Listed here are some upcoming coaching alternatives on systematic evaluations and proof synthesis. Click on on the hyperlinks to seek out out extra and register!
How you can develop a scientific evaluate protocol: an introduction to Cochrane methodology
The place: On-line
When: 4-8 April 2022
Cochrane South Africa and Cochrane Sweden are happy to announce that registration is now open for a 1-week course on Cochrane methodology from 4-8 April 2022. The course is co-hosted by Cochrane South Africa and Cochrane Sweden and can be delivered on-line. Each morning till lunchtime, the course can be on Zoom with shows from completely different researchers throughout Cochrane and different collaborators in addition to group discussions and sensible workouts. After lunch, members will proceed engaged on their very own within the online-based Cochrane Interactive Studying Modules (CIL).Core competencies: Contributors attending this course will have the ability to develop prime quality, methodologically sound systematic evaluate protocols of healthcare interventions.
The Nottingham systematic evaluate course
The place: Nottingham, UK
When: 28 June – 1 July 2022
This course, organised by the College of Nottingham, is aimed toward enabling members to grow to be proficient in creating and enterprise a Cochrane-style systematic evaluate of interventions. As that is an introductory course, no earlier information of systematic reviewing is required. The course utilises a mix of lectures, small group discussions, workshops, library-based interactive tutorials, with arms on sensible work at pc stations utilizing RevMan and Endnote software program. Overview Supervisor (RevMan) is the software program used for making ready and sustaining Cochrane Evaluations. No prior information is required, although to maximise your studying, you might be requested to have thought of the subject (PICO) of your individual evaluate previous to the course.
Cochrane Studying Reside webinars
Meta-ethnography
The place: On-line
When: 17 March 2022, 14.00 UTC
This sixth webinar of the Qualitative Proof Synthesis (QES) & Studying Reside collection will introduce attendees to one of many longest standing strategies for QES, Meta-ethnography. Meta-ethnography was developed within the late Eighties particularly for the aim of synthesising qualitative analysis. Utilizing labored examples, the webinar will cowl the aim and processes related to the Meta-ethnographic strategy to QES, as developed by its authentic authors Noblit and Hare. Element can be given of the forms of questions a Meta-ethnography can reply and resolution making about when to undertake it as an strategy. Lastly, the webinar will look at the usage of the reporting guideline eMERGe, particularly developed for the reporting of Meta-ethnographies.
Quantiles of the marginal and conditional dose-response relation primarily based on weighted mixed-effects fashions
The place: On-line
When: 24 March 2022, 09:00 UTC
Questions concerning the form of the dose-response relationship are generally requested primarily based on a number of tables of aggregated and correlated estimates. The intention of this Cochrane Studying Reside webinar is to offer an understanding of weighted mixed-effects fashions and how one can conduct statistical inference on marginal and conditional quantiles of the dose-response relation. Simulated and actual examples can be used as an instance attainable functions of the statistical mannequin in addition to statistical software program. The session is aimed toward statisticians and meta-analysts with some familiarity with random-effects regression fashions and meta-analysis.
GRADE CERQual
The place: On-line
When: 25 April 2022, 13:00 UTC
This seventh webinar of the Qualitative Proof Synthesis (QES) & Studying Reside collection will introduce the GRADE-CERQual strategy and the iSoQ device. Qualitative analysis makes a key contribution to understanding advanced points in well being and social care and is more and more getting used to tell choices in these arenas. One factor resolution makers must know is how a lot confidence to put in findings emanating from the synthesis of qualitative proof. GRADE-CERQual is a scientific and clear strategy to assessing how a lot confidence to put within the particular person findings of a qualitative proof synthesis (QES) (systematic evaluate of qualitative analysis), and is a key step in a Cochrane QES. A GRADE-CERQual confidence evaluation relies on the evaluation of 4 parts: methodological limitations, relevance, adequacy and coherence. Considerations with any of the parts might scale back our confidence in a evaluate discovering. The brand new iSoQ device (interactive abstract of qualitative findings) is a web based data-management software program to help evaluate authors with making use of the GRADE-CERQual strategy.
A day with… Fairness Strategies Group
The place: On-line
When: 27 April 2022, 12:00 UTC and 15:00 UTC
Be part of the Fairness Strategies Group as we flip the highlight on their work for a day. A quick video will introduce the Campbell and Cochrane Fairness Strategies Group, its folks, its work and discover out methods to become involved. A set of on-line assets can be compiled for the day. As a part of the gathering, we are going to provide particular free entry to the Cochrane Interactive Studying module 11: Well being fairness in systematic evaluations, from April thirteenth till Might eleventh 2022. A spotlight of the day can be a 60-min session with a collection of temporary shows, adopted by questions and solutions. The session can be chaired by Lawrence Mbuagbaw (Fairness Strategies Group Co-convenor; Departments of Well being Analysis Strategies, Proof and Impression and Division of Anesthesia, McMaster College; Cochrane Canada; Cochrane Cameroon).
The ROB-MEN device to judge the chance of bias resulting from lacking proof in community meta-analysis
The place: On-line
When: 5 Might 2022, 13:00 UTC
On this Cochrane Studying Reside webinar the ROB-MEN framework can be offered and the online software (obtainable right here) can be demonstrated by means of an instance. The viewers will have the ability to discover ways to assess the chance of bias resulting from lacking proof (i.e. proof lacking resulting from unpublished research and/or selective consequence reporting) within the community estimates utilizing ROB-MEN. The session will include a brief introductory presentation adopted by a dwell demonstration of the software program with pauses for Q&A. It is aimed toward folks who’ve undertaken a scientific evaluate that features a community meta-analysis, or are considering doing so.
Integrating qualitative proof syntheses with intervention impact findings
The place: On-line
When: 16 Might 2022, 13:00 UTC
Qualitative proof syntheses typically generate theories and explanations for why and the way interventions work from the views of these delivering or utilizing the intervention. This eighth and remaining webinar of the Qualitative Proof Synthesis (QES) & Studying Reside webinar collection focuses on how one can perceive variation in intervention results by integrating the findings of a qualitative proof synthesis with outcomes from intervention evaluations. This webinar will introduce a variety of approaches, strategies and instruments that can be utilized to attain this. It’ll start by outlining the forms of questions for which numerous proof from qualitative and quantitative analysis is required. It’ll then present labored examples of approaches, strategies and instruments illustrating which could work finest in several contexts. The webinar will then transfer on to debate how one can appraise integration strategies and key points to think about when planning an integration.
