Tuesday 24 Oct. 1330-1500:
Introduction to umbrella reviews
Strengthening collaboration between policy makers and evidence providers, and facilitating cooperation
Identifying and incorporating adverse effects in systematic reviews
Meta-analysis of continuous data.
Introduction to meta-regression.
Systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy studies. 1: An introduction to formulating the study question and identifying eligible studies
Systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy studies. 4: Advanced meta-analysis of diagnostic test performance: investigating heterogeneity and comparing tests.
Basics of meta-analysis.
Extracting data for a systematic review of non-randomized studies (NRS) of a public health intervention
Search filters: choosing, using and abusing.
The need to improve 'Implications for research' sections in Cochrane reviews.
Librarians: facilitators in the Cochrane review process?
Train the trainer.
Developing dissemination strategies for systematic reviews: the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD) approach.
Quality measures for included studies for Cochrane reviews - beyond randomization and blinding.
Introducing GRADEpro® and new features in RevMan 5.
Assessing healthcare interventions along the complex-simple continuum.
The Cochrane Library: hands-on searching (introduction).
Exploring the need to update systematic reviews.
Wednesday 25 Oct. 1330-1500:
Clinic.
Systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy studies. 3: A practical introduction to meta-analysis.
How to identify and assess the impact of outcome selection bias in meta-analysis.
Quality assessment of randomized trials.
Equity reviews: challenges, opportunities and next steps.
Systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy studies. 2: Assessment of methodological quality.
Systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy studies. 5: Applying the results in clinical practice.
Missing data in meta-analysis - a practical guide.
Media Training.
The devil in the detail: data abstraction forms for systematic reviews of complex interventions.
Summary of Findings (SoF) tables in Cochrane reviews.
To include, or not to include non-randomized controlled trials in systematic reviews: a novel approach to a controversial question.
Developments in handsearching - an international and health promotion and public health perspective.
Critical appraisal skills for consumers: understanding the evidence using an online course on evidence-based health care for consumer advocates.
Developing country challenges, solutions and partnerships.
A new tool to incorporate implementation data into systematic reviews - applying the Oxford Implementation Index.
Information Management System (IMS) for Trials Search Co-ordinators (TSCs) in Cochrane Review Groups.
Preparing and writing a Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care (EPOC) review.
