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To provide participants with practical guidance on applying MECIR standards in the reporting of Cochrane Reviews of interventions.
Description:
This workshop will focus on the application of the Methodological Expectations of Cochrane Intervention Review (MECIR) standards. Participants will be encouraged to draw on their own experience of review or editorial processes. The workshop will comprise three parts: • A background presentation on the development of the current set of standards for the interpretation and presentation of results. • Practical small group exercises involving the use of standards. The exercise will involve discussion of various sections of text which are typically seen in Cochrane Reviews. The groups will be given examples where the optimal approach to review reporting are well-established, as well as areas where there is less consensus and more than one approach is justifiable. • A discussion of strategies to improve uptake and familiarity with the standards and consider different ways in which they can be applied in evaluating reviews and reporting of results. We intend that participants will gain knowledge of the standards and how they can be incorporated in to the evaluation of reporting.
To provide participants with practical guidance on applying MECIR standards in the reporting of Cochrane Reviews of interventions.
Description:
This workshop will focus on the application of the Methodological Expectations of Cochrane Intervention Review (MECIR) standards. Participants will be encouraged to draw on their own experience of review or editorial processes. The workshop will comprise three parts: • A background presentation on the development of the current set of standards for the interpretation and presentation of results. • Practical small group exercises involving the use of standards. The exercise will involve discussion of various sections of text which are typically seen in Cochrane Reviews. The groups will be given examples where the optimal approach to review reporting are well-established, as well as areas where there is less consensus and more than one approach is justifiable. • A discussion of strategies to improve uptake and familiarity with the standards and consider different ways in which they can be applied in evaluating reviews and reporting of results. We intend that participants will gain knowledge of the standards and how they can be incorporated in to the evaluation of reporting.