OxTalks will soon move to the new Halo platform and will become 'Oxford Events.' There will be a need for an OxTalks freeze. This was previously planned for Friday 14th November – a new date will be shared as soon as it is available (full details will be available on the Staff Gateway).
In the meantime, the OxTalks site will remain active and events will continue to be published.
If staff have any questions about the Oxford Events launch, please contact halo@digital.ox.ac.uk
This workshop is primarily aimed at those interested in learning more about how to perform a systematic review and the basic principles of meta-analysis. This workshop include several short fire presentations covering:
* what is a systematic review and why do we need them * what is the process of conducting a systematic review * the basic steps in performing meta-analysis * when is it appropriate, and not appropriate, to perform a meta-analysis * how to interpret forest plots
There will also be a small group practical session aimed at developing a well-defined question for a systematic review. It will focus on defining the question and the inclusion criteria for a systematic review using the PICOS approach (participants, interventions, comparator, outcomes and type of study).
This workshop will be run by Dr Sally Hopewell (OCTRU)
www.octru.ox.ac.uk/team/researchers/sally-hopewell
and Dr Marialena Trivella (CSM) both of whom have considerable expertise in the design, conduct and reporting of systematic reviews of randomized trials.
