committee Meeting, 19/04/2019
Interessenskonflikte bei ÄrztInnen: Wie die Industrie ärztliche Entscheidungen beeinflusst
Sceptics in the Pub, Wien, Österreich, 20/03/2019
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