SHOW ME the evidence
A global approach to get research evidence to those who need it
Authors of an editorial outline the features of a working approach to reliably get research evidence to those who need it, developed by the Implementation Council of the Global Commission on Evidence to Address Societal Challenges.
The approach presents six key features that are essential for effective evidence use, with the first letter of each feature creating the acronym, ‘SHOW ME’ the evidence.
1. Support systems locally that use many forms of research evidence to help address local priorities
2. Harmonised efforts globally that make it easier to learn from others around the world
3. Open-science approaches that make it the norm to build on what others have done
4. Waste-reduction efforts that make the most of investments in evidence support and in research
5. Measured communications that clarify what we know from existing evidence and with what caveats
6. Equity and efficiency in all aspects of this work
Professor John Lavis, lead author of the editorial, and Director of the McMaster Health Forum, discusses the SHOW ME approach, spotlighting some of the features in more detail in a presentation at the 2024 Global Evidence Summit in Prague.
With over 100 contributing authors from the global evidence synthesis and support community, this approach highlights the importance of a collective commitment to improving how we gather, share and apply evidence.
“Actions speak louder than words. If we are to deliver on the promise of a step-change improvement in how we use evidence to address societal challenges, then each of us needs to do our part to put in place the features of an approach to reliably getting research evidence to those who need it.”
Read the full open access editorial in the latest JBI Evidence Implementation for a detailed overview of the SHOW ME approach features.
Resources:
Lavis, John N.1; Grimshaw, Jeremy M.2; Stewart, Ruth3; Elliott, Julian4; Moy, Will5; Meerpohl, Joerg J.
JBI Evidence Implementation 23(1):p 131-137, January 2025. | DOI: 10.1097/XEB.0000000000000483