The timetable may be subject to changes
Research questions and eligibility criteria
The first step in the revision process is to formulate research questions and define eligibility criteria. All the expert groups should have done this by September 2010.
Systematic literature searches
The systematic literature searches will be conducted by librarians in Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. All the searches will be completed by October-November 2010. Complementary searches will be performed in January 2012.
Assessing the quality of the studies
The abstract lists retrieved from the literature searches will be sent to the expert groups who will do the first selection of the studies fulfilling the eligibility criteria based on the abstracts. These studies will be ordered and delivered to the experts. The experts will assess the quality of the studies and tabulate the results by October 2011.
Writing the systematic literature review
The systematic literature reviews (SLR) will be written by February 2012.
Review and revision of the systematic literature reviews
The SLR will be reviewed by external reviewers and revised by the authors. This process should be finalised by April 2012.
Formulating Nordic nutrition recommendations
The Nordic Nutrition Recommendations will be formulated by the NNR 5 working group based on the systematic literature reviews conducted by the expert groups.
Presentation of the Nordic nutrition recommendations
The draft recommendations will be presented and will be open for discussion at the 10th Nordic Nutrition Conference in Reykjavik, Iceland in June 2012.
Public consultation
The Nordic nutrition recommendations will be open for public consultation after the Nordic Nutrition Conference in Reykjavik.