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  • Course at University of Glasgow: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis ... Treatment Evidence

    This is posted on behalf of Caroline Cecil <[email protected]>, who is not a member of the forum. All enquiries directly to her please.

    For those geographically challenged: Glasgow is in Scotland, which is in Britain. At the time of writing, any way.


    *Last few places available*

    Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Direct, Indirect and Mixed Treatment Evidence

    15 – 17 April 2015

    The Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment (HEHTA) Research Group at the University of Glasgow is running a three-day workshop on systematic review and meta-analysis of direct, indirect and mixed treatment evidence. This course is now in its 7th edition and will be held from 15-17 April 2015, at the University of Glasgow.

    Who is the course aimed at?
    The course is designed for health technology assessment practitioners, health service researchers and healthcare professionals who are interested in learning the key concepts involved in the design and undertaking of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

    What are the learning objectives?
    At the end of the course, participants should be able to:
    • Design and conduct high quality systematic reviews
    • Conduct appropriate meta-analyses using Stata
    • Explore bias and heterogeneity
    • Identify the important aspects of network meta-analysis

    What will the course cover?
    This course will explore the principles and the practice of conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis through a mixture of presentations from members of the Faculty, together with hands-on computer-based exercises using Stata.

    Outline Programme
    Day 1
    • Basic principles of systematic review and meta-analysis
    • The process of a systematic review
    • Identifying relevant literature
    • Measures of effects and pooling data
    Day 2
    • Critical appraisal
    • Dealing with bias and heterogeneity
    Day 3
    • Basic principles and terminology of indirect comparisons
    • Dealing with heterogeneity in indirect comparisons
    • Presentation of results and underlying assumptions of indirect comparisons
    • Current opinions on indirect comparisons
    • WinBUGS demonstration

    Prerequisites
    Participants should have knowledge of basic medical statistics. A basic appreciation of research design would be helpful, as would basic knowledge of Stata.

    A one-day introduction to Stata is available on 14 April for those less familiar with the software.
    Further details, information leaflet and booking information are available from the HEHTA website at www.gla.ac.uk/hehta or directly from the HEHTA administrator: [email protected]




  • #2
    Also, and here somewhat representing the "geographically distant", it would be great if we had such a course in an on-line version!
    Best regards,

    Marcos

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    • #3
      +1 on Marcos' wish for online course! :-)

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