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JBI Lurie Children’s Pediatric Research Implementation and Synthesis Center
Advancing Pediatric Health Through Evidence-Based Practice
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children through research, innovation, and evidence-based care. By integrating the best available evidence into clinical decision-making and systematically translating research into practice, Lurie Children’s ensures that care is effective, compassionate, and transformative for patients and families.
Literature Synthesis & Evidence-Based Healthcare at Lurie Children’s
JBI is an international leader in evidence-based healthcare, advancing a model that integrates evidence synthesis, knowledge transfer, and implementation. As a member of the JBI Collaborative, JBI Lurie Children’s Pediatric Research Implementation and Synthesis Center supports clinicians and researchers to improve patient outcomes, innovate care delivery, and build capacity across healthcare systems. Central to this work is systematically reviewing the research literature, which rigorously summarizes global research and generates reliable recommendations for practice.
Commitment to Pediatric Evidence-Based Practice
At Lurie Children’s, evidence-based practice is fundamental to advancing pediatric health and healthcare. The hospital is committed to exemplary interprofessional clinical practice, structural empowerment, knowledge generation, innovation, and transformational leadership. Through systematic reviews, education, and coaching in JBI methods, Lurie Children’s engages clinicians, researchers, and academic partners to:
- Deliver the highest quality of care and patient-family experiences
- Advance pediatric medicine and science
- Expand access to care for more children
- Strengthen its role as a healthcare employer of choice
Evidence synthesis and evidence implementation short courses
Aimed at health professionals, researchers, academics, and policymakers. We offer a range of educational programs on literature synthesis including a comprehensive systematic review training program. Please contact Audrey Rosenblatt, PhD, CRNA or Lauren Sorce, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC/PC, CCRN, FCCM, FAAN for more information.
Interested in learning more about how to conduct robust systematic review? Join us in June of 2026 for a comprehensive course that covers many different types of review including scoping, umbrella, and systematic reviews. Gain access to the JBI review management software as part of your registration as well.
| Offered via Zoom | FEES Lurie Children’s affiliates |
FEES Non-affiliated participants |
| Module 1: June 5, 2026 | 1-day track $125 | 1-day track $250 |
| Module 2: June 8-9, 2026 | 3-day track $400 | 3-day track $750 |
| Module 3: June 15-16, 2026 | 5-day track $600 | 5-day track $1300 |
gLOCAL Knowledge Exchange
Lurie participates annually in JBI’s global knowledge exchange as part of the gLOCAL – global evidence, local decisions. In 2025, our conference centered the conversation on graduate nursing education and the ways institutional mentorship can support nursing education while simultaneously improving systems-based practice and advancing institutional patient care goals. Check out the recording of our 2025 conference here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ditXYFp_Wbs
Learn More: Explore resources on evidence-based practice and systematic reviews
Collaborate: Connect with our research team to advance pediatric evidence-based healthcare
View our event page for updated event information
JBI Publications
The JBI Lurie Children’s center publications thrive through support by Lurie Children’s librarian Andrea Fawcett, MLIS who specializes in literature synthesis including systematic and scoping reviews.
Published Literature Synthesis: Systematic & Scoping Reviews
Goldstein A, High M, Lynch E, Fawcett A, Sobotka SA. Pediatric gastrostomy feeding tube weaning strategies: a scoping review. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2025;81(2):387-403. doi:10.1002/jpn3.70078
Parkhurst JT, Burnside A, Ros A, Ellis J, Fawcett A, Sirota S, Helseth S, Ballard R. Suicide prevention training in pediatric primary care: a scoping review. Acad Pediatr. 2025;25(4):102790. doi:10.1016/j.acap.2025.102790
Busza A, Sharma V, Ferguson K, Fawcett A, Knoll J, Iwanaszko M, Zee P, Fishbein A. Differences in complete blood count component rhythms: a systematic review. Sleep Adv. 2024;5(1):zpae086. doi:10.1093/sleepadvances/zpae086
Rosenblatt A, Pederson R, Davis-Sandfoss T, Irwin L, Mitsos R, Manworren R. Child life specialist services, practice, and utilization across health care: a scoping review. JBI Evid Synth. 2024;22(7):1303-1328. doi:10.11124/JBIES-23-00025
Takele WW, Vesco KK, Josefson J, Redman LM, Hannah W, Bonham MP, Chen M, Chivers SC, Fawcett AJ, Grieger JA, Habibi N, Leung GKW, Liu K, Mekonnen EG, Pathirana M, Quinteros A, Taylor R, Ukke GG, Zhou SJ; ADA/EASD PMDI, Lim S. Effective interventions in preventing gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Commun Med (Lond). 2024;4(1):75. doi:10.1038/s43856-024-00491-1
Slopen N, Chang AR, Johnson TJ, Anderson AT, Bate AM, Clark S, Cohen A, Jindal M, Karbeah J, Pachter LM, Priest N, Suglia SF, Bryce N, Fawcett A, Heard-Garris N. Racial and ethnic inequities in the quality of pediatric care in the USA: a review of quantitative evidence. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2024;8(2):147-158. doi:10.1016/S2352-4642(23)00251-1
Walker SB, Winters JM, Schauer JM, Murphy P, Fawcett A, Sanchez-Pinto LN. Performance of tools and measures to predict fluid responsiveness in pediatric shock and critical illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2024;25(1):24-36. doi:10.1097/PCC.0000000000003320
Lim S, Takele WW, Vesco KK, Redman LM, Hannah W, Bonham MP, Chen M, Chivers SC, Fawcett AJ, Grieger JA, Habibi N, Leung GKW, Liu K, Mekonnen EG, Pathirana M, Quinteros A, Taylor R, Ukke GG, Zhou SJ; ADA/EASD PMDI, Josefson J. Participant characteristics in the prevention of gestational diabetes as evidence for precision medicine: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Commun Med (Lond). 2023;3(1):137. doi:10.1038/s43856-023-00366-x
Brown EG, Engwall-Gill AJ, Aldrink JH, Ehrlich PF, Fawcett A, Coakley BA, Rothstein DH, Rich BS, Glick RD, Baertschiger RM, Roach JP, Lautz TB. Unwrapping nephrogenic rests and nephroblastomatosis for pediatric surgeons: a systematic review utilizing the PICO model by the APSA Cancer Committee. J Pediatr Surg. 2023;58(11):2128-2134. doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.07.011
Ballard R, Parkhurst J, Julian K, Pasetes LN, Fawcett A, Li A, Goel N, Sit DK. Light therapy for adolescent depression: a scoping review. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2023;25(9):373-386. doi:10.1007/s11920-023-01437-5
Menon K, Schlapbach LJ, Akech S, Argent A, Biban P, Carrol ED, Chiotos K, Jobayer Chisti M, Evans IVR, Inwald DP, Ishimine P, Kissoon N, Lodha R, Simon N, Oliveira CF, Peters M, Sadeghirad B, Scott HF, deSouza DC, Tissieres P, Watson RS, Wiens MO, Wynn JL, Zimmerman JJ, Sorce LR. Criteria for pediatric sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by the pediatric sepsis definition taskforce. Crit Care Med. 2022;50(1):21-36. doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000005253
Rague JT, Lai JD, Murphy P, Fawcett A, Walton R, Rosoklija I, Bowen DK, Yerkes EB, Cheng EY, Hodgkins KS, Routh JC, Isakova T, Chu DI. Variation in definitions of kidney abnormality in patients with spina bifida: a systematic scoping review. J Urol. 2022;207(6):1184-1192. doi:10.1097/JU.0000000000002386
Ramsden SC, Perfiika A, Janssen AC, Mudahar S, Fawcett A, Walkup JT, Hoffmann JA. Effectiveness and safety of droperidol for pediatric agitation in acute care settings: a systematic review. Acad Emerg Med. 2022;29(12):1466-1474. doi:10.1111/acem.14590
Kiza AH, Manworren RCB, Cong X, Starkweather A, Kelley PW. Over-the-counter analgesics: a meta-synthesis of pain self-management in adolescents. Pain Manag Nurs. 2021;22(4):439-445. doi:10.1016/j.pmn.2020.12.006
Coyne KD, Trimble KA, Lloyd A, Petrando L, Pentz J, Van Namen K, Fawcett A, Laing CM. Interventions to promote oral medication adherence in the pediatric chronic illness population: a systematic review from the Children’s Oncology Group. J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2019;36(3):219-235. doi:10.1177/1043454219835177
Rosenblatt A, Kremer M, Swanson B, Shah R. Anesthesia exposure in the young child and long-term cognition: an integrated review. AANA J. 2019;87(3):231-241
Published Systematic and Scoping Review Protocols
Rosenblatt A, Dominguez-Cancino K, Chung C, Mecham K, Bennett M, Greenwood J, Palmieri P. Mapping resilience and co-occurring theoretical constructs in nurses: a scoping review protocol. JBI Evid Synth. 2025;23(5):975-982. doi:10.11124/JBIES-24-00342
Franco Fuenmayor ME, Fawcett A, Schwartz KE, et al. Understanding family-centered care in the NICU: a scoping review protocol. JBI Evid Synth. 2024;22(7):1379-1386. doi:10.11124/JBIES-23-00252
High MS, Julion W, Heiger S, Fawcett A, Sobotka SA. Parent education programs for children assisted by invasive mechanical ventilation: a scoping review. J Pediatr Nurs. 2022;66:160-170. doi:10.1016/j.pedn.2022.03.010
Carroll K, Murphy P, Romano E, Uremovich I. Organizational structures and processes in nurse-led, evidence-based practice projects that result in measurable outcomes: a scoping review protocol. JBI Evid Synth. 2021;19(5):1080-1089. doi:10.11124/JBIES-20-00207