A round-up of upcoming Cochrane-related events and conferences
Whether you're a healthcare professional, researcher, or simply interested in evidence-based healthcare, this listing of events, both in-person and virtual, offers a diverse array of opportunities to engage with the latest developments in evidence synthesis in health. From webinars and symposiums to workshops and seminars, join us in fostering evidence-based healthcare on a global scale
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September
Kritische Bewertung medizinischer Studien
Critical evaluation of medical studies – this event will be in German
Date: 26-27 September, Krems, Austria
In this workshop, participants will learn how to critically evaluate different types of studies. At the beginning, the central sources of error in medical studies (confounding, bias, random errors) and the interpretation of the most important key figures will be discussed. Special focus is on randomised controlled trials, observational studies, diagnostic studies and systematic reviews. In a sequence of theoretical lectures on methodological basics and of practical exercises using examples from the medical literature, participants will learn how to proceed in the critical evaluation of studies in order to detect bias and manipulative presentation of results. More information here.
October
Systematic Review standard author training
Date: 6, 13, 20 October 09:00-16:30 EST (check the event in your time zone)
More information and registration, email olivia.maurer@tufts.edu
JBI Comprehensive Systematic Review Training Program
Date: 3-6 October 2023 and 9-12 Jan, 2024, 09:00-16:00 in person event
The Program enables participants to learn how to conduct robust systematic reviews of different evidence types in order to provide the strongest possible evidence to inform decision making or clinical guidelines in health care. More information and registration here.
Kritische Bewertung von randomisiert kontrollierten Studien – online
Critical evaluation of RCTs – this event will be in German
Date: 9 October, online
The aim of this workshop is twofold: firstly, to impart the theoretical and methodical background that is necessary for the critical evaluation of clinical studies, and secondly, to give workshop participants practical experience in the critical evaluation of RCTs. This workshop is open to all who read published medical studies and wanted to assess their credibility and validity. More information here.
Shared learning: How to apply PPI in multinational and multi-group research
Date: 11 October 2023, 14:00 UTC (check the time in your time zone}
In this webinar, part of the International PPI Network: Learning Live webinar series, we explore how these challenges were addressed in the largest global research initiative aimed at tackling the challenge of neurodegenerative diseases. More information and sign up here
What Works Global Summit 2023
Date: 17-20 October, Delta Hotel by Marriott Ottawa City Centre
The What Works Global Summit is the largest event of its kind, bringing together researchers, leaders in evidence-based decisionmaking and practitioners to share the latest evidence synthesis research, research methods and practice strategies for improving the lives of individuals, families and communities worldwide. More information and registration here
Bayesianische Metaanalysen – Online
Bayesian meta-analyses – this event will be in English
Date: 18 October, online
In this workshop, participants will learn the main differences between Bayesian and frequentist statistics. They will learn by examples why the use of Bayesian experience is becoming more and more popular and what advantages these methods have in the interpretation of statistical results. In addition, Bayesian approaches to common problems associated with meta-analyses will be discussed, as well as common criticisms of Bayesian statistics. More information here.
Workshop on Developing a Protocol for a Cochrane Systematic Review
Date: 24-26 October 2023, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
This workshop on Developing a Protocol for a Cochrane Systematic Review is for individuals that are in the process of or are considering authoring a Cochrane systematic review. It is most suited to authors who already have a registered title, but authors who have not yet identified a title will also benefit from the course and will be given assistance to develop a title. More information and registration here.
EBHC International Conference 2023
Date: 25-28 October 2023 In person in Sicily and online
internationally renowned EBHC champions will trace the way forward through the ecosystem of evidence, dozens of researchers will present the findings from their studies, and their experience teaching and disseminating EBHC. Register here and submit your abstract here
Risk of Bias 2
Date: 27 October 2023, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
This workshop is for Cochrane authors and others embarking on systematic reviews, who might like to know more about this new tool since many systematic reviews have been published using this tool. More information and registration here.
2nd Cochrane India Network Conference
Date: Oct 27-28 2023
Join Cochrane India Network at the King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India. More information and registration here.
November
Introduction to preparing a Systematic Review (e.g., Cochrane Reviews)
Date: 2 November 2023, Odense, Denmark
The course introduces participants to the core aspects of preparing a Systematic Review, including Cochrane Reviews. The overall aim is that participants upon attending the course will be able to identify the key elements of the process of preparing a systematic review, such as formulation of a review question, searching for- and selecting studies, assessing risk of bias, performing meta-analysis and grading the certainty of the evidence. More information and registration here
Introduction to Systematic Review in Health Course
Date: 7 and 14 November 2023
This virtual course delivered over two mornings via Zoom is ideal for anyone with an understanding of health and related research. The course includes learning what a systematic review is, scoping the research question & writing a protocol and data synthesis amongst other topics. Find out more and register here. General Enquiries please mail: SHTAC@soton.ac.uk
Introduction to Health Economics Evaluation
Date: 15 and 22 November
This virtual course delivered over two mornings via Zoom is ideal for anyone with an understanding of health and related research. The course includes an introduction to the basic concepts of health economics and measuring health outcomes. Find out more and register here. General Enquiries please mail: SHTAC@soton.ac.uk
Introduction to Cochrane Methodology
Date: 20-24 November 2023
Cochrane Sweden is pleased to announce that registration is now open for our 1-week course on Cochrane Methodology. The course is aimed to be conducted at campus in Lund from Monday to Thursday and online over Zoom for Friday. More information can be found here.
Large Language Models for health and evidence synthesis: can we trust what they say
Date: 23 November 14:00 – 15:00 UTC (check the event in your timezone)
This webinar will first outline how LLMs for healthcare actually generate the answers that they give. It will then move on to consider the use cases that have been advanced for their application, and consider how suited they are for these tasks. More information and to register, click here
Systematic Review course by Cochrane Belgium
Date: 27, 28, 29 November Iers College, Leuven, Belgium
Cochrane Belgium is pleased to announce that registration is open for our 3-day course on Cochrane Systematic Reviews of Interventions. This course will teach you all about the different steps to take in order to perform a high-quality, methodologically sound and reliable literature overview. This hands-on course consists of plenary sessions and workshops. Participants get hands-on experience with all review steps. There is ample time to discuss individual problems of ongoing (Cochrane) review projects with the instructors. Learn more and register.
Medizinische Statistik für Nicht-StatistikerInnen
Medical statistics for non-statisticians – basic – this event will be in German
Date: 29-30 November, Krems, Austria
In this workshop, we will look at statistical methods, medical research and health. Precisely because medical progress is mainly defined by statistical results in studies, it is of central importance to understanding this methodology. The workshop aims to familiarise participants with the basics of statistical planning and analysis and to give them a feeling for which methods are suitable for which questions and data. Furthermore, they are shown where the real information is hidden in scientific publications or how to find it. More information here.
December
GRADE for interventions
Date: 7 December Leuven, Belgium
We will focus on the GRADE approach for interventions. The course consists of plenary lectures on how to assess the certainty of evidence and how to formulate a recommendation based on an evidence profile. Participants get hands-on experience using small-sized workshops. There will be ample room for questions. This course is organized by the Belgian Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (Cebam) in collaboration with Cochrane Belgium, WOREL and Domus Medica. Learn more and register.
Course on Cochrane reviews and other systematic reviews of medical interventions
Date: 11-14 December 2023, Odense, Denmark
This course aims to provide participants with the knowledge and tools necessary to complete a systematic review (SR) of a medical intervention based on Cochrane methodology and to perform a GRADE evaluation of the certainty of the evidence. The course is structured to go systematically through the process of designing a SR, collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data, and assessing the certainty of the results. More information and registration here
How to search PubMed effectively
Date: 12 December 13:00 – 14:00 UTC (check the event in your timezone)
This 40-minute online training session, hosted by Evidence Synthesis Ireland and presented by Julie Glanville, will teach participants techniques for effectively searching PubMed. Julie will explain how to find and use Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) and will demonstrate restricting searches to specific fields, truncation for searching word variations, phrase searching for multi-word concepts, the new proximity searching feature, creating saved searches, and exporting results. More information and to register, click here.
2024
January
JBI Comprehensive Systematic Review Training Program
Date: 9-12 January, in person event
The Program enables participants to learn how to conduct robust systematic reviews of different evidence types in order to provide the strongest possible evidence to inform decision making or clinical guidelines in health care. More information and registration here
Get Real! Ten reasons to undertake a Realist Synthesis (despite what you may have heard!)
Date: 11 January 13:00 – 14:00pm UTC (check the event in your timezone)
Realist synthesis occupies a misty research hinterland somewhere between systematic reviews and the much-maligned narrative review. Professor Andrew Booth, both a proponent and a critic of realist approaches will present a lively debate on what realist synthesis has to offer, what alternatives are available, and why, for certain researchers under certain circumstances they may actually be worth conducting! More information and to register, click here
February
Cochrane Qualitative Methodological Limitations Tool (CAMELOT)
Date: 29 February 2024 12:00 – 1:00 UTC (check the event in your timezone)
In this webinar we will introduce the Cochrane Qualitative Methodological limitations Tool (CAMELOT). We will discuss how it was developed and go through a short example of how it can be applied. More information and to register click here
March
The problems with systematic reviews: updates on a living systematic review
Date: 21 March 14:00pm – 15:00pm UTC (check the event in your timezone)
This webinar will present an overview of the living systematic review of the problems with systematic reviews (www.systematicreviewlution.com) including its aim, methods and findings. Recent observations about the current update to the review will also be discussed. The underlying reasons that are likely contributing to the problems identified will be discussed as well potential solutions and recommendations. More information and to register, click here
May
Introduction to Cochrane Methodology
Date: 27-31 May 2024
Cochrane Sweden is pleased to announce that registration is now open for a 1-week course on Cochrane Methodology from 27-31 May 2024, on campus Monday to Friday. The course is primarily aimed at Ph.D. students and researchers from the fields of medicine, health science or epidemiology but is open to join for everyone interested in creating or understanding systematic reviews. More information and registration here
June
World Conference on Research Integrity
Date: 2-5 June 2024, Megaron Athens International Conference Centre (MAICC), Greece
More information and registration here
September
The Tenth International Congress on Peer Review and Scientific Publication
Date: 3-5 September 2025, Swissôtel, Chicago
The Congress, organized by JAMA, The BMJ, and METRICS, will feature 3 days of presentations of new and original research.Our aim is to encourage research into the quality and credibility of peer review and scientific publication and to further the evidence base on which scientists can improve the conduct, reporting, and dissemination of scientific research. Abstracts due 31 January 2025. For more information go to peerreviewcongress.org or contact: jama-peer@jamanetwork.org
If you would like to list your event here, please contact Lydia Parsonson