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Workshop Addressing missing participant data in systematic reviews: Continuous outcomes—Part 2
2013 Québec City
Ebrahim, Akl, Johnston, Alonso, Mustafa, Sun, Walter, Heels-Ansdell
Objectives:
To describe how to use an innovative approach to addressing missing participant data for continuous outcomes in systematic reviews.
Description:
The workshop will consist of the following: [1] An interactive presentation of the proposed approach: a complete case analysis and…
Workshop Addressing missing participant data in systematic reviews: dichotomous outcomes – Part 1
2013 Québec City
Akl, Ebrahim, Johnston, Alonso, Briel, Cook
Objectives:
To describe how to use an innovative approach to addressing missing participant data for dichotomous outcomes in systematic reviews of randomized trials.
Description:
The workshop will consist of the following: (1) A didactic presentation of methods being used by SRs for…
Workshop Advanced meta-analysis—dealing with heterogeneity and test comparisons
2013 Québec City
Macaskill, Takwoingi
Objectives:
The Cochrane Diagnostic Test Accuracy Working Group has developed a series of workshops addressing guidelines as formulated in the Handbook for Diagnostic Test Accuracy reviews. This workshop aims to: (1) Explain the recommended statistical models used for diagnostic test accuracy…
Workshop An introduction to systematic reviews of prognostic studies
2013 Québec City
Hayden, Moons, Riley, Altman, Woolfenden, Williams
Objectives:
This workshop will introduce participants to systematic reviews of prognostic studies. We will discuss challenges and will help participants formulate a prognostic review question. Using published examples and exercises, we will introduce methods and resources for conducting a…
Workshop An introduction to systematic reviews of prognostic studies
2013 Québec City
Hayden, Moons, Riley, Altman, Woolfenden, Williams
Objectives:
This workshop will introduce participants to systematic reviews of prognostic studies. We will discuss challenges and will help participants formulate a prognostic review question. Using published examples and exercises, we will introduce methods and resources for conducting a…
Workshop Assessing the risk of selection bias in a systematic review which includes non-randomised studies (NRS)
2013 Québec City
Shea
Objectives:
The workshop aims to improve awareness of key issues about the risk of selection bias when including NRS in systematic reviews of interventions.
Description:
This workshop (and another) is aimed at review authors intending to include non-randomised studies (NRS) in Cochrane…
Workshop Assessing the risk of within-study selective reporting in a systematic review which includes non-randomised studies (NRS)
2013 Québec City
Shea
Objectives:
The workshop aims to improve awareness of key issues about the risk of withih study selective reporting when including NRS in systematic reviews of interventions.
Description:
This workshop (and another) is aimed at review authors intending to include non-randomised studies…
Workshop Calculation and interpretation of the number needed to treat (NNT)
2013 Québec City
Bender
Objectives:
To provide review authors with the knowledge and skills needed to calculate NNTs from trial reports and Summary of Findings (SoF) tables of Cochrane Reviews; to verify whether reported NNTs are adequate and to interpret the results.
Description:
The number needed to treat (…
Workshop Closing the gap between ‘mean effect size’ and data desired by decision makers—exploring heterogeneity in complex interventions
2013 Québec City
Ivers, Grimshaw, Tricco, Trikalinos, Straus, Dahabreh, Yu, Lavis
Objectives:
To discuss the role of engaging decision makers to better understand their informational needs when reviewing complex interventions. To introduce novel statistical approaches for exploring heterogeneity of complex interventions.
Description:
Limitations in the reporting of…
Workshop Comments on Cochrane Reviews: approaches to managing feedback
2013 Québec City
Hilton, Stewart, Lasserson
Objectives:
To discuss and learn about the management and role of comments on Cochrane Reviews.
Description:
This workshop will focus on the management of feedback comments on Cochrane Reviews and Protocols submitted via The Cochrane Library website, but we also will explore broader…
Workshop Comparing multiple treatments: statistical methods for network meta-analysis – Part 2
2013 Québec City
Salanti, Mavridis, Chaimani, Higgins
Objectives:
To understand the statistical methodology of networkmeta-analyses and the assumption of consistency.
Description:
This is the second out of two workshops on how to conduct Cochrane Reviews that aim to compare more than two interventions and it is focused on statistical…
Workshop Comparing multiple treatments: — intervention review or overview – Part 1
2013 Québec City
Li
Objectives:
a) To introduce key issues in the use of indirect comparisons in Cochrane Reviews, including the identification of an appropriate question, the construction of a network map, and the decision of whether an intervention review or an overview is the better format. b) To discuss…
Workshop Consumer-led knowledge translation: leveraging patient networks to disseminate Cochrane Reviews
2013 Québec City
Brachaniec, Gunderson, Rader, Busch, Bidonde, Ward
Objectives:
(1) To use a structured approach to discuss and prioritise evidence based knowledge translation strategies to disseminate the results of a series of Cochrane Reviews on exercise for fibromyalgia to consumers; (2) To use workshop proceedings to guide plans to disseminate review…
Workshop Core outcome measures for randomised controlled trials and Cochrane Reviews
2013 Québec City
Gargon, Williamson
Objectives:
Ill health and treatments can affect people in different ways, making it difficult to select the most appropriate outcomes for research. The development of standardised core outcome sets for all trials of effectiveness in a particular condition would make this easier.…
Workshop Demystifying clinical trials and systematic reviews for the public ***in computer lab; no need for personal laptops
2013 Québec City
McIlwain, Struthers, Parris, Gyte, Burls, Penfold
Objectives:
to engage consumers in user testing of web-based information on clinical trials and systematic reviews intended for the public by: (1) assessing and scoring explanations of clinical trials and systematic review terminology and (2) contributing to the development of new suggestions…
Workshop Developing methods for assessing implementation in effectiveness reviews: Challenges and progress
2013 Québec City
Hannes, Thomas, Mayo-Wilson
Objectives:
To provide an update on the methods that are being developed to assess implementation within effectiveness reviews.
Description:
The Cochrane Collaboration has instigated several initiatives to explore the development of methods to better explain intervention effects, which…
Workshop Developing search strategies for systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) (restricted)
2013 Québec City
Glanville, Noel-Storr, Mitchell, Eisinga
Objectives:
To enhance the competencies of Trials Search Co-ordinators in developing search strategies for systematic reviews of DTA studies using a practical exercise-based approach.
Description:
The workshop will be based around a small-group exercise to develop a search strategy for…
Workshop Diagnostic test accuracy reviews: introduction to meta-analysis
2013 Québec City
Takwoingi, Deeks
Objectives:
The Cochrane Screening and Diagnostic Test Methods Group has developed a series of workshops addressing guidelines as formulated in the Handbook for Diagnostic Test Accuracy reviews. This workshop is designed to introduce the principles of meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy…
Workshop EROS dialogues with RevMan: data extraction, quality assessment and more ***in computer lab; no need for personal laptops
2013 Québec City
Glujovsky, Ciapponi
Objectives:
To review how EROS (Early Review Organizing Software) works at the initial phases of a systematic review (SR). To show the important updates that have been developed in EROS: data extraction and quality assessment.
Description:
Study selection and its distribution for…
Workshop Enhanced interrogation techniques—making Archie cough up the answers you need (restricted)
2013 Québec City
Champion, Welsh, Dooley, Riis
Objectives:
This Archie workshop will assist Cochrane entity staff (primarily Super Users) in using the Advanced Search and Reports functions. There will also be an opportunity for users to feed back into development of the systems to improve the reporting and searching functionality.…