Cochrane and Evidence Synthesis Ireland are providing training from Wiley on the Cochrane Library on 29 September (Introduction) and 20 October (advanced) at 2pm, online: https://evidencesynthesisireland.ie/training/
Introduction course (29 Sept)
- What’s in the Cochrane Library?
- What’s new in the Cochrane Library?
- How to run searches and browse content
- How to set up alerts
- Where to find help
Advanced course (20 Oct)
- How to run advance searches
- How to use the Search Manager
- New PICO search
- How to use MeSH
Also, from Evidence synthesis Ireland – Webinar, 12,00, 24 September 2020
In this webinar, the speakers will describe their approach to conducting mixed methods evidence reviews using two case studies. They will focus on how they design mixed methods search strategies, their use of machine learning via text mining for screening, and how they analyse and integrate qualitative and quantitative findings.
Speakers include:
– Louise Farragher, Senior Information Specialist, HRB Evidence Centre:
Louise Farragher is an information specialist in the Health Research Board’s Evidence Centre.
In the Evidence Centre, she leads a team of information specialists who work with researchers to design and implement appropriate search strategies to find published and grey literature evidence for evidence reviews of complex policy questions.
– Joan Quigley, Research Officer, HRB Evidence Centre:
Joan Quigley is a Research Officer in the Health Research Board’s Evidence Centre.
In the Evidence Centre she leads systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Previously, she worked as a health technology assessment consultant for UK and global pharmaceutical companies.
– Camille Coyle, Research Officer, HRB Evidence Centre:
Dr. Camille Coyle is a Research Officer in the Health Research Board’s Evidence Centre and an Adjunct Associate Professor in Trinity College Dublin’s Centre for Global Health.
In the Evidence Centre, she leads systematic reviews, and in the Centre for Global Health she teaches qualitative research methods and supervises dissertations. Previously, she worked as a health research consultant for various UN agencies and non-governmental organisations.