20th Anniversary of the Systematic Review Initiative (SRI), 2002 - 2022
Future, present and past
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the SRI, a clinical research team based in the Oxford centre of NHS Blood and Transplant.
Future work
Over the next two years, SRI projects are to:
- continue to build our relationship with the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT)
- review our priority areas by updating our James Lind Alliance priority setting partnership exercise
- build a website to publicise our activities
- improve our engagement with those interested in the practice of transfusion medicine
Our work
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We have published:
- over 250 papers in scientific journals
- provided the evidence to support the development of over 125 national and international guidelines
We have hosted:
- 16 clinical fellows
We have supported:
- over 100 clinicians and researchers to undertake our systematic reviews
The team
Lise Estcourt directs a team of:
- three systematic reviewers
- three information specialists
- three principal investigators
- one manager
Establishing the SRI
December 1998
Following a call by the NHS Executive in their Health Service Circular ‘Better Blood Transfusion’ the SRI was created to develop the evidence base in the field of blood transfusion.
2002
Professors Mike Murphy and David Roberts (NHS Blood and Transplant) and Dr Brian McClelland (Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service) with funding from the four UK Blood Services established the SRI. In October 2002 a clinical research fellow and a junior systematic reviewer were appointed, and with support from experienced researchers, began to explore how to address the SRI’s objective of increasing the evidence base for the practice of transfusion medicine. We began by undertaking and publishing systematic reviews.
2003
The development of our evidence libraries started.
Lise Estcourt - Associate Medical Director Research, Development and Quality Improvement - Transfusion