Workshops in February for researchers

Workshops for researchers covering Systematic Reviews

Introduction to Systematic Reviews - Part 1

Wednesday, 18 February| 10.00am to 12.00pm

This 2-hour workshop will help students and researchers new to systematic reviews to go through the basic steps of conducting a systematic review using the PRISMA 2020 Checklist. You will develop a searchable question, search databases, and export results to bibliographic management software. This workshop is suited for beginners of all disciplines.

At the end of this workshop participants will be able to:

Identify systematic reviews and meta-analysis, how they differ from narrative reviews, and their role in evidence-based practice. Describe the steps in conducting a systematic review using the PRISMA 2020 checklist.
Develop a suitable research question and associated eligibility criteria (inclusion and exclusion criteria).
Use searching skills in a range of databases to identify research to answer the question. Include iterative searching to refine/expand results, hand searching and searching for grey literature.
Manage search results by exporting to bibliographic software e.g. EndNote. We will introduce you to exporting results to Covidence, a systematic review software program that will save you time.
There will be time for questions at the end.

Please also see our Library Guide on Systematic Reviews.

You are also welcome to register for Introduction to Systematic Reviews - Part 2 on the 24th or 26th February covering the remaining steps of a systematic review: screening, extraction, risk of bias and synthesis. Choose one of two available workshops:

Workshop on the 24th February covers the remaining steps of the systematic review where quantitative data is used in predominantly medicine and health disciplines.
Workshop on the 26th February includes instruction on the remaining steps of a systematic review where data is qualitative or includes non-health disciplines such as education, management, business etc.

Introduction to Systematic Reviews - Part 2 for Medicine and Health Systematic Reviews

Tuesday, 24 February| 10.00am to 12.00pm

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This workshop introduces you to the remaining steps of conducting a systematic review after exporting the search results to your bibliographic management software e.g. EndNote, Zotero or to Covidence.

Participants will also be introduced to the following steps of conducting a systematic review:

Screen titles and abstracts; obtain full text of papers.
Document the search process using a Flow Diagram.
Extract and document data using a standardized form.
Systematically assess the risk of bias, using appropriate risk of bias tools.
Analyse and synthesise different types of research using quantitative synthesis (meta-analysis).

Attendance at the Part 1 workshop is not a prerequisite for attendance at Part 2.

This workshop is being led by academic Prof Nat Marshall from the Woolcock Institute who will introduce new material and provide expert guidance for completing a systematic review.

Please also see our library guide on Systematic Reviews.

This session will be held online via Zoom.

Introduction to Systematic Reviews - Part 2 for Non-Health or Qualitative Systematic Reviews

Tuesday, 26 February| 10.00am to 12.00pm

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Participants will also be introduced to the following steps of conducting a systematic review:

Screen titles and abstracts; obtain full text of papers.
Document the search process using a Flow Diagram.
Extract and document data using a standardized form.
Where required, assess the risk of bias, using appropriate tools.
Analyse and synthesise different types of research using narrative or descriptive synthesis. Attendance at the Part 1 workshop is not a prerequisite for attendance at Part 2.

This workshop is being led by academic Dr Emre Ilhan who will introduce new material and provide expert guidance for completing a systematic review.

Please also see our library guide on Systematic Reviews.

This session will be held online via Zoom.