Systematic review workshops
1. Toronto, Canada (November 20-21, 2008)
The workshop was aimed at researchers who are working on, or planning to start work on, a systematic review. The training focused on both lecture and small group work, where individuals had the opportunity to work with the details of their review question.
Trainers:
Betsy Becker (Florida State University, USA), Therese Pigott (Loyola University Chicago, USA), and Julia Littell (Bryn Mawr College, USA).
2. Leiden, Netherlands (August 18-20, 2008)
This workshop was aimed at researchers who are working on, or planning to start work on, a systematic review. The instruction covered topics from the history of systematic reviewing to literature searching to coding guide development and study coding. Presentations included statistical training on effect sizes, meta-analysis, and fixed and random effects models. The training materials are available in the Resource Center.
If you have any queries about training opportunities, please contact Jeff Valentine, jeff.valentine@louisville.edu.
Methods Coordinating Group meetings
1. Oslo, Norway (May 20, 2009)