Cochrane Renal Group

Systematic Review Workshops

Cochrane Renal Group - Developing a Protocol for a Systematic Review Workshop

When:Two Workshops are scheduled in Sydney for 2010.
Thursday 8 - Friday 9 July 2010
Thursday 2 - Friday 3 December 2010
Where: The Children's Hospital at Westmead

Registration for these workshops can be done online at the Australasian Cochrane Centre

These workshops are presented over 2 days as 2 modules:

  • Developing a protocol for a systematic review
  • Introduction to Data Analysis/Review Manager 5 [RevMan 5]

Developing a protocol for a systematic review is designed for reviewers who have identified a question of interest for review or those new to the Cochrane process.This is a one-day module.

We begin with a brief overview of the format of a protocol for a review. A mixture of talks, small group activities and discussion sessions then give participants the opportunity to develop and refine their own protocols. This module also covers locating studies, critical appraisal and collecting data.

Introduction to Data Analysis/Review Manager 5 [RevMan 5] Introduction to Analysis is designed for both new review authors (to help them complete the methods section of their protocol) and authors who may need help with the conversion of their protocol to a systematic review. We strongly recommend that new review authors intending to register for this workshop first attend the workshop Developing a Protocol for a Systematic Review.

Introduction to Analysis aims to help review authors identify different types of data, understand when it is appropriate to use data in a meta-analysis, and learn how to interpret the findings of a systematic review. The program is a mixture of presentations and practical sessions covering the following issues:

  • introduction to meta-analysis
  • summary statistics for binary and continuous data
  • identifying and incorporating heterogeneity
  • sensitivity and subgroup analyses
  • publication bias

For further information about these workshops, email crg@chw.edu.au

The schedule for workshops in Australia & registration details are available at the Australasian Cochrane Centre

A list of other Cochrane Collaboration Workshops can be found at the Cochrane Collaboration web site

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