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Poster 'Clustering' documents automatically to support scoping reviews of research
2010 Keystone
Thomas, Stansfield, Kavanagh
Background: Scoping reviews differ from systematic reviews in that they are limited to a preliminary assessment of the potential scope and size of the relevant research literature, and indicate potential research gaps. They are often conducted on the title and abstract level, and describe different…
Poster A Meta-analysis (MA) of the Effect of World-Wide Psychosocial HIV Interventions on the Sex Behaviors of Persons Who Use Drugs
2010 Keystone
Semaan, Meader, Des-Jarlais, Halton, Bhatti, Chan
Background: Users of opiates and stimulants are at sexual risk for HIV that can be reduced by psychosocial interventions. Objectives: We examined efficacy of 44 worldwide sexual risk reduction intervention studies with drug users (outcomes: unprotected sex, condom use, number of sex partners). We…
Poster A Survey of the Effects of Sending Influenza A (H1N1) Evidence Through the Short Messages System to Doctors of Township Health Centers in China
2010 Keystone
Chen
Background: In late March and early April 2009, an outbreak of H1N1 influenza A virus infection was detected in Mexico, with subsequent cases observed in many other countries, including the China. The most timely translation and dissemination evidence from Cochrane library and other evidence based…
Poster A framework for determining the applicability and practical feasibility of a systematic review: experience from the area of risk assessment for food and feed safety
2010 Keystone
Aiassa, Higgins, Frampton, Greiner, Afonso, Amzal, Deeks, Dorne, May-Glanville, L vei, Nienstedt, O Connor, Pullin, Raji, Verloo
Background: Systematic reviews (SRs) are suitable for summarising evidence for clearly specified clinical questions. Food and feed safety risk assessments (FFSRA), however, address broader topics. No methodological framework exists for refining such broad problems into specific, reviewable…
Poster A graphical meta-analysis module for facilitating transparent healthcare decision-making
2010 Keystone
Bujkiewicz, Lai, Jones, Turner, Cooper, Hawkins, Abrams, Spiegelhalter, Sutton
Background: We have developed an Excel based graphical user interface for evidence syntheses developed in R or WinBUGS. This interactive tool aims to facilitate transparent healthcare decisionmaking by allowing in-depth access to meta-analysis to a wider community of stakeholders. Objectives: This…
Poster A latest survey on national training workshop on Cochrane systematic review in China
2010 Keystone
Wei, Liu
Background: With more promotion activities on Cochrane systematic review (CSR) in China and CSR was indexed by SCI, more and more Chinese show their interests on CSR. It give us a challenge to keep the quality of training workshop on CSR. Objective: To identy review authors training needs and…
Poster A new definition of evidence in Evidence-based healthcare
2010 Keystone
Chen
Background: With the rapid development of evidence-based healthcare during the past two decades, evidence and evidence-based methods were not only used in the field of health care, but also applied to other non-medical fields. Since we are talking about evidence based decision-making we first need…
Poster A newly established network for Japanese healthcare professionals for translating the Cochrane Database of Systematic Review abstracts
2010 Keystone
Naito, Nango, Toyoshima, Mochizuki, Yamaguchi, Hanada
Background: A language barrier still exists in Japan to fully disseminate the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR). The Medical Information Network Distribution Service (Minds) Center subsidized by a research fund from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in Japan started a service…
Oral A realist review of community-based participatory research in health: insights for synthesizing large, heterogeneous, and complex bodies of literature
2010 Keystone
Jagosh, Macaulay, Pluye, Salsberg, Henderson, Bush, Sirett, Herbert, Greenhalgh, Wong, Cargo, Green
Background: This study is a systematic realist review to assess the benefits of Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) in health. Realist review is a relatively new methodology for reviewing complex interventions and programs. It holds the promise of generating knowledge about the context…
Oral A search strategy for prognostic reviews and for reviews on diagnostic and prognostic prediction models
2010 Keystone
Moons, Moons, Zuithoff, Vergouwe
Background: Prognostic reviews are gradually increasing, including reviews on prognostic and diagnostic risk or prediction models. To properly review existing evidence, an accurate search strategy is needed. Objective: We validated and updated a previously introduced search strategy for…
Poster A sign of the times: helping more with less
2010 Keystone
Couban, Pennick, Kelly
Background: For the Cochrane Back Review Group (CBRG) to move towards its vision that decision-makers concerned with neck and back pain and other spinal disorders will make evidence-informed healthcare decisions by using high quality Cochrane reviews of the best available evidence, we should…
Poster A study of knowledge and attitudes towards Evidence basedmedicine (EBM) amongmedical students and Interns at Manipal University, India
2010 Keystone
Owaise-Sharif, Fedorowicz, Sud, Verma
Background: Recent scientific meetings such as the joint Cochrane Collaboration & Evidence based Health Care (EBHC) conference in Vellore have highlighted the importance of raising awareness of medical students in the concept of EBM. Early adoption by students could possibly be further enhanced…
Poster A survey on literature searching of systematic review in traditional Chinese medicine filed
2010 Keystone
Liang, Jian, Min, Guan-Jian
Background: The application of the method of systematic review (SR) in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) filed provide high quality evidence resources for TCM clinical practice, the problems of TCM trials identified from the production of SRs provide valuable information for improving their…
Oral A systematic review of Knowledge Transfer and Exchange Practices: Challenges in the search and relevance steps
2010 Keystone
Van-Eerd, Irvin, Cole, Amick-III, Mahood, Gibson, Keown, Kohn, Garcia, Kramer, Phipps, Lambert
Background: Knowledge transfer and exchange (KTE) is a burgeoning practice at research organizations worldwide. However the effectiveness of KTE practices has not been routinely/consistently evaluated. The need for such evaluation has been voiced (Lavis et al, 2003, Eccles et al, 2005). One…
Poster A systematic review of the effectiveness of concept map on nursing students critical thinking
2010 Keystone
Tang, Sung
Objectives: This review aims to determine the best available evidence regarding the effectiveness of concept map on nursing students critical thinking. Background: Concept map has shown positive impact on enhancing critical thinking skills in studies. Health care providers are required to have…
Poster A uniqueweb service to facilitate the study selection process in systematic reviews
2010 Keystone
Trinquart, Fanet, Grabar, Colombet
Background: Searching for and selecting studies according to Cochrane quality criteria can be cumbersome. A range of bibliographic databases should be used, with highly sensitive search strategies but relatively low precision. This results in large numbers of references which then must be examined…
Oral A web-based tool for adjusting costs for currency and prices year
2010 Keystone
Shemilt, Thomas, Morciano
Background: International comparisons of the costs of interventions are important for a number of different applications. One specific application relates to systematic reviews that aim to incorporate evidence on the costs of interventions collected from included studies. Since included studies are…
Poster A worked example of a systematic review applying an integrative evidence synthesis approach: Factors promoting and hindering Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting
2010 Keystone
Berg, Denison, Fretheim
Background: The issue of and methods for integrating data from different traditions within systematic reviews are receiving increased attention, but clear methods to enable the synthesis of quantitative and qualitative evidence remain in their infancy. Integrative synthesis approaches in systematic…
Oral AGREE II: Advancing development, reporting, and evaluation of practice guidelines
2010 Keystone
Brouwers, Kho, Makarski
Background: Two studies were conducted to improve the development, reporting, and evaluation of practice guidelines. Objectives: Study 1 assessed the performance and usefulness of the Modified AGREE (M-AGREE) Instrument and a generic rating scale (GRS). Study 2 assessed the validity of the beta…
Poster ALOIS Community
2010 Keystone
Noel-Storr, McShane, Malouf, Marcus
Background: In July 2009 the Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group (CDCIG) launched ALOIS an online, study-based register of controlled trials in dementia management and prevention and cognitive enhancement in healthy (www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/alois). The site was initially designed,…