Agenda:
The interactive Summary of Qualitative Findings (iSoQ) tool assists review authors with applying the GRADE-CERQual approach in their qualitative evidence synthesis (QES). In this Cochrane Learning Live webinar, the presenters will demonstrate how review authors create a project, invite collaborators and add the data they need to make their GRADE-CERQual assessments. This includes how to import references and create characteristics of studies and methodological limitations (critical appraisal) tables. The presenters will then go through the process of applying the GRADE-CERQual approach to assess confidence in one individual review finding. They will showcase how iSoQ streamlines the process of creating an Evidence Profile table and a Summary of Qualitative Findings table – two key outputs of the GRADE-CERQual approach that package qualitative evidence in a user-friendly way for decision makers and other stakeholders. There will be an emphasis on how using iSoQ can help review authors avoid some of the common pitfalls in reporting of and fidelity to GRADE-CERQual. You will also get a sneak peek into what’s ahead for iSoQ – in particular the integration of the new CAMELOT tool for assessing the methodological limitations of individual qualitative studies. The webinar is aimed at review authors, journal editors, trainers, lecturers, and decision makers with an interest in the use of qualitative evidence in decision making.