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Are you considering starting a systematic, scoping, or rapid review but don’t know how to get started? Attend our 5-part series that explores all aspects of comprehensive searching for a knowledge synthesis project. These sessions will focus on the actual skills needed to complete the documenting, searching, translation, deduplication, and screening processes of a systematic, scoping, rapid, or other large-scale comprehensive review. Participants will gain a solid understanding of what is needed to complete a systematic review and why they are an essential part of evidence-based practice.
Part 1: Introduction to Systematic Reviews
Part 2: Setting up a Search
Part 3: Advanced Searching
Part 4: Translation
Part 5: Using Covidence for Your Review
See the left hand menu for resources on individual session topics and recordings of previous webinars
This session delves into what is really involved in completing a systematic review. It explores the role that systematic reviews play in in the evidence-based decision-making process while also discussing other knowledge synthesis products. The session introduces participants to a six-step process for completing a systematic review and identifies tools and resources to assist in the process.
By the end of the session participants will be able to:
This session helps participants understand what they need to do to prepare for a systematic review. This will include setting up accounts in all the relevant programs, folder structures for keeping organized, and tricks and tips for documenting and saving searches for developing a protocol.
By the end of this sessions participants will be able to:
This session will provide practical advice for advance searching in OVID Medline, including: Subject heading searches; adjacency searching; field codes; frequency search; nesting; and filters. We’ll also look at searching and considerations when exploring grey literature.
By the end of the session participants will be able to:
This session provides practical advice and tips for taking an OVID Medline search strategy and translating it for use in other databases. Included will be a discussion of which databases to consider for your systematic review, how to document and search strategies, and exporting your results.
By the end of the session participants will be able to:
Covidence is an online tool that makes the review process easier and more efficient. This session will introduce participants to Covidence, and the various functions built in to the software. By the end of this session participants will be able to :
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