THE RESEARCH PROGRAMME
Research directions and next steps
Each result becomes a foundation for the next study. Explore progress, next steps and research basis.
Research reported
Patient-centred evidence
How should evidence be organised around patient goals and comorbidity?
A patient-centred framework manuscript organises evidence generation and use around comorbidity, patient goals and concrete questions.
Next steps & research basis
NextTranslate the framework into measurable tasks and evaluation criteria.
Research reported
Research landscape of medical LLMs
Which steps from clinical answers to living evidence have been evaluated?
A published review manuscript examines evidence across medical dialogue, retrieval, synthesis, updating and individual decisions.
Next steps & research basis
NextRefine the programme and its evaluation requirements through continuing literature tracking.
Research reported
Social connection and surgical outcomes · Evidence compilation
Can large literature collections become reviewable, reusable evidence?
The social-connection review contains 20,399 deduplicated records and 445 studies; 72 enter at least one quantitative synthesis.
Next steps & research basis
NextAssess reuse in comorbidity research and retain evidence that cannot be pooled.
Research reported
Reliability, governance and correction
Can each conclusion be traced to its sources, revisions and responsibilities?
An auditable system was developed and internally evaluated in one review: 50 root-cause events, 46 resolved and 4 retained limitations.
Next steps & research basis
NextRun independent comparative evaluations of errors, costs and reviewer workload.
In progress
Musculoskeletal–metabolic comorbidity
Which comorbidity evidence can inform clinical discussions?
A traditional systematic review and meta-analysis assisted by LLMs is in the review stage.
Next steps & research basis
NextComplete conventional synthesis, then use the case to evaluate mixed-information synthesis and individual applicability.
Study designed
Mixed-information synthesis
How much information can be retained when effect estimates are incomplete or measures and time windows differ?
Method boundaries and an evaluation design compare conventional and mixed-information synthesis for coverage and credibility.
Next steps & research basis
NextTest additional information, statistical coherence and clinical value in the comorbidity review.
Study designed
Evidence to individual decisions
How should synthesised evidence fit decisions by patients, clinicians and institutions?
A decision-material evaluation design is established; comorbidity evidence will support further evaluation of individual applicability.
Next steps & research basis
NextEvaluate applicability, traceability, justified abstention and decision quality; confidence alone is insufficient.
Planned
Living evidence and updates
Which conclusions should change when new studies or corrections appear?
The programme includes update triggers, versioning and correction propagation.
Next steps & research basis
NextDefine change comparisons and review triggers; evaluate delay and maintenance costs.
Planned
Evidence gaps to new studies
How can unanswered clinical questions become the next study?
The plan connects gap detection, study design and research collaboration.
Next steps & research basis
NextSelect high-value gaps from existing reviews and assess topic selection and gap closure.
Planned
Independent comparison and external validation
Can the full system improve workflow, decision quality and patient outcomes?
The plan compares human, human–AI and AI workflows in independent domains, then progresses toward hospital evaluation.
Next steps & research basis
NextProgress through benchmarks, prospective silent testing, workflow pilots and outcome evaluation.
Planned
Complex clinical decisions and foundational AI
Can comorbidity, uncertainty and value trade-offs advance decision models?
A future foundational research programme builds on empirical synthesis and decision-translation studies.
Next steps & research basis
NextComplete comorbidity and method evaluations before defining falsifiable model-research questions.