Scientific Centres

University of Ottawa Evidence-based Practice Center

In June 2002, the University of Ottawa was approved for a 5-year term as an Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) by the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Thirteen EPCs have been awarded across North America, with the University of Alberta and McMaster University being the other Canadian sites granted an EPC. Located in Canada's national capital, the University of Ottawa's Evidence-based Practice Centre (UO-EPC) is coordinated by the Chalmers Research Group (CRG), which is the clinical research group of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (CHEO RI).

As director of the UO-EPC, David Moher, PhD. has established a network of 11 partner sites and well over 150 investigators to further strengthen the multidisciplinary collaborative approach intrinsic to all EPCs.

The mission of the University of Ottawa EPC (UO-EPC) is to provide the framework and expertise required to develop superior evidence reports and technology assessments based on comprehensive and systematic reviews of the scientific literature on health care. With the technical support of the UO-EPC, these products can then be translated into practical tools with which to influence both health care practice and policy.

To find out more about us, visit the UO-EPC website.