Held online over 4 mornings in September, this workshop will provide authors at the beginning of the systematic review process, with an in-depth understanding of how reviews are planned and conducted. It offers an insight to the development of a protocol, introducing participants to methodology, search methods, data extraction, risk of bias assessment and meta-analysis.
Dates: 18th, 19th, 24th & 25th September
Skill Level: Introductory
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Searching for Systematic Reviews: identifying, selecting and searching databases and other resources
The seminar will be delivered via Zoom from 3.00 – 6.00pm on March 18th and 20th.
This 2-day training event led by Julie Glanville and Carol Lefebvre will provide opportunities to review the value of a range of resources, to understand how to best search key resources and to consider the value of other search approaches. The sessions will include hints and tips for successful searching. There will be time to discuss best approaches, ask questions and to share insights.
Day 1: Key databases to search when conducting systematic reviews of healthcare
Day 2: Research discovery tools, trials registers, specialist databases and search guidance
Topics covered will include:
· Choosing a range of resources to search
· Search hints and tips for MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library, Embase and CINAHL
· Searching clinical trial registers
· Searching for grey literature
· Searching for reviews and health technology assessments
· Translating strategies across databases and resources
All videos and materials will be available to attendees for up to 30 days after the course.
An official Instats certificate of completion is provided at the conclusion of the training.
For more information: https://instats.org/seminar/searching-for-systematic-reviews-select4
If you would like to attend this course and the course running on March 11-13th, please use the link below to register for both simultaneously and benefit from a 10% discount.
https://instats.org/structuredcourse/searching-for-systematic-reviews-where-2
The seminar will be delivered via Zoom from 3.00 – 6.00pm on March 11th & 13th.
Run by Julie Glanville & Carol Lefebvre this 2 day ‘design’ course will provide opportunities to learn new techniques for search term identification and search structuring for a range of review types, as well as an exploration of the benefits of text mining and AI tools for study identification. The importance of searching for retractions and errata will also be discussed. There will be time to discuss best approaches, ask questions and to share insights.
Day 1: Advanced design methods for PICO questions
Day 2: Design methods for complex questions and searches
Topics covered:
· Principles of search strategy design
· Converting PICO questions to a search strategy
· Using text mining to develop strategies
· Using AI tools to develop strategies
· Search strategies for complex topics
· Searching for hard to define topics
· Searching for reviews that are not structured as PICO
· Multi-stranded searches
· Citation analysis
· Combined search approaches
· Searching for retractions, errata and comments
All videos and materials will be available to attendees for up to 30 days after the course.
An official Instats certificate of completion is provided at the conclusion of the training.
For more information: https://instats.org/seminar/searching-for-systematic-reviews-advanc4
If you would like to attend this course and the course running on March 18-20th, please use the link below to register for both simultaneously and benefit from a 10% discount.
https://instats.org/structuredcourse/searching-for-systematic-reviews-where-2
Evidence Synthesis Ireland are holding a webinar on Thursday 20th February on Guidance on terminology, application and reporting of citation searching: the TARCiS Statement.
Presented by Dr. Julian Hirt (Research Fellow, University of Basel)and Dr. Christian Appenzeller-Herzog (Medical Information Specialist, University of Basel) this webinar will elaborate on the evidence base and potential benefit of citation searching in health-related evidence syntheses, an overview of citation searching methods, and a detailed presentation of the development and content of the TARCiS statement. The ten TARCiS recommendations on when and how to conduct and report citation searching will be highlighted.
Register for this webinar here
On 1st October the HSLG committee were delighted to welcome academic & health librarians for an in person CPD event in the Health Research Board. Brian Galvin spoke about managing uncertainty through strategic foresight, and Ailish Farragher, Caitriona Lee and Louise Farragher gave a number of presentations on improving search strategy development and reporting for better evidence.
Foresight is an approach to planning and policymaking that attempts to manage uncertainty. It does that this by using a variety of tools to identify possible threats and opportunities in the medium or long-term. This is not prediction but an attempt to develop an information resource that helps with decision making in the present. Engaging in foresight work develops anticipatory capacity and enables a more active role in supporting policy making and mobilising joint action.
Improving search strategy development and reporting for better evidence – The IS team discussed how you can improve your search strategy development and reporting, ensuring your contribution to the review is to a high standard
Guidance on terminology, application, and reporting of citation searching: using the TARCiS statement, and tools that can help.
Below are slides from these presentations:
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The HSLG are hosting a seminar on February 13 2020, in the Ashling Hotel, Dublin.
The theme of the Seminar is:
You can’t handle the truth: research integrity and truth in libraries
If you have anything to say about the librarians’ role relating to relevant themes including (but not limited to):
· Research integrity
· Promoting evidence
· Fake news
· Credibility
· Imposter syndrome
· Critical thinking
Presentations can be 10 or 20 minutes.
Please send us a short description of your presentation to contacthslg@gmail.com by Friday 6th December .
Speakers who are members of the LAI will be entered into a draw to win a bursary to IFLA 2020
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