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  - Anatomy of a Systematic Review
  - Rapid Review Guidebook
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  - Algorithm for Classifying the Study Design of Primary Studies
  - Quality Assessment of Community Evidence (QACE) Tools
  - Resource Planning and Assessment (RPA) Tool
  - Assessing Applicability and Transferability of Evidence Tool (A&T Tool)
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  - Mental Health Resources for Healthcare Workers
- Rapid Evidence Service
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  - KT Student Awards
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Driver Diagram

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Description

Driver Diagrams (also known as Tree Diagrams) outline a path between the project activities, drivers and organizational goals to show the causes and intended effects of a change effort.

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Driver diagram: Instruction

Health Quality Ontario (n.d.). Driver diagram: Instruction. Retrieved from https://www.hqontario.ca/Portals/0/Documents/qi/qi-driver-diagram-instruction-sheet-en.pdf

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Driver diagrams

NHS England and NHS Improvement (n.d.). Online library of quality, service improvement and redesign tools: Driver diagrams. Retrieved from https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/qsir-driver-diagrams.pdf

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Driver diagram

Bennett, B., & Provost, L. (2015). What's your theory? Driver diagram serves as a tool for building and testing theories for improvement. Organizational Improvement, 36-43. Retrieved from https://www.med.unc.edu/ihqi/files/2017/09/whats-your-theory.pdf

Driver diagrams

National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, East London (n.d.). Driver diagrams. Retrieved from https://qi.elft.nhs.uk/resource/driver-diagrams/

Template available Video available Visit Source

Driver diagram template

British Columbia (BC) Patient Safety & Quality Council (n.d.). Driver diagram template. Retrieved from https://bcpsqc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Driver-Diagram-Template.pdf

Canadian Template available Visit Source

The EvidenceNOW key driver diagram

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2019). The EvidenceNOW key driver diagram. Retrieved from https://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/KeyDriver_onepager.pdf

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