Kelly is an experienced health information scientist who has significant experience conducting in-depth literature searches and appraising evidence on a wide range of health care topics. Over the past seven years, Kelly has worked extensively in the realm of guideline searching, rating and summarizing; in her work with the Guidelines Advisory Committee, she took part in the review and endorsement of over 70 clinical guidelines. Kelly’s responsibilities at CEP include coordinating the review of clinical practice guidelines and working with stakeholders to provide consistent and effective clinical information to health practitioners, administrators, and policy makers in a format that is best suited to their needs. Kelly has contributed significantly to projects involving the Canadian Thoracic Society, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and the Canadian Hematology Society. Recently, Kelly worked closely with a Clinical Working Group to identify and evaluate evidence and tools for primary prevention and screening in primary care for a randomized control trial. She has also developed a module for clinicians instructing them how to locate, evaluate and best make use of systematic reviews and has developed systematic techniques for obtaining unpublished guidelines and evidence reviews.

Kelly received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Multimedia from McMaster University and her Masters of Information and Library Science from the University of Western Ontario.