This online workshop, designed by Cochrane Iran, is the first advanced workshop in 2021. The workshop is a collaboration of the Cochrane Iran Associate Centre and Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Studies Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (SYRMAN). It will be held on the Skyroom platform on Wednesday, 20-21 October 2021. Online lectures, live chats and some exercises will be available in a virtual environment. This workshop will also provide practical work, including analysis of an NMA using R software.
Language
This workshop is taught in Persian.
Trainer
Dr. Amin Doosti-Irani
This virtual workshop aims to train participants to conduct an NMA and interpretation of the results. It will include:
- Comparison of pairwise meta-analysis with network meta-analysis
- Structure of the network of interventions
- Type of networks
- The concept of indirect comparison
- Assumptions of network meta-analysis
- Data analysis methods
- Ranking of interventions
- Presenting the results of network meta-analysis
Target group
Biostatisticians, Epidemiologists and Health specialists
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Meta-analysis concepts
Prior experience of working with R software
Enrolment
Enrolment and further information is available at https://workshop.research.ac.ir/workshop/18/