(151) RECOVER: Growing a Model for the Future of Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine Guidelines

Background: RECOVER is the largest veterinary effort to create evidence-based guidelines. When implemented in 2012, RECOVER's guideline recommendations became the gold standard for CPR in veterinary practice. These guidelines were modeled on the methodology of ILCOR CPR guidelines (for humans) and closely parallel the systematic review process. The RECOVER guidelines are now being updated with librarian participation.

Description: RECOVER 2.0 is now underway with the goal of updating the guidelines through an improved methodology. The project includes eight teams of veterinary specialists with two librarians recruited to each team. In addition to creating reproducible, peer reviewed search strategies, librarians have been essential in developing project workflows, including managing the incorporation of secondary human literature into the search strategies. Librarians recommendation of using Covidence systematic review software to manage the screening process was adopted by the project team. Librarians have implemented data management practices that have aided in collaboration across multiple institutions, time zones and countries, as well as ensuring that shared files are accessible and communication is transparent.

At the time of submission, search strategies are being developed and peer reviewed.

Conclusion: Librarian involvement is expected to help the workflow and reproducibility of these guidelines. This is important because these guidelines will be updated frequently. This project can serve as a model for librarian involvement in producing guidelines in other areas of health sciences.