This intensive, 2-day workshop co-hosted by Cochrane Eyes and Vision U.S.Satellite and the Ohio State University College of Optometry will guide participants through the steps of developing a systematic review using the latest Cochrane methodology. It will offer lectures and hands-on sessions, providing plenty of opportunities to apply the methods and interact with the faculty. The workshop will be led by a team who has extensive expertise in conducting systematic reviews and in leading the development of methods to improve systematic reviews. Cochrane Eyes and Vision review authors who have a registered title, protocol, or review in The Cochrane Library are highly encouraged to attend.

Objectives:

• Describe the essential steps of conducting a systematic review
• Developing an answerable question using the PICO framework
• Gain familiarity with the tool for assessing risk of bias in randomized trials
• Describe the process used to collect and extract data from reports of primary studies
• Describe the process of analyzing, presenting, and interpreting the results of meta-analyses
• Enter and analyse data for a systematic review using the Cochrane’s RevMan software
• Identify and resolve questions and challenges encountered during the completion of a systematic review

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