Cochrane Systematic Review Advanced Author Training

This workshop provides authors, actively involved in conducting a Cochrane systematic review, with confidence to assess a wide range of data types. It offers an insight into more complex methods of meta-analysis. This workshop also includes an overview on how to produce a summary of findings table for use in your review.

Learning outcomes

In this course participants will be enabled to:

• Understand how to interpret results and draw conclusions
• Understand more complex meta-analysis methods
• Attain an understanding of how to assess quality of evidence using the GRADE method
• Understand how to create a summary of findings table

Teaching strategies

The workshop will consist of a mixture of short presentations, led by members of the Cochrane Ireland teaching faculty covering analysis methods, risk of bias and exploring heterogeneity. It includes small group activities and plenary discussions, providing participants with the opportunity to develop and refine their protocol.

Facilitators

• Dr Chris Cates, Cochrane UK
• Mr Bernard McCarthy, NUI Galway & Evidence Synthesis Ireland Faculty

Registration and further details on the workshop are available here. The number of participants for the course is limited to 25.