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Introduction to Systematic Review and Meta-analysis training - 2020

Introduction to Systematic Review and Meta–analysis
Training Days
These training days are intended for those with no experience in conducting systematic reviews or meta–analysis
Day 1
Date: 18 March, 2020 
Venue: Room SCI E2.16/2.17 & SCI E1.17/ E1.18, O’Brien Science Building, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4.
Time:   9am to 5pm
Lectures
• Introduction to Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis
• Steps to conduct a systematic review
• PICO Framework
• Search Strategy
• The statistical basis of Meta-analysis
• Software available to conduct Meta-analysis
Day 2
Date:     19 March, 2020
Venue:   Room SCI E2.16/E2.17 O’Brien Science Building, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4.
Time:   9am to 5pm

Lectures
• PICO revisited
• Appraising the certainty of the evidence using the GRADE approach
• Introduction to Network Meta-analysis
Day 3
Date:      20 March, 2020
Venue:   Room SCI E2.16/E2.17 O’Brien Science Building, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4.
Time:     9am to 5pm
 
Lectures  
• GRADE for clinical guidelines recommendations
• Evidence to decision frameworks 
• Balance between benefits and harms, values and preferences, costs and feasibility
• Complete an EtD in response to a clinical question
• Constructing recommendations following the GRADE
Fee: 
€150 for 1 Full Day
€280 for 2 Full Days     
€350 for 3 Full Days   
More information available here: From Evidence to Decision Overview (pdf)
Contact Dr Perrotta for further details
Email: public.health@ucd.ie
Phone: 01 716 3442

UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science

University College Dublin Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
T: +353 1 716 7777 | E: public.health@ucd.ie