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Table 1 Activities and Procedures of the Pediatric Polypharmacy Transdisciplinary Team

From: A transdisciplinary team approach to scoping reviews: the case of pediatric polypharmacy

Item

Purpose

Activities

Weekly Meeting

Training

Share experiences, discuss difficult studies, refine Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and review administrative issues

Appreciative Inquiry [46]

To optimize collaboration and team unity

Answer questionnaire about strengths and expectations

“Letter to Mum” I

To appreciate scoping review as a method and improve the ability to communicate with people of diverse backgrounds about what we do

Write a letter to explain in a straightforward and succinct way what a scoping review study is and why it is important

“Letter to Mum” II

To learn how to conduct and report scoping study results to people of diverse backgrounds

Write a letter to explain how to conduct and report a scoping study in clear and easy to understand language

Dual Review

To enhance accuracy of screening and enhance cooperation

Independently screen and compare results for titles, abstracts, and full text; discuss disagreements

Weekly E-mail

To enhance efficiency, standardization, and clarity

Communicate with team about weekly schedule, progress, and clarify ambiguity

Google Drive

To share and edit files efficiently

Share documents and files, collaborate on documents, and download files

Meet Team Leader

To address person-specific needs and questions, and give bilateral feedback

Two weekly individual meetings with team leader

Training Sessions

To achieve efficiency, accuracy and standardization

New member or group training at team entry and before each major study phase

SOPs

Training and standardization

Iteratively write and edit SOPs