Thursday, April 7, 2022; 8:30 -10:00 am

Session Slides:

Session Audio/Video Recording (Access restricted to registered students):

Recommended Cochrane Handbook sections:

• Part 2 - Chapter 4: Searching for and selecting studies (sections 4.1 to 4.5)
• Part 2 - Chapter 4: Searching for and selecting studies (section 4.6) 
• Part 2 - Chapter 5: Collecting data
• Part 2 - Chapter 6: Choosing effect measures and computing estimates of effect  - you can skip following sections of chapter 6: 6.2.6 - 6.2.8, 6.5.1.3 – 6.5.1.5, 6.5.2.2 – 6.5.2.9, 6.6- 6.9

Optional Reading:

• Li T, Vedula SS, Hadar N, Parkin C, Lau J, Dickersin K. Innovations in data collection, management, and archiving for systematic reviews. Ann Intern Med. 2015 Feb 17;162(4):287-94.
• McGowan J, Sampson M, Salzwedel DM, Cogo E, Foerster V, Lefebvre C. PRESS Peer Review of Electronic Search Strategies: 2015 Guideline Statement. J Clin Epidemiol. 2016 Jul;75:40-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2016.01.021. Epub 2016 Mar 19. PMID: 27005575.

Additional resources:

• Cochrane Group on Effective Practice and Organization of Care (EPOC) – How to develop a search strategy
• Cochrane EPOC Group’s collection of databases, websites and journals relevant to health research in low- and middle-income countries
• Health Librarian Wiki (HLWIKI) - Search Engines
• Cochrane data collection form - Intervention review – RCTs and non-RCTs
• Sample data extraction codebook

Assignment #1 (35% of grade): Develop a brief systematic review protocol. time needed to complete: 10-15 hours.

Due: April 14, 2022

• Please click on "Assignment 1" to download the Word document for detailed instructions on this assignment.
• A brief synopsis of the assignment: Draft a brief systematic review protocol with the aim of assessing the effectiveness of a medical or public health intervention. The protocol should include a clear definition of the research question(s) and related PICO(s). Instructors will provide a template and further instruction. Your protocol will be approximately 4-5 page double-spaced document (font: Calibri/Arial 11), with 5-7 citations. Consider starting on this assignment as soon as possible. Assignment should be summitted to the CLE.