About SystematicReviewTools.app

Practical tools, templates, and workflows to make systematic reviews defensible, repeatable, and less painful.

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64

PubMed-indexed publications

Updated automatically

6+ years

Hospital evidence synthesis

VU Amsterdam

150+

Search strategies built

Across major databases

500+

Reviews supported

Research and clinical teams

Our Mission

To make rigorous evidence synthesis accessible: tools that help researchers run defensible, reproducible systematic reviews.

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Founder profile

George Burchell

What I do differently

  • Documentation-first design so decisions stay explainable.
  • Human-in-the-loop AI that accelerates work without hiding judgment.
  • Reproducibility by default with versioned search strategies and methods text.

Quick facts

Focus
Systematic reviews, search strategy, evidence synthesis, AI automation
Consulting
Founder, MedSearchSolution (2023 to present)
LinkedInUpworkGitHubPubMedORCIDUdemyMedSearchSolutionEvidence Table BuilderStudy ScreenerAI Systematic Review
64

PubMed-indexed publications

updated automatically

5 years

Hospital evidence synthesis

VU Amsterdam

150+

Search strategies built

multi-database

500+

Reviews supported

teams and clinicians

Consulting

Freelance and consultancy work across hospitals, universities, and startups with a focus on search strategy, screening workflows, and audit-ready methods.

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Teaching

Udemy course "Complete Guide to Database Searching for Systematic Reviews" focused on PubMed mastery and systematic database searching.

  • 4.5 course rating
  • 202 learners
  • Search strategy to PRISMA-ready outputs
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Publications

PubMed-indexed work spanning evidence synthesis, clinical reviews, implementation research, and AI in healthcare.

64

PubMed-indexed publications

Updated 28 August 2026

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Latest publications

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Manually curated

Featured publications

A stable selection that reflects the breadth of work across systematic reviews, evidence synthesis, and applied AI in healthcare. It is edited separately from the automated latest list.

Publication metadata is provided by PubMed, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Center for Biotechnology Information. Titles link to the source record. NCBI disclaimer and copyright notice.

The ecosystem

SystematicReviewTools.app is the front door and workflow foundation. The apps below are specialized engines for specific stages.

SystematicReviewTools.app

Templates, guides, and workflow foundations for defensible reviews.

Stage: Planning to reporting

Best for: Researchers who need structure fast.

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Study-Screener.com

A screening workspace with consistency, reasons, and progress tracking.

Stage: Title/abstract and full-text screening

Best for: Teams screening at scale.

Visit Study-Screener.com→

EvidenceTableBuilder.com

Extract study characteristics and outcomes into structured tables.

Stage: Data extraction and tables

Best for: Reviewers building publishable evidence tables.

Visit EvidenceTableBuilder.com→

AI-SystematicReview.com

Orchestrates the full workflow with traceable reasoning.

Stage: End-to-end orchestration

Best for: Organizations running reviews as a system.

Visit AI-SystematicReview.com→

Why I built this

Systematic reviews are rigorous by design, but the day-to-day work is messy. Time pressure, inconsistent decisions, and documentation debt can turn good methods into fragile workflows.

While embedded with research groups in Amsterdam, I saw the same failure modes repeat: search logic lost over time, screening decisions that could not be reconstructed, and brittle handoffs between tools.

SystematicReviewTools.app exists to support judgment, reduce cognitive load, and preserve traceability so your review stays defensible long after the sprint ends.

Common failure modes

  • Decision rationale disappears over time.
  • Teams lose consistency across reviewers.
  • Tooling is fragmented and handoffs are brittle.
  • AI can help, but not if it breaks auditability.

What you will find here

SystematicReviewTools.app is the front door: a toolkit hub that connects planning, searching, screening, extraction, and reporting into a coherent workflow.

Templates and checklists

Protocol planning and PRISMA-aligned documentation.

  • Protocol scaffolds
  • PRISMA-ready checklists
  • Methods text templates

Search strategy utilities

Building blocks, translation guidance, and database logic.

  • Search block library
  • Translation guidance
  • Database coverage insights

Workflow guides

Screening, extraction, QA, and reporting guidance.

  • Screening criteria and rationale
  • Extraction schemas and QA
  • Reporting checklists

How you can work with me

Use the free toolkit

Start with templates, checklists, and guides to structure your review.

Best for: Researchers setting up a defensible workflow.

  • Protocol plan
  • Workflow checklists
  • Methods scaffolds
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Use the apps

Move faster with specialized engines for screening and extraction.

Best for: Teams with volume and time pressure.

  • Screening workspace
  • Extraction tables
  • Audit trail outputs
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Hire consulting

Work directly with me for search strategy and review workflows.

Best for: Clinical teams, universities, and startups.

  • Search strategy design
  • Reproducible methods text
  • Workflow setup
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FAQ

Is SystematicReviewTools.app free?▼

The core toolkit and guides are free to use. Some specialized apps have paid tiers for advanced workflows.

Do you follow PRISMA and Cochrane guidance?▼

Yes. The workflows and templates align with PRISMA reporting standards and Cochrane-style rigor.

Can I use this for scoping reviews, guidelines, CER, or HTA?▼

Yes. The toolkit is adaptable across evidence synthesis formats, including scoping reviews and HTA work.

What databases do you support?▼

PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Scopus, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and more based on your topic.

How do you think about AI reliability?▼

AI is used to accelerate repetitive tasks, but every output should be reviewed and validated by humans.

Do you store PDFs or sensitive data?▼

The toolkit does not require sensitive uploads. Specialized apps may process files to generate outputs; see privacy details for each product.

What is the difference between SRT and the other tools?▼

SRT is the learning and workflow foundation. The other apps are specialized engines for screening, extraction, and orchestration.

Make your review easier.

Start with the toolkit, or jump into screening and extraction when you are ready to move fast.