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Biography
Dr Anneliese Synnot is a Senior Research Fellow with the Australian Living Evidence Collaboration. She is the Lead, Lived experience engagement for the Australian Living Evidence Collaboration and the Living Evidence for Pregnancy and Postnatal care (LEAPP) guidelines.
Annie is interested in how people with lived experience can be partners in the production and use of evidence, specifically living guidelines.
Annie has worked in partnership with people with lived experience, health professionals and health policy makers on numerous heath research projects, and has taught and mentored many researchers in systematic review methods. She has been involved in living systematic review methods development, including for Cochrane, since 2013.
Annie is an Editor with Cochrane Consumers and Communication and previously worked for the Centre for Health Communication and Participation, La Trobe University.
Annie holds a Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Public Health from La Trobe University and Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Hons) from the University of South Australia.
Research area keywords
- Consumer involvement
- Patient involvement
- Systematic reviews
- Guidelines
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Early Diagnosis and Management of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
Turner, T. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Green, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cumpston, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Synnot, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McDonald, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chakraborty, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Millard, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), White, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McGloughlin, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Zazryn, T. (Project Manager)
1/04/26 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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Updates to the National Clinical Practice Pregnancy Care Guidelines and Development of new National Clinical Practice Postnatal Care Guidelines
Turner, T. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Homer, C. S. E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), White, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bradfield, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bopp, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Khot, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Farquhar, C. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Green, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fisher, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Beecher, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), White, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Synnot, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Middleton, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Blair, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & McDonald, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (Australia)
17/04/23 → 30/06/28
Project: Research
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MuSE: Stakeholder engagement in health care systematic reviews
Tugwell, P. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Smith, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Welch, V. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Akl, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Antequera, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Avey, M. T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chang, S. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Concannon, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Dans, L. F. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Dewidar, O. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ghersi, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Graham, I. G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Haddaway, N. R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hazlewood, G. S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hilgart, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jull, J. E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Khabsa, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Magwood, O. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Maxwell, L. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McCutcheon, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Parker, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Petkovic, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Pollock, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Riddle, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Schunemann, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Shea, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Synnot, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ghogomu, E. T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Tomlinson, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Toupin April, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Campbell, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Horsley, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Morley, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nonino, F. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Pardo, J. (Chief Investigator (CI))
27/07/21 → 27/07/25
Project: Research
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So where do we start? Prioritizing clinical topics for the new Australian living guidelines for pregnancy and postnatal care
Millard, T., Khot, N., Bradfield, Z., Chakraborty, S., Synnot, A., Quigley, M., Cumpston, M. & Turner, T., Jan 2026, In: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 189, 16 p., 112037.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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The Extent and Nature of Lived Experience Engagement in the Development of Australian Clinical Practice Guidelines, 2014–2025: A Scoping Review
Synnot, A., MacPherson, N., Benning, T., Tso, B., Wang, C., Arfaras, A., Beh, B. A., Cullen, V., D'Lima, J., Finneran, T., Fry, D. C., King, M., Meredith, A., O'Malley, A., Muller, J., Turner, T. & Chakraborty, S. P., Feb 2026, In: The Medical Journal of Australia. 224, 2, 10 p., e70132.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Exploring the use and usefulness of living guidelines for consumers: international online survey of patients' and carers' views
Synnot, A. (Leading Author), Chakraborty, S. (Leading Author), Xue, J., Cheng, H. Z., Berkovic, D., Turner, T. & on behalf of the ALEC Consumer Advisory and Working Group, ALEC Methods and Processes Working Group, Apr 2025, In: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 180, 12 p., 111671.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Living recommendations do not “flip-flop”: examining the probability of directional changes to recommendations in living guidelines
White, H., Synnot, A., Glennon, V., Hill, K., Whittle, S. L., Seid, A. & Turner, T. J., Sept 2025, In: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 185, 8 p., 111874.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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“You’ve just got to have it ready for when they’re ready” – Australian policymakers’ perceptions of living evidence synthesis and its opportunity to support health policy
Chakraborty, S., Millard, T., De Silva, K., Synnot, A., Green, S. & Turner, T., Dec 2025, In: Health Research Policy and Systems. 23, 1, 10 p., 154.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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