Introduction to Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis of Animal Studies
Course description
Through a mix of lectures and hands-on practical activities and tutorials, you will learn the major steps required to undertake a systematic review and meta-analysis of preclinical animal studies.
Content
You will...
- Understand what a systematic review is and why to perform one.
- Understand the components of a good research question.
- Understand the components of a protocol.
- Understand the importance of preregistering your protocol and where to register.
- Learn how to develop an accurate systematic search strategy.
- Learn how to screen records for inclusion against preset criteria.
- Understand the steps required for data extraction including study design information and quantitative data.
- Learn how to assess studies for risk of bias and reporting.
- Learn how to conduct meta-analysis of effect size data using R.
- Understand how to report your completed systematic review.
Lecturers
Sarah McCann, PhD | BIH QUEST Center for Responsible Research, Berlin Institute of Health
Corinna Dressler, PhD | Head of Information Literacy Education/Systematic Reviews | Medical Library, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
María Arroyo Araujo, PhD | BIH QUEST Center for Responsible Research, Berlin Institute of Health
Maria Economou, PhD | BIH QUEST Center for Responsible Research, Berlin Institute of Health
Important information
Date: will be announced in due time
Course language: English
Location: online via Teams
ECTS: 0.9 ECTS points are awarded for this course. A certificate will be provided upon successful completion of the workshop (>85% attendance & quiz completion).
ATF-Stunden: This workshop accounts for 11 hours of continuing education.
Registration: Registration is currently closed. Please register here for the waiting list.
This workshop is free of charge for all researchers.
