Public Health, Versorgungsforschung und HTA

Introduction to Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis - ONLINE

3-Day Certified Course

TBD 2027

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Introduction to Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis

Course Overview

This 3-day virtual hands-on workshop provides an introduction to conducting systematic reviews, evidence synthesis and meta-analyses. We will cover how to formulate an answerable research question, perform a literature search, extract data, assess study quality and risk of bias, perform a meta-analysis and report results. The course will be interactive and practical, with a mixture of lectures, hands-on tutorials and computer exercises.

The course is aimed at members of:

attendees with a basic knowledge of introductory statistics
suitable for anyone with an interest in systematic overviews, data, analysis, data interpretation, evidence synthesis analysis and flexible approaches to data visualization
scientists, health care professionals, consultancy organizations and a wide range of industries
Medical, master and PhD students

Course Pre-requisites:

Course language is English. Both native and non-native English speaker scientists are welcome.

The course covers the following topics:

Day 1: Steps in conducting systematic reviews: Research question (PICO), hypothesis generation, determining the outcome and effect measure to be used, planning and designing the literature search strategy and systematic review, eligibility criteria, Cochrane collaboration.

Day 2: Conducting systematic reviews and steps in conducting meta-analysis: PROSPERO, review protocol, data sources (published and unpublished studies), study selection process, data extraction, study quality and risk of bias, selecting the statistical model (fixed or random effects model).

Day 3: Conducting meta-analysis and role of meta-analysis in health technology assessment: Conducting a meta-analysis for dichotomous and for continuous data, assessing and managing heterogeneity, forest plots, subgroup and meta-regression analysis, interpreting, discussing and reporting the findings, role of meta-analysis in health technology assessment.

Documentation

Certificates

Certificates will be provided to all participants after the course.

Please note: Certificates issued within the HTADS Continuing Education Program at the Institute for Public Health, Medical Decision Making, and Health Technology Assessment at UMIT TIROL include participants’ first and last names only. Academic degrees and titles cannot be displayed due to standardized processes and templates, ensuring uniform and timely issuance of certificates.

HERE YOU CAN REGISTER

REGISTRATION FEES

Course fee (public/academic sector): EUR 1.450
Early booking fee: EUR 950
Course fee (commercial/private sector): EUR 2.950
Early booking fee: EUR 2.450
VAT is not payable.
Course fees include a comprehensive syllabus, an extensive binder with background reading material and course certificate, but not accommodation.

Cancellation Policy

From the time of receipt of the registration confirmation, 25% of the participation fee will be charged as a cancellation fee. Two weeks before the start of the training, a cancellation fee of 50% of the participation fee will be charged. The entire participation fee must be paid within 14 days of receipt of the invoice.

In the event of a no-show at the start of the course, the entire participation fee will be invoiced.

A substitute participant, who must be named by the participating person to UMIT TIROL, can be accepted without additional costs. Please email new delegates details when known.

In the unlikely event that, due to unforeseen circumstances or insufficient enrollment, the course has to be cancelled by the UMIT TIROL, our liability is limited to refund of course fees only. We recommend that delegates have adequate insurance cover to claim any travel or personal expenses.