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Workshop Advanced searching for systematic reviews
2016 Seoul
Spijker, Stovold
Objective: To facilitate peer-to-peer knowledge exchange between experienced Information Specialists around advanced searching techniques for systematic reviews.
Description: The workshop will be an interactive session comprised of small-group discussions/exercises around various searching…
Workshop Advanced searching masterclass: Cochrane Library
2016 Seoul
Finley
Objectives: To provide regular users with a general overview of the interface, features and functionality of the Cochrane Library and a review of recent enhancements.
Description: This workshop is designed for regular searchers of the Cochrane Library produced by Wiley, and available at www.…
Workshop Adverse effects in systematic reviews: challenges for formulating the question and searching for different studies and sources of information
2016 Seoul
Golder, Köhler
This workshop aims to provide guidance for review authors on formulating the question, describe the available data sources on adverse effects, and how to retrieve adverse effects data for incorporation into a systematic review. This will include the development of optimal search techniques and…
Oral An adaptable framework for analysing diversity, context and inequalities in systematic reviews
2016 Seoul
Oliver, Jull, Ang, Stansfield, Bangpan, D'Souza
Background: There is increasing interest in research evidence to inform policy about health (where evidence-based medicine originated) and international development, which cuts across all areas of public policy. The emphasis on health inequalities in the former, and diversity of context in the…
Oral An analysis of the transparency of narrative synthesis methods in systematic reviews of quantitative data
2016 Seoul
Thomson, Campbell, Katikirreddi, Sowden
Background: Narrative synthesis (NS) is commonly used in systematic reviews (SR), especially when there is a high level of complexity and heterogeneity. Yet developments to improve review methods have largely overlooked NS of quantitative data. Although NS guidance exists, it is rarely used and…
Poster An exploration of non-dissemination in qualitative research: viewpoints of editors and peer reviewers
2016 Seoul
Toews, Glenton, Lewin, Berg, Noyes, Booth, Marusic, Malicki, Meerpohl
Background: Qualitative evidence synthesis (QES) is increasingly used to inform decision making in health. To conduct a QES, primary studies relevant for answering the question should be retrieved. Dissemination bias, i.e. the systematic distortion of the phenomenon of interest due to selective…
Workshop An introduction to narrative synthesis of quantitative data: a participatory workshop using a worked example from public health
2016 Seoul
Thomson, McKenzie, Doyle, Brennan
Objectives: To facilitate learning:
- through experience about how to conduct a narrative synthesis.
- about the challenge of ensuring transparency and consistency in narrative synthesis.
Description: Narrative synthesis is a common synthesis method used to synthesize data when meta-analysis…
Workshop An introduction to using realist review
2016 Seoul
Wong, Papoutsi, Pearson
This interactive workshop will examine how realist reviews can be used to overcome challenges underlying evidence synthesis for complex interventions.
Objectives:
1. To understand the logic and key processes of realist reviews.
2. To explore when and why realist reviews are useful.
3. To…
Oral An inventory of methods for overviews of systematic reviews of interventions: mapping the evidence for the methods
2016 Seoul
Lunny, Brennan, McDonald, McKenzie
Background: Evidence mapping is a systematic method for representing the evidence on a particular topic, with the resulting map facilitating identification of gaps in the literature. To date, there has been no evidence map of the methods used in overviews of systematic reviews, thus making it…
Poster Analysis of participants with potential missing outcome data in 653 trials: a methodological survey
2016 Seoul
Kahale, Diab, Khamis, Chang, Lopes, Agarwal, Li, Mustafa, Koudjanian, Waziry, Busse , Dakik, Guyatt, Akl
Background: Trialists do not always report how they analyzed categories of participants that might have missing outcome data (e.g. those who withdraw consent, non-compliers) resulting in challenges in addressing missing participant data (MPD) in meta-analyses including those trials.
Objectives:…
Poster Analysis of prospective/retrospective registration trends on the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR) from 2006-2015
2016 Seoul
Hunter, Ko, Askie
Background: Prospective trial registration is the process whereby key details about a planned clinical trial are made available on a recognised clinical trial registry before enrolment of the first participant. It is now widely recognised as a key strategy to increase research transparency by…
Poster Analysis of the evidence sources of recommendations in integrative medicine guidelines
2016 Seoul
Wang, Wang, Zhou, Wu, Yu, Chen, Yang
Background: Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) of integrative medicine are critical documents guiding clinical practice to optimize the medical service. The reliability and practicality of recommendations from CPGs depend largely on the quality of the evidence.
Objectives: To analyse the…
Oral Application of systematic review methodology to scope the development of a national nutrition policy
2016 Seoul
Baker, Baker, Morgan, Lee
Background: The improvement of population diets and reduction of obesity using a national nutrition policy requires evidence for the policy that is both relevant and trustworthy. This presentation describes methodology embedded within a scoping project.
Objective: We sought to inform the…
Workshop Applying GRADE to prognostic evidence
2016 Seoul
Iorio, Williams, Guyatt, Schunemann, Hayden
Objective: To learn all aspects of applying GRADE (Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations) to a body of prognostic evidence, which often requires the appraisal of observational non-comparative studies.
Description: Observational studies addressing patients'…
Workshop Applying evidence grading methods to public health interventions
2016 Seoul
Ahn, Young, Kim
Objectives:
1. To develop better templates for reporting, and checklists for assessing the quality of public health intervention studies for use in guidelines.
2. To explore how evidence-based grading systems evaluate various aspects of existing studies.
3. To assess how to express uncertainties…
Oral Applying integrated knowledge translation framework for impactful systematic reviews: a case study about promoting rational drug use in Lebanon
2016 Seoul
Fadlallah, Akl, Bou Karroum, El-Jardali
Background: Many reform efforts in health systems fall short because of failure to use research evidence optimally to inform policy.
Objectives: Using an impact-oriented knowledge translation framework to link research to action, we describe the process of promoting rational drug use in Lebanon…
Workshop Applying the Updating Classification System to Cochrane Reviews
2016 Seoul
MacLehose, Hilton, Foxlee, Takwoingi, Tovey
Objectives: To learn about the Updating Classification System (UCS) for Cochrane Reviews, and share experiences of using the system.
Description: The purpose of the UCS is to guide readers about whether a Cochrane Review is up to date, likely to be updated in future, or does not need to be…
Oral Are Cochrane plain language summaries plain?
2016 Seoul
Flodgren
Background: Plain language is described as “Writing that is clear and to the point and that helps improve communication and takes less time to read and understand” (NIH 2016). It tells the reader what s/he needs to know in a structured form without using unnecessary words or expressions. The PLEACS…
Oral Are reporting and methodological quality of systematic reviews from China lower than those from USA? A meta-epidemiological study
2016 Seoul
Tian, Zhang, Ge, Yang, Song
Background: Cochrane and evidence-based health programmes have successfully promoted the production of systematic reviews (SRs) globally. In particular, the number of published SRs from China has increased exponentially, and there are concerns about their methodological quality.
Objectives: To…
Poster Are unpublished data searched for and included in systematic reviews? A survey of 348 reviews of adverse effects
2016 Seoul
Golder
Background: Publication and outcome reporting bias are well known problems when conducting a systematic review. One way to attempt to overcome these problems is to search for unpublished studies or data. The Cochrane Handbook recommends searching beyond the published article by contacting experts…