In this month’s newsletter you’ll find new insights, upcoming learning opportunities, and the latest platform updates designed to support faster, more rigorous evidence synthesis.
Industry News: When AI Meets Evidence Synthesis – Accountability Still Starts With Humans
At the recent HTAi webinar on the responsible use of AI in evidence synthesis, Dr. Farhad Shokraneh highlighted that even with the rise of powerful LLMs like GPT-4, human expertise remains indispensable. Comparing legacy ML tools such as RobotReviewer with modern platforms like Copilot and PICO Portal, he noted that no AI system can independently judge every bias domain without human oversight. His “golden rule” is “If you can’t do something, don’t ever ask LLMs to do it for you” — captured the essence of responsible AI use. The takeaway: platforms like PICO Portal demonstrate the right direction by integrating AI to assist, not replace, expert reviewers while keeping humans accountable for methodological judgment.
Watch Dr. Shokraneh share these insights at the 31:30 mark in his recording here.
Learning Opportunities: What’s in Store for Evidence Synthesis in 2026?
On December 9 at 11 AM ET, PICO Portal will host its final webinar of 2025. Mark your calendar for this capstone session reflecting on the year’s most significant trends in evidence synthesis and offering a forward-looking perspective on what’s ahead in 2026. The session will explore emerging themes shaping research and evidence workflows, share key lessons from 2025, and provide a first look at upcoming enhancements to the PICO Portal platform, including new features and workflow improvements.
Missed PICO Portal’s webinar on Modernizing Evidence Pipelines for HEOR and Regulatory Teams? Watch the recording here.
PICO Portal Feature Highlight: Streamlined Citation Imports
PICO Portal now enables researchers to paste any mix of DOIs, PMIDs, and ClinicalTrials.gov IDs (NCTs) directly into a project, creating an instant evidence set without a need for file uploads. The platform retrieves titles and abstracts automatically, applies full deduplication, and updates PRISMA in real time. Suggested PICOS are highlighted immediately, giving teams a clean starting point for screening and synthesis. This new workflow removes friction and accelerates every review by connecting identifiers to structured evidence with a single step.
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