RCPE Course - Systematic review and meta-analysis

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Overview

This one day online course provides an introduction to the process of systematic review and meta-analysis. You will receive an overview of concepts and methodology, and guidance to support further learning. It is aimed at those early in their career with little or no research experience and there is no need to have previously performed a review. The course will be useful if you are planning or performing a systematic review, or to enable you to interpret published reviews.

Audience:
Primarily early years’ medical trainees (IMT2, IMT3 and ST4) but suitable for anyone who wants to gain a basic understanding of this area.

What does the course cover?

Introduction to systematic reviews
Developing a research question
Planning a literature search
What to do after the search, including assessing risk of bias and presenting findings
Introduction to meta-analysis
Clinical applications (GRADE)

Places are restricted to 24, so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Event Delivery:

Please note that this event will be run online using Zoom, please ensure that you are able to access Zoom and have a stable internet connection in the location you intend to participate from before booking for this event. Due to the nature of the course and the interactive elements, this course will not be recorded or made available on-demand.

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Dr Amanda Barugh, Dr Terry Quinn and Dr Akila Visvanathan
Course Organisers

Programme

Tuesday 31 October 2023

08:50

Welcome and Introductions

Session 1

09.00	Introduction to systematic reviews Dr Amanda Barugh, Clinical Director, Medicine of the Elderly and Stroke Services, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh * what is a systematic review? rapid reviews/umbrella reviews etc the overall process: randomised controlled trials and observational studies * planning a protocol: PRISMA-P (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses); PROSPERO (International prospective register of systematic reviews)
09.20	Developing a research question (Patients, Interventions, Controls, Outcomes) - PICO Dr Terry Quinn, Reader and Honorary Consultant Physician, Institute of Cardiovascular & Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow (pre-recorded) @DrTerryQuinn using the PICO framework to create a research question tips to develop your own question
09.40	Planning a literature search Mr Joshua David Cheyne, Academic Support Librarian, University of the West of Scotland from PICO to searching where to look * what you need to know to approach a librarian
10.30	Break

Session 2

11.00	After the search Dr Akila Visvanathan, Consultant in Medicine for the Elderly and Stroke, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh PRISMA flow chart screening studies; tools e.g. Covidence, Distiller, data extraction
11.30	Risk of bias Dr Atul Anand, Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh sources of bias risk of bias tools for randomised controlled trials and observational studies *reporting risk of bias
12.15	Lunch break

Session 3

13.30	Piecing it together: presenting findings and writing up Dr Emily Ball, Research Fellow, Division of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh (pre-recorded) *Reporting findings according to PRISMA guidelines
13.50	Introduction to meta analysis Dr Neshika Samaresekera, Consultant Neurologist and NRS Fellow, NHS Lothian (pre-recorded) when to use a meta-analysis (and when not to) what data are required * clinical and statistical heterogeneity * forest plots
14.10	Break

Session 4

14.40

From systematic reviews to guidelines recommendations

Clinical applications (Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations - GRADE)
(pre-recorded) @DrTerryQuinn

* assessing the certainty of the evidence *applying the GRADE framework to systematic review results

15.10

Q&A and discussion

15.30

Close

Fees

Booking for this event closes on Wednesday 25 October 2023 but places may still be available after that date - please contact the Education Co-ordinator for further information.

Places are restricted to 24, so please book early to avoid disappointment

Registration fees:

Standard fee

£129

RCPE Fellow/Collegiate / Associate / Foundation Members

£119

Invoices

If you wish us to invoice an employer/organisation, please contact the Event Coordinator. Payment via invoice is not available for online booking.

Further Information

This event is open to all grades of medical, health care and scientific staff and to students. If you are unsure about eligibility, or the correct fee category, please contact the RCPE member of staff responsible for the event.

Please note that on occasion event programmes may be subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.

Certificates

All relevant events are approved for Continuing Professional Development (CPD). To receive a CPD certificate delegates must have completed the online feedback survey. The survey will close 28 days after the original broadcast of the event, with certificates being issued shortly after this.

Certificates cannot be issued after the survey has closed.

Venue:

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 11 Queen Street, Online, EH2 1JQ

Credits

Activity Code

144840

#rcpeSystematicReviews

Event Coordinator

Margaret Farquhar

Telephone

+ 44 (0)131 247 3636

Email

m.farquhar@rcpe.ac.uk

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