2012
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February
Fridays in February: 2012 Priority Setting Series
Session one - Meet the Methods Group: An introduction to the Cochrane Priority and Agenda Setting Methods Group
Session three - Prioritization for Updating Cochrane Reviews
January
Reporting Guidelines for Equity-Focused Systematic Reviews - PRISMA-E 2012
Join presenters from the Campbell and Cochrane Equity Methods Group – Peter Tugwell, Vivian Welch, and Jennifer O’Neill – to learn about new reporting guidelines for systematic reviews with an equity focus: those with interventions that target disadvantaged populations, are aimed at reducing social gradients across populations, or are likely to have important effects on equity. You’ll learn about using the equity-extension checklist (PRISMA-E 2012) for your systematic review and you’ll be asked to provide ideas and feedback regarding dissemination and knowledge translation strategies.
Risk of Bias Assessment of RCTs in Cochrane Reviews
Presented by Lucy Turner of the Cochrane Bias Methods Group, this one-hour session will give a concise overview of how to conduct risk of bias assessments in Cochrane Reviews. The session will introduce the concept of bias in included studies, how to assess studies for bias, how to complete assessments in Review Manager, how to generate risk of bias plots and how to consider incorporating risk of bias assessments into the results and discussion sections of your review. This webinar will correspond with the current guidance published in Chapter 8 of the Cochrane Handbook (www.cochrane-handbook.org); it is recommended that you review this guidance prior to the session and always when completing risk of bias assessments for your review.
Review Manager 5 for New Authors
Learn from John MacDonald, Managing Editor, Cochrane Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Functional Bowel Disorders Review Group, on how to use Review Manager for your Cochrane Review. We'll cover the basics, from opening and saving your files to uploading additional figures, from tracking changes to conducting meta-analysis.
Fridays in February: 2012 Priority Setting Series
Session one - Meet the Methods Group: An introduction to the Cochrane Priority and Agenda Setting Methods Group
Join Mona Nasser, Sally Crowe, Sandy Oliver, Reshma Carlo, and Vivian Welch, Co-Convenors of the Cochrane Priority and Agenda Setting Methods Group, to learn about the newest Cochrane Methods Group! You’ll learn what priority setting is, and why it’s so important. Also, learn about the group’s plans and activities, and find out how you can be involved in their initiatives.
Join Mona Nasser, Sally Crowe, Sandy Oliver, Reshma Carlo, and Vivian Welch, Co-Convenors of the Cochrane Priority and Agenda Setting Methods Group, to learn about the newest Cochrane Methods Group! You’ll learn what priority setting is, and why it’s so important. Also, learn about the group’s plans and activities, and find out how you can be involved in their initiatives.
Session two - An Equity Lens for Priority-Setting Approaches in Systematic Reviews
Erin Ueffing and Mona Nasser will discuss how to make sure that your priority-setting exercises address the needs and concerns of disadvantaged populations. Share your experiences, discuss the equity lens, and learn about different ways to engage disadvantaged populations in your priority-setting research.
Session three - Prioritization for updating Cochrane Reviews
In this exciting and informative webinar, Sally Hopewell, French Cochrane Centre, and Rachel Marshall, Cochrane Editorial Unit, will discuss two innovative tools on how to prioritize Cochrane Reviews for updating. These tools were developed during a National Health Service (NHS, UK) engagement project.
Session four - Priority Setting for Cochrane Review Groups: Tips, tricks and case studies
Calling all Managing Editors and Coordinating Editors! This webinar will teach you tips and tricks for identifying priority review and update topics. Learn from other Cochrane entities about their successes and struggles in priority setting, and how you can conduct your own priority-setting exercise. Mona Nasser, Sally Crowe, Tianjing Li (Cochrane Eyes and Vision Group), Emma Welsh (Cochrane Airways Group), and Gail Quinn (Gynecological Cancer Group) will lead the discussion.
Blackboard CollaborateTM orientation for speakers
Are you presenting a webinar with the Canadian Cochrane Centre? Are you new to the Blackboard Collaborate™ platform? This session is for you! You’ll learn how to upload and change your slides, how to give demonstrations using the web or other software, and how to engage your participants using Blackboard Collaborate™ tools.
Blackboard CollaborateTM orientation for Canadian moderators
Would you like to use Blackboard Collaborate™ to present webinars? Are you new to the Blackboard Collaborate™ platform? Join Erin Ueffing, Canadian Cochrane Centre, to learn how to upload and change your slides, how to give demonstrations using the web or other software, and how to engage your participants using Blackboard Collaborate™ tools. You’ll also learn about support offered by the Canadian Cochrane Centre and how to reserve access to our Virtual Room for your webinars.
