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Andrea Tricco

PhD, MSc

Scientist

Email: Andrea.Tricco@unityhealth.to
Tel: 416-864-6060 ext. 77521
Twitter: @ATricco

Research Programs

Biography

Please note: Dr. Tricco is not taking any summer students in 2023.

Andrea Tricco holds a MSc in Epidemiology and PhD in Population Health. She is a Scientist and Director of the Knowledge Synthesis Team in the Knowledge Translation Program of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital. She is an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health & Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation. She is also a Co-Director and Adjunct Associate Professor of the Queen’s Collaboration for Health Care Quality JBI (formerly the Joanna Briggs Institute) Centre of Excellence at Queen’s University. Her research interests are related to responding to decision-makers (including policy-makers, healthcare providers, and patients) through knowledge synthesis. Her research focuses on advancing the science of knowledge synthesis and she is leading research projects related to rapid reviews, network meta-analysis, and scoping reviews.

Dr. Tricco has published >325 peer-reviewed articles. She currently holds a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Synthesis. She is the director of an online systematic review course that >600 students and staff have completed, which is offered through the University of Toronto. She is the Co-Editor in Chief of the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.

 

Recent Publications

  1. Khalil, H, Jia, R, Moraes, EB, Munn, Z, Alexander, L, Peters, M et al.. Scoping reviews and their role in identifying research priorities. J Clin Epidemiol. 2025; :111712. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2025.111712. PubMed PMID:39924126 .
  2. Campbell, F, Sutton, A, Pollock, D, Garritty, C, Tricco, AC, Schmidt, L et al.. Rapid reviews methods series (paper 7): guidance on rapid scoping, mapping and evidence and gap map ('Big Picture Reviews'). BMJ Evid Based Med. 2025; :. doi: 10.1136/bmjebm-2023-112389. PubMed PMID:39904600 .
  3. Tovey, D, Tricco, AC. Editors' Choice: February 2025. J Clin Epidemiol. 2025;178 :111681. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2025.111681. PubMed PMID:39847913 .
  4. Konstantinidis, M, Stratton, C, Tsokani, S, Elliott, J, Simmonds, M, McGowan, J et al.. Conducting Pairwise and Network Meta-analyses in Updated and Living Systematic Reviews: a Scoping Review Protocol. JBI Evid Synth. 2025; :. doi: 10.11124/JBIES-24-00279. PubMed PMID:39844517 .
  5. Veroniki, AA, Hutton, B, Stevens, A, McKenzie, JE, Page, MJ, Moher, D et al.. Update to the PRISMA guidelines for network meta-analyses and scoping reviews and development of guidelines for rapid reviews: a scoping review protocol. JBI Evid Synth. 2025; :. doi: 10.11124/JBIES-24-00308. PubMed PMID:39829235 .
  6. Wong, EK, Tricco, AC, Isaranuwatchai, W, Naimark, DMJ, Straus, SE, Sale, JEM et al.. Perspectives on which health settings geriatricians should staff: a qualitative study of patients, care providers and health administrators. BMC Geriatr. 2025;25 (1):39. doi: 10.1186/s12877-025-05691-5. PubMed PMID:39827094 PubMed Central PMC11748576.
  7. Smith, M, Gunderson, J, Sreetharan, S, Chaudhry, S, Tam, C, Al-Khateeb, S et al.. Cobuilding patient and public capacity in knowledge synthesis: designed and delivered by patient and public partners for patient and public partners. J Clin Epidemiol. 2024;179 :111635. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111635. PubMed PMID:39653088 .
  8. Uttley, L, Falzon, L, Byrne, JA, Tricco, AC, Munafò, MR, Moher, D et al.. Research culture influences in health and biomedical research: rapid scoping review and content analysis. J Clin Epidemiol. 2025;178 :111616. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111616. PubMed PMID:39581331 .
  9. Wong, EKC, Hoang, PM, Kouri, A, Gill, S, Huang, YQ, Lee, JC et al.. Effectiveness of geriatric rehabilitation in inpatient and day hospital settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Med. 2024;22 (1):551. doi: 10.1186/s12916-024-03764-7. PubMed PMID:39578865 PubMed Central PMC11583748.
  10. Akl, EA, Khabsa, J, Iannizzi, C, Piechotta, V, Kahale, LA, Barker, JM et al.. Extension of the PRISMA 2020 statement for living systematic reviews (PRISMA-LSR): checklist and explanation. BMJ. 2024;387 :e079183. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2024-079183. PubMed PMID:39562017 .
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Affiliations & Other Activities

  • Associate Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
  • Co-Director, Queen’s Collaboration for Health Care Quality JBI Centre of Excellence, Queen’s University
  • Chair, JBI Scoping Review Methodology Group
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, Queen’s University
  • Member, Royal Society of Canada, 2021 onward
  • Member of the Research Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (REDI) Task Force, Unity Health Toronto, 2021 onward
  • Member of the St. Michael’s Hospital Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Community of Practice, 2020-2022
  • Member of the Advisory Committee, Health Data Research Network Canada (HDRN), Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research Canadian Data Platform (SPOR CDP), 2020 onward
  • Member of the JBI Scientific Committee, North American Region Representative, 2020-2022
  • Member, Editorial Board for BMC Medicine, Systematic Reviews and JBI Evidence Reviews
  • Co-Editor in Chief of the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology