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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

Alexandra Bannach-Brown, PhD | BIH QUEST Center for Responsible Research, Berlin Institute of Health

Torsten Rackoll, 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

Sofija Vojvodic, MSc | BIH QUEST Center for Responsible Research, Berlin Institute of Health

Important information

Date: December 2nd - 4th, 2024, 1-5 pm (CET)

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.

ATF-Stunden: This workshop accounts for 11 hours of continuing education.

Registration: Please register here for the course. 

Contact

Alexandra Bannach-Brown, PhD

Research fellow - CAMARADES

Contact information
E-mail:CAMARADES.Berlin@charite.de